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
Fresh from the editing suite- here’s a small sampling of the half-hour audio tour that will soon be available to patrons at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library. Listen as Education Specialist Jon McGrath tells us about May Apple and seedling trees…
Springtime is always beautiful at Wyandotte County Lake Park. It’s also a great time for wildlife-watching. Here are just a few of the creatures you might see on a visit to our library on the lake… (photos courtesy FLS staff)
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