Filed under: Nature Notes | Tags: EAGLES, FL SCHLAGLE, NATURE, Nature Notes
As winter approaches, Wyandotte County Lake Park is transformed by the variety and vast numbers of birds that stop by during their yearly migration south. Multiple species of waterfowl from the common Mallard Duck to the beautiful Bufflehead and Goldeneye use the lake as a place to rest and refuel before continuing on south. In the early morning thousands of Snow Geese and Canada Geese greet the day with their squawking chorus. As the lake ices over many birds move on while others are just arriving. On any given winter day Bald Eagles can be found at the lake. This year they started showing up about the middle of December and have been seen or heard nearly every day.
On January 17th the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library will be hosting the eighth annual Eagle Day. Operation Wildlife will be on site with live birds of prey including Moose, a non-releasable Bald Eagle. Check the library’s calendar of events for more information!
– Education Specialist Jon McGrath, F.L. Schlagle Library
Filed under: How-to, Library Program | Tags: BUTTERFLIES, BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL, FL SCHLAGLE, VIDEOS
From the Butterfly Festival- Education Specialist Erin Paterson explains how to catch butterflies and other insects using a net and a little teamwork.
Filed under: Library Program | Tags: BUTTERFLIES, BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL, FL SCHLAGLE, PHOTOS
Here are a few photos from the Third Annual Lawson Roberts Butterfly Festival! The Festival took place on Saturday at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library at Wyandotte County Lake Park.
An exciting update- I just finished recording the audio tour for the F.L. Schlagle Library. Jon McGrath, who works as an education specialist at Schlagle, has spent the past few months researching, writing and refining a really amazing script for the tour. Upon completion, library patrons will be able to check out mp3 players loaded with the tour tracks which will guide them around the library, nature trail, and surrounding grounds. The tour is packed with interesting information about everything from the library’s history to fascinating facts on the variety of flora and fauna found at the lake.
I’m planning on posting a sample of the tour here when it’s finished, hopefully by the end of the month. Then plan on making a visit to our library on the lake to take the tour yourself!
