By Kennedy Zittel, Naturalist Who doesn’t love to watch the sunrise? The oranges, pinks, and reds light up the sky and cast a soft warm glow over the ground below. During the winter, one of my favorite things to do … Continue reading
Category Archives: Birds
by Davin Dahl, summer intern While on an early morning run, I looked to my left toward the West Twin River. Gliding over the surface of the river was a pair of Great Blue Herons. The smoothness of their movements … Continue reading
by Julia Beckner, summer intern Upon arriving at Woodland Dunes, I did not ever think I would be excited about anything bird related. I have never really been much of a bird person and was a bit burned out on … Continue reading
The closest thing that we have to an annual physical for our nature preserve is the summer bird count. It’s been done every year since the mid-1960’s, at a time before the founding of Woodland Dunes. Simply put, it’s an … Continue reading
On a fine, soft morning recently a group of paddlers met at the county boat launch near Shoto to explore bird life along the West Twin River there. It was not what one would typically refer to as a beautiful … Continue reading