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Red-tailed Hawk
Photo by Laurie Sheppard
What
was seen at BPRC for our May First Saturday
event?
Birds::
Great
Blue Heron,Coot,Marsh Wren, Yellow Warbler,
Painted Bunting,White-eyed & Red-eyed Vireo,
Cardinal,Vultures,Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,Killdeer,Cedar
Waxwings,Redwinged Blackbird, Great Egret
Plants:
Fringed
Puccoon, Verbena, Vetch, Wild Onions, Anemone, Blue Eyed Grass,
False Garlic, LIttle Bluestem, Coral Honeysuckle
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Thank
you to everyone who helped
BPRC by donating to EarthShare
of Texas at Central Markets
in April |
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Brockdale Park
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Raptor
Photo Day 2013 is coming!
Come
out to take all the pictures
you want of our education
ambassadors in natural
settings. This is a rare
opportunity for photographers
of all levels.
When:
Saturday, May 25th. 7:30
to 11am
Where:
Brockdale Park, Lucas
TX Cost:
$20 per person
Limited
to the first 200 registrations.
You
must pre-register for
this event. Go to our
donation page (Donate
now button above), fill
out your information,
at
the bottom in the comments
section please put 'Photo
Day registration'.
Join us for
a great morning of photography!!
Please forward
this to everyone.
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Join us for First Saturdays at Brockdale Park. BPRC is continuing its on-site programming the first Saturday of each month. Bring a picnic lunch and relax by Lavon Lake while enjoying wonderful activities presented by our staff and volunteers.
Hands-on discovery activities for children and Birding Basics for all ages. Learn more about our feathered friends. Get all the event details> |
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Please note that BPRC is under construction at Brockdale Park and is NOT OPEN to the public at this time. The park is only open during special events by BPRC. Please see our events page for upcoming presentations. Get all the details on the construction project>
Our Native Plant Demonstration Garden is growing! Click here to see how it is blooming. |
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Snowy Owl in Rockwall
Photo by E. Neupert
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You
never know what birds might
show up in the winter.
Last year was a very exciting
time for birders and non-birders
alike. Who would have thought
you could see a Snowy Owl
in the Dallas area when
the temperature was 60 degrees
in February?
Every few years something
rare shows up in our area
thanks to a food shortage
elsewhere. Snowy Owls were
found in many southern states
because their main food source,
lemmings and other small
rodents, had a big decline.
When you don't find food
where do you go? Anywhere
you have to just to survive!
At BPRC a Sage Thrasher
was spotted at the Christmas
Bird Count by Prairie & Timbers
Audubon members. This bird
should be in the western
U.S. But because of the drought,
it had found its way here.
So keep your eyes open for
all our resident birds, winter
migrants and especially for
that rare visitor that is
just trying to find its next
meal.
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