Kindergarten Field Trip

We had a wonderful day outdoors at the lake!  We saw 42 different species of birds, played on the playground and flew kites!  We enjoyed the picnic very much! We birded down two different trails and we all agreed that birding was our favorite parts of the trip.  I'll bet no one is surprised to hear that!

We saw this Double-crested Cormorant at the lake in town as we headed out.

This Baltimore Oriole was there too.  There are many orioles in town right now!

The kids loved swinging on the swings...

...and playing on the slide!

They had a great time!

The monkey bars were a big hit too!

Peek-a-boo!

On our way to the trail, we looked over the bridge.  No water was underneath, as it is very dry.

We finally got our first glimpse of the lake.  Sweet!

"Hey!  There's the school van!"

We were all excited to see our first Rose-breasted Grosbeak!  We saw 3 of them!

 We liked this cool bridge along the trail!

There were quite a few Western Kingbirds at the campground.

We enjoyed watching them when they were fly-catching.

The trail had quite a few downed trees, but that didn't stop the Kindergarten Birders and their fearless teacher!

They loved climbing on the huge rocks.

Begging for the picnic began at 9:30!

We were able to get one kite to fly really well.  The other one - not so much.

This is a really good kite!  I will get you the information on where to order one.

Each child made a pine cone bird feeders for our feathered friends.

Each k-kid also looked around for cool things to weave into their Y stick.

We made giant bubbles and tried to catch them.

The teacher had us pose for a few photos.

"Teacher!  Look! Pelicans!"

We saw several Blue-winged Teal, Mallards, and 22 Double-crested Cormorants on the lake.

We climbed the steps up the big hill to see the lake for our second birding hike.

Here we are with the teacher!

This is cool!

The teacher was happy to see her first Sanderling of the year!  Good find, Jake!

The only two girls in the class are best buddies!

Wow!  A Yellow Warbler!  What a pretty bird!

We were tired and thirsty after the last hike. Time for Jenessa's birthday snack and some juice.