Kids Corner Nature Reports

Jane Kirkland visits Kids Corner each month and listens as kids call in to file their own Nature Reports. Jane, an award-winning author dedicated to educating everyone on the nature that surrounds us, says that nature is not a destination. It is right before our eyes, under our noses, and well within earshot! Regular nature breaks benefit us and our natural world - so take a minute to be in it... IN NATURE!

File Your Nature Report ONLINE!

See something cool while out and about? Click the spider (above) and file your Nature Report online - we'll read it during Jane's next visit to Kids Corner! And check out this month's podcast from Jane!

Jane's Monthly Nature Reports

APRIL NATURE REPORT FROM JANE KIRKLAND

Nature Challenge #5: Find The Frogs

In honor of Save the Frogs Day (April 30) this week's challenge is about frogs. Where do you find them? What's the difference between a frog and a toad? See the video - take the challenge and learn more at http://www.savethefrogs.com

Nature Challenge #4: Observe Canada Geese

This week Jake helps us to find and observe Canada Geese - they are spending a lot of time on the ground this time of year.

Nature Challenge #3: Rocking Robins

How do Robins find worms? How do you find Robins finding worms? Watch the video!

Nature Challenge #2: Find April Flowers

Don’t let April showers stop you from exploring nature. This month is exploding with blooms!

Nature Challenge #1: Red Winged Blackbird

Do you have Red-winged Blackbirds in your neighborhood? Do you even know what they are?

One Creative Crow

For a few days Jane was hearing the drumming of a woodpecker, but with a twist. At the end of the drumming is a little bark, or one note call, or maybe it could have been described as a 'caw'. Every time she heard the drumming, she went out onto her deck with binoculars in hand. Both Downy and Red-bellied woodpeckers had been visiting her feeder and she expected to find one of them. Boy was she surprised when she found the source of the drumming. It just goes to show that you can't depend fully on your ears when you are birding - at least, not unless you're an expert!

Owl Pellets

On this Nature Report, Jane brought owl pellets into the Kids Corner studio and Kathy joined her in dissecting them live on the radio! Here's a video clip of what they looked like!

Below is a photo slideshow of Kathy and Jane dissecting the owl pellets - if you want, click the LISTEN button below as well. A new window will open and you'll be able to hear what happened WHILE you view the photo slideshow!

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Jane's series of Take A Walk books are recommended by the National Science Teachers Association and the National Gardening Association, just to name a few, and have won many awards including The National Arbor Day Foundation's Education Award for 2005, a Teachers Choice Award for 2006, and the National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval. For more about Jane and TakeAWalk - visit her online at http://TakeAWalk.com