“All About Owls” was held at the Nature Center at Shawnee Prairie and what a great evening it was! The program began with everyone in attendance heading out to look at a pair of Great Horned Owls that are nesting right outside of the Sugar Shack. Then the group headed back inside where Naturalist, Robb Clifford gave a very informational program on special adaptations that owls have and what types of owls we find in Ohio. The participants were then given a quiz over the owl calls that they learned and some were able to identify all of the calls they had just learned. To finish up, the group set out on a night hike to call in an Eastern Screech Owl. The call was played several times with no response. Just as the group was heading back up the path towards the Nature Center, a screech owl began to call back several times. The whole group was able to hear the owl calling. What an awesome way to end the evening!
For information on other programs offered by the Darke County Parks, please call the Nature Center at 937.548.0165 or visit our website at www.darkecountyparks.org
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