Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Environmentally Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas

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Now that Christmas is almost upon us, here are some environmentally friendly gift wrapping ideas. 1. Design your own gift-wrap by using a p...
Monday, November 29, 2010

Family members help World Bird Sanctuary

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Thank goodness for family! My Mom has lent the World Bird Sanctuary her weed whacker for the past year.  Staff member, Mike Zieloski, makin...
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Monday, November 22, 2010

Do you want to help teach others about the wonders of birds?

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World Bird Sanctuary is now a Flying WILD City Partner The World Bird Sanctuary is delighted to announce our first Flying WILD Facilitator W...
Saturday, November 20, 2010

Learning to Appreciate Snakes

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At the World Bird Sanctuary most people would not expect to find snakes.  However, we have many different snake species. Dundee, a Green Tre...
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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Flip Update: On The Move

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A few months ago I introduced you all to Flip , the Red-shouldered Hawk I had begun training.   He is a bird that came into our Rehabilitati...
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Aquarena

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When my husband and I were in Texas for vacation, we found a very interesting place just off the highway between San Antonio and Austin.  A ...
Sunday, November 14, 2010

How to Make an Insect Collection

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Collecting insects and learning to identify them can be a fun and educational activity that anyone can do!  You can learn much more about th...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Pelagic Birding in Illinois

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The weekend of September 18 and 19 I joined The St. Louis Audubon Society’s annual trip to Carlyle Lake near Carlyle, IL, for a weekend of ...
Monday, November 8, 2010

Roadkill Shiver

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This is the name of one of our songs on the "Save the Future" CD (Click the link to hear a sample).  It's also a feeling ...
Saturday, November 6, 2010

Eight Barn Owls Released

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Last month, the World Bird Sanctuary released eight Barn Owls into the wild that had hatched in our propagation building.   One of the young...
Thursday, November 4, 2010

How long can a Chicken live?

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This question...I ponder every day that I work at our Environmental Education Center. Dumpling, our 15 year old Cochin chicken We have a ch...
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Owl Prowls Are Here!

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Looking for a fun and unusual outdoor activity before the weather turns nasty?  We have just what you're looking for -- Owl Prowls!  ...
Sunday, October 31, 2010

The Rookie Files: Crate Training 101:

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Or How I learned to love restricted space One of the easiest ways to transport birds from one location to another , be it cross country or...
Friday, October 29, 2010

Effects on the Environment - #5

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In article #1 of this series World Bird Sanctuary volunteer, Jennifer Jones, talked about one specific pesticide—rodent poison.  Here she...