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Birding Hot Spots
Good bird-watching locations in Kansas suggested by "The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hot Spots" by Bob Gress and Pete Janzen, with background paraphrased from the book.
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- Sunflowers blooming in local fields
- Local farmer’s field shines with yellow flowers
- August 25, 2008
- Grinter Farms boasts over 1 million sunflowers in 40 acres.
- Bagworms more serious pests than webworms
- August 20, 2008
- Picking bagworms from trees can be a tedious task. But overlooking just one “bag” can mean leaving hundreds of bagworms on a tree. Female bagworms lay about 1,000 eggs in each of those bags, according to Roger Boyd, professor emeritus at Baker University in Baldwin City. He also is tree board chairman in Baldwin City. “If you don’t pick any, they tend to build up,” Boyd said.
- Pool hours change as summer winds down
- August 18, 2008
- School has started, and that means the swimming pool’s hours have changed.
- Bear attacks have residents on edge
- August 17, 2008
- Even in a city whose logo is “Big Wild Life,” the summer of 2008 is testing residents’ tolerance for large carnivores.
- Families bond during fishing derby
- August 16, 2008
- Parents and children gather at Clinton State Park's Lake Henry.
- Free fishing derby hopes to hook area kids
- August 15, 2008
- Area children are eligible for a free fishing trip Saturday at Clinton State Park.
- Kids learn city’s past through mud forts
- August 13, 2008
- A history lesson got some kids and their parents stuck in the mud. Mud forts, a line of defense in Lawrence circa 1855, were raised again Tuesday on the banks of the Kansas River. “You dig a hole and pile up the dirt around the outside of the hole until you’re deep enough and wide enough that you have protection from bullets,” said Jacob Costello, an assistant leader for the activity, which is sponsored by the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department.
- Lawrence kitefest’s angle all about fun
- August 12, 2008
- When was the last time the wind did more for you than mess up your hair? Robert Guy Bickers has fond memories of the wind providing more than a new hairdo: a day’s worth of entertainment.
- Skygazers anticipate Perseid meteor shower
- August 11, 2008
- Today, you could have the opportunity to wish on hundreds or even thousands of shooting stars.
- Kids, cute critters shine at Vinland Fair
- August 10, 2008
- The two kittens in Jade Wagner’s basket were so young that they had yet to be given names. But the 7-year-old Baldwin City girl knew she had prize winners in the furry bundles. “They’re cute,” Jade said before heading on stage at the Vinland Fair on Saturday. Jade carried her basket of kittens as she marched in a circle, grinning to the audience. She won first prize.
- Horseman contest reins in 63 riders
- August 10, 2008
- Josh Rushing had just guided his 13-year-old molly, or female mule, Shadow, through a course Saturday afternoon at the Fox Eye Ranch in Leavenworth County, 6 miles east of Lawrence. “The training never stops. She learns with me,” said Rushing, 25, of Hume, Mo., who shoes horses and rides them when he can.
- Zebra mussels may affect Wichita’s water supply
- August 10, 2008
- Wichita water officials say they will find a way to keep zebra mussels from hurting the flow of water from Cheney Reservoir, which supplies the city’s water.
- Slick sea lion slips onto sailboat
- August 6, 2008
- No one wants to be stuck with a large, uninvited visitor. Especially a sea lion that makes itself at home on a family sailboat — twice.
- Swimmers find abundance of pesky horse flies this summer
- August 5, 2008
- If you have gone swimming recently, you may have noticed some unfriendly visitors. Pools have become gathering places for a large, black insect known as the horse fly.
- Giant mushroom amazes Lawrence residents
- July 31, 2008
- At the base of a white oak tree that stands 65 feet or so rests a 2-and-a-half-foot wide polypore mushroom. It weighs more than 15 pounds. The mushroom is uncommon in the area and has been a wonder to those who have seen it.
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