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What Are Those Big Birds?

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If you’ve spent any time at Winton Woods Campground this summer, you may have witnessed a rather unnerving site. Just as the sun is setting and daylight begins to fade, large birds with a six-foot… What Are Those Big Birds?

Eastern screech owl

Whoooo Wants to Meet Me?

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The newest addition to our Great Parks’ animal ambassador team is an eastern screech owl (Megascops asio). As such a new member to our team, she doesn’t have a name yet. However, this particular owl… Whoooo Wants to Meet Me?

What Happened to That Fish?

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Lake and pond habitats are very complex habitats. They are influenced by soil conditions in the watershed, water chemistry and temperature changes from rainfall and resulting runoff, heating from the sun and cooling from groundwater… What Happened to That Fish?

Whistling Leaves

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When I was taught about how plants create their own energy as a child, I thought it was cool they didn’t have to hunt or grow their own food — but mostly it was a… Whistling Leaves

A Tree With Attitude

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Our native Northern Catalpa seems to demand the attention of anyone near it. Just like the people that always seem to be talking about themselves and need our full attention, this Catalpa lacks humility!