↓

Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve

Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve
Home Menu ↓
Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • Mission
    • Our Beginning
    • Board of Directors 2022
    • Staff
  • The Preserve
    • Trail Map
    • Interactive Trail Map
    • Natural History of the Preserve
    • Birding 101
    • Osprey
    • Dunes Webcams
  • Habitat Management
    • Hiring Habitat Restoration Interns – Summer 2023
    • Rusty Patched Bumble Bee At the Dunes
    • Restore the Shore
    • Emerald Ash Borer Treatment
  • Education
    • School Programs
    • 2023 Summer Camps
    • Education: Adult, Family and Group
    • Butterfly Garden
    • Emerald Ash Borer Treatment
    • Citizen Science – YOU can help!
    • American White Pelican In Manitowoc
  • Events & Calendar
    • Candlelight Hike! Feb. 4, 2023
    • Tropical Blast Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, 5-9:30 pm
    • Bird Breakfast & Migration Celebration, May 21 2022
    • Owl Week July 24-30, 2022
    • Swift Night Out Aug/ Sept. 2022
    • Enchanted Forest Oct.1, 2022
  • Volunteer
  • Support
    • Membership
    • Trail Saver 20
    • Gift Shop
    • Corporate Membership
    • Planned Giving
  • Nature Essays
    • Wonder of the Dunes
    • Dunesletter
  • Twin Rivers Water Trail
  • Podcast – Our Good Nature
  • Contact
Facebook: social networking

Tag Archives: courtship

Post navigation

← Older posts

Ripples 3/24/22

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Nancy NabakMarch 24, 2022

By Nancy Nabak, Communication Coordinator  It’s a prehistoric look accompanied by a prehistoric trumpeting sound. This interesting beast is our current pterodactyl of the sky, the Sandhill Crane. Sandhill Cranes are making their way home and their arrival numbers are … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged count, courtship, endangered, Midwest, Sandhill crane, Whooping

Ripples 2/18/21

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Jessica JohnsrudFebruary 18, 2021

Ripples from the Dunes by Jessica Johnsrud, Education Coordinator. Recently one afternoon, I was driving along a country road and noticed a large, chunky bird perched on a stop sign. No cars were behind me, so I slowed down and … Continue reading →

Posted in owls | Tagged Barred, brown eyes, cavity, courtship, who-cooks-for-you

Ripples 4/16/20

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Jessica JohnsrudApril 16, 2020

by Jessica Johnsrud, Woodland Dunes Education Coordinator This time of year, I look forward to a special performance that, for me, signifies spring has arrived. The show starts most evenings around twilight. The feathered performer sings and shows off his … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged courtship, display, peent, woodcock

Ripples 4/20/2018

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Jim KnickelbineApril 20, 2018

This week’s Ripples was written by Anna Hall, Woodland Dunes Intern from Silver Lake College Early this morning, I had the privilege of witnessing an American Woodcock searching for food in the front yard of the nature center. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged courtship, probing, sky-dance, woodcock

Ripples 4/12/18

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Jessica JohnsrudApril 13, 2018

Sandhill Cranes are among the largest birds in Wisconsin, but imagine just how enormous they must appear through the eyes of a young child. Cranes are intriguing to watch and even though they don’t speak English, we can learn a … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged behavior, courtship, preening, Sandhill crane

Post navigation

← Older posts
© 2014 - Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:27:58 -0600 Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve. All Rights Reserved.
Website Design & Development by Wisconsin Web Writer LLC
↑