Long Lake Conservation Center near Palisade
Hayden, Shay and Lyndon are from the Forkhorn I firearm safety training camp.
“Hi, this is Hayden, Shay and Lyndon from Forkhorn Summer Camp at Long Lake Conservation Center, June 28 through July 2.
“The temps for our camp week were a high of 86 degrees; jumping in the lake felt so good! The low was 58 degrees.
“We had a pretty spectacular storm on June 29 that produced thunder, LOTS of lightning and 1.33 inches of rain.
“In the LLCC neighborhood, a game camera caught a black bear roaming the area at 5:30 a.m.
“An American Bittern was seen hunting and eating earthworms from a grassy area. We looked it up and read that American Bitterns do not eat earthworms. But then, through more research, we did find other reports of them eating worms. Good news for the hungry Bittern, or we would have had to tell it to stop! In fact, they are not picky eaters and will eat just about anything. Kind of like summer campers.
“We also saw white-tailed deer, turkeys, loons, chipmunks, and a fledgling robin. We did not see but heard the constant song of the Red-eyed Vireos.
“’In bloom’ notes include; black-eyed Susan, Canada thistle, yarrow, cow parsnip, bindweed, daisies, meadow buttercup and bluebell.
“We had a great week of camp, and we want to remind everyone to go jump in a lake! AND to unplug, get outside and LIVE CONNECTED!”
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