http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ The Miami Valley has a diverse collection of wildlife. Five Rivers MetroParks naturalists and conservation staff members give you a glimpse into the lives of these creatures. Use these tips and tricks to discover wildlife at a MetroPark or right in your own backyard. en-us jyork@metroparks.org 2009-11-05T17:20:25-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/11/05/darkeyed_juncos_back_at_possum.html Blog By: Katy Malcolm While on our way to check on the American Coots that are still hanging around Argonne Lake, I managed to catch a glimpse of a tiny black tail outlined in white. That was my first official... 15570403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ 2009-11-05T17:20:25-04:00 jyork@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/11/05/butterfly_ears_1.html Scientists have discovered ears on the Blue Morpho butterfly. A small membrane discovered at the base of the wing seems to be for the detection of low pitch sound. This may enable the butterfly to hear the approach of a... 15559303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ Butterflies 2009-11-05T08:51:44-04:00 eburke@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/31/reflections_of_an_amateur_bird_7.html Written By Lisa McGurk The Window on Wildlife at the Germantown Nature Center has been visited in the last several weeks by several White-throated Sparrows. I had the opportunity to look at several of them through binoculars and was able... 15332503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ 2009-10-31T10:06:14-04:00 doug.horvath@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/29/visitors_at_possum_creek.html Blog: Katy Malcolm For the last few days, Argonne Lake in Possum Creek MetroPark has been hosting twelve American coots. American coots dive for food, just like ducks. Once they dive, I like to guess where they will re-surface. I... 15451103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ Birds 2009-10-29T08:21:35-04:00 jyork@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/24/reflections_of_an_amateur_bird_6.html Written by Lisa McGurk My co-worker and I took a walk on the Blue Trail at Germantown Nature Center in search of Cedar Waxwings. While we struck out on those, we did see a couple of soaring hawks. He helped... 15195703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ 2009-10-24T13:30:49-04:00 doug.horvath@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/23/reflections_of_an_amateur_bird_8.html Written by Lisa McGurk We were leaving the Germantown Nature Center yesterday when my co-worker Skip stopped and told us to get a pair of binoculars. He said that there were Waxwings in the trees behind our Center. Sure enough... 15370903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ 2009-10-23T11:30:48-04:00 doug.horvath@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/22/a_simple_discovery.html By Katy Malcolm It is very difficult not to assume that the end of summer also means the end of butterflies. While walking around Possum Creek MetroPark this past Wednesday, I found a large number of butterflies still fluttering around... 15355103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ Butterflies 2009-10-22T11:52:25-04:00 jyork@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/19/arizona_monarchs_1.html What do you do for the winter if you are a monarch butterfly living in Arizona? Well, that’s what Chris Kline with the Southwest Monarch Study is trying to find out. Tagging the Arizona Monarchs and looking at the recovered... 15301103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ Butterflies 2009-10-19T10:13:45-04:00 eburke@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/17/reflections_of_an_amateur_bird_5.html Written by Lisa McGurk Skip, my co-worker at Germantown Nature Center, pointed out last week that crows are not protected from random killing by humans. Some people may see them as pests, but I have always admired crows for their... 15188603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ 2009-10-17T12:43:15-04:00 doug.horvath@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/15/watching_woodpeckers.html Written By: Katy Malcolm As more and more birds are pushing South I have begun to pay more attention to some of our year-round residents in MetroParks. Woodpeckers have always been some of my favorite birds to watch simply because... 15258503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ Birds 2009-10-15T14:57:45-04:00 jyork@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/14/bald_eagles_still_hanging_arou.html The pair of mature bald eagles which built a nest across from Eastwood MetroPark this past February are still in the area. Take this last chance to visit the park and see if you can get a glimpse of the... 15243503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ Birds 2009-10-14T16:10:58-04:00 elyse.billman@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/09/reflections_of_an_amateur_bird_4.html Written by Lisa McGurk We received a note and picture of a Swallowtail caterpillar from our friend Kat Christen who is the Youth Education Assistant at Wegerzn MetroPark. She found them in the Children’s Discovery Garden there. I had the... 15172903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ 2009-10-09T14:18:15-04:00 doug.horvath@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/09/rare_bird_sighting_at_aullwood.html Exciting news from the North Parks! Recently a pair of red-headed woodpeckers was sighted at Aullwood Gardens MetroPark. While once common, populations of this gregarious bird have dropped dramatically throughout its range making sightings quite rare. The IUCN has listed... 15170603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ Birds 2009-10-09T11:23:49-04:00 elyse.billman@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/08/banding_migrants.html Guest Blog By: Katy Malcolm As we come full swing into the Fall season, many migratory birds are continuing to pass through the area on their journey south. Bird banders are taking advantage of this time to capture and tag... 15159503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ 2009-10-08T13:57:33-04:00 jyork@metroparks.org http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/entries/2009/10/06/reflections_of_an_amateur_bird_3.html Written by Lisa McGurk I was taking the White Trail at Germantown MetroPark last week searching for birds when I had a great encounter with a doe. I know that this is a bird and butterfly blog, but Germantown has... 15121903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/birdsbutterflies/ 2009-10-06T15:31:05-04:00 doug.horvath@metroparks.org