It’s like the “Jeff Corwin Experience”…Only Smaller

Dakota’s Prairie Study (DPS)

(Photos by Birdfreak)
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On June 1st, I started my very own prairie study in a part of Deer Run Forest Preserve. I am calling it Dakota’s Prairie Study (DPS) and will be studying the area until late fall or longer.

Henslow's Sparrow

Birds(*nesting)

  1. Field Sparrow
  2. Henslow’s Sparrow
  3. Grasshopper Sparrow
  4. Eastern Meadowlark
  5. Killdeer
  6. Red-winged Blackbird
  7. Tree Swallow
  8. Song Sparrow
  9. Turkey Vulture
  10. Dickcissel
  11. Red-tailed Hawk
  12. Chimney Swift
  13. Brown Thrasher
  14. Eastern Kingbird

Viceroy

Insects

  1. Wood Tick
  2. Red Admiral
  3. Orange Sulphur
  4. Viceroy
  5. Great Spangled Fritallary

Spiderwort

Plants

  1. Spiderwort
  2. False Indigo
  3. Moth Mullein
  4. Purple Coneflower

Prairie Study Posts

  1. June 15
  2. June 21