Dutch Fork Elementary School 5th Grade Ornithology Program.

Saluda Shoals Park staff presented our Ornithology Program to 5th Graders from Dutch Fork Elementary School on December 1st, 2014. As part of the outdoor Data Tracking experience, our park resident birders Patricia Voelker and Irvin Pitts took small groups  around the wetland area to identify birds that visit the park. This is a cumulative list of birds seen or heard.
Click on the  following  website and find the birds sightings that were recorded for the day. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20782064

The ebird website (below) explains the importancce of sending bird sighting data to the site. You can set up your own school account,  keep track of your bird lists, explore maps and graph regarding bird data and learn  so much more.
(http://ebird.org)

Happy birding everyone!!

Adult Coyote

Up Close

The pictures below were taken with one the new Ipads and microscopes that were bought for the Park Rangers using money donated by the Saluda Shoals Park Foundation.  The equipment will be used for education programs when school groups visit the park for a Park Ranger led program.  The mosquito and scorpion in the photos were collected and cataloged by Saluda Shoals Park resident scientist Dr. Lou Rigley.  The mosquito was collected in the park during Dr. Rigley’s mosquito study but the scorpion was collected elsewhere and saved for research purposes.  Dr. Rigley has completed his mosquito study using the park as his primary research facility and has plans to conduct other studies within the park.  For more information research projects in the park be sure to visit our website at www.icrc.net.