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This summer our contractor Eco Logic spra ed invasive hone suckle along the shoreline of Hoover Run We need to cut do n the dead plants and haul them out to the street for pickup This actvit requires the volunteer to be able to navigate into the oods near the stream bank and retrieve the dead branches and then haul them up to the trail here the ill be combined and dragged out to the street Cutng tools and other equipment ill be provided but if ou have landscaping tools such as pruning shears and pruning sa s please bring them Refreshments ill be provided If ou are interested in helping please
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The ne t - eeks is ma ng season for co otes thro gho t m ch of the Mid est It is rare to e er see a co ote in the ild as the s all do their best to a oid enco nters ith h mans - a fe of s ho alk q ite ofen in o r nat re preser e ha e seen a co ote there in person Do not let o r dogs o t alone and don’t allo o r o tdoor cats to roam Altho gh co otes are pre alent in o tl ing and r ral areas the ’re also thri ing in s b rban and rban areas and smaller to ns as ell Co ote breeding t picall peaks in late Febr ar and earl March the gesta on period a erages to da s Male co otes can become more ag gressi e d ring this me of ear the long and short of it all is that co otes al a s pose a risk to o r dog and other small pets That risk increases d ring ma ng season Spa or ne ter o r pet Co otes are a racted to and can mate ith n -spa ed or nne tered domes c dogs Un-spa ed female dogs in season can a ract male co otes Unne tered male dogs can be l red a a b the scent of a female co ote in her o la on c cle Addi onall male dogs can be l red b the female co ote ’s scent and killed b male co otes Be mindf l that cle er co otes learn dail sched les of people and their pets If o let o r dog o t e er e ening at p m chances are a co ote is ell a are of o r ro ne A co ote might be ai ng in the shado s at p m sharp so change o r sched le a bit alk o r dog on leash close to o and keep a close e e on them at all mes Co ote ca on ps Ne er feed co otes It is illegal to feed co otes in most places
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Man varietes of warblers migrate north through Indiana in spring to their breeding ground in northern United States and southern Canada Pilar captured a couple of these migrator warblers in her camera the Connectcut warbler and the Chestnut-sided warbler The Yellow-rumped warbler and the Golden -crowned kinglet reside here in Indiana during winter and the migrate north during summer to breed
Photos by Pilar Morera and commentary by
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Connectcut Warbler
Yellow Rumped Warbler
Golden Crowned Kinglet
Photos on pages and were taken by Pilar Morera this spring in your nature preserve
Pileated Woodpecker Male
Belted Kingfsher
Queston Mark Buterfy
Eastern Bluebird