News Release

Winter Bird Walk - Kids in Parks Program

Date: February 8, 2023
Contact: Jesse Bolli, 402-223-3514

Join park rangers for a free nature program at Homestead National Historical Park’s Education Center on February 18th at 10:00 a.m. The program will last one hour, weather permitting.

Become citizen scientists and explore the prairie and forest with National Park Service rangers! Learn about important clues that will help identify birds on the fly. How many species will you find? This information will help with ongoing research about what avian species stay in the park all year long! Warm up after the walk with a bird inspired craft inside the Education Center’s multipurpose room.

This year’s first Kids In Parks program is great for all ages. Please dress appropriately for the weather. A limited number of binoculars will be available; you are encouraged to bring your own.

Over 100 avian (bird) species inhabit the park’s tallgrass prairie and bur oak forest, including grassland species such as the dickcissel, common yellow throat and grasshopper sparrow, raptors like the barred owl and red-tailed hawk, and forest species such as the eastern towhee, Baltimore oriole, downy woodpecker and warbling vireo.