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Birding in District Parks 01/01/2008
Kyle Spinks, Natural Resources Technician
The Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District has many natural areas which are wonderful birding locations. Many of these have trails and benches where the observant birder can sit for hours and enjoy the songs of robins, warblers, ducks, geese and hundreds of other migratory birds...
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Bread and Ducks and Geese, oh my! 01/01/2008
Kyle Spinks, Natural Resources Technician
As a child, most of us visited a local pond and saw all the ducks and geese swimming and diving out in the water or just resting on the shore. We saw the ducklings and goslings and smiled at their fuzziness...
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Fishing in District Lakes 01/01/2008
Kyle Spinks, Natural Resources Technician
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has been stocking Bethany Lake and Commonwealth Lake for many years. During the months of March, April, and May (approx. the third week), ODFW will stock the lakes with approximately 4,000 rainbow trout, between 8 and 9 inches in length.
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Hyland Forest Park 01/01/2008
Kyle Spinks, Natural Resources Technician
Hyland Forest Park is located within Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District in the south portion of the District. It provides a link between the Hyland and the South Beaverton Neighborhoods in Beaverton, Oregon.
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Living With Urban Wildlife 01/01/2008
Kyle Spinks, Natural Resources Technician
One of the best things about living in the Portland metropolitan region is the wealth of natural areas in and around our urban neighborhoods. Brightly colored songbirds sing in the trees, deer wander...
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Squirrels in the Parks 01/01/2008
Kyle Spinks, Natural Resources Technician
Did you know we have six species of squirrel and one chipmunk in the Portland Metro area?
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The Nutria That Ate My Yard! 01/01/2008
Kyle Spinks, Natural Resources Technician
With so many streams, small ponds, and wetlands in the Willamette Valley, it is not surprising that our water-loving wildlife neighbors do so well. One of the most successful of these is the nutria, an exotic rodent from South America.
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Turtles 01/01/2008
Kyle Spinks, Natural Resources Technician
So you're walking along the edge of one of the local ponds and you see what appears to be a flattened dome-shaped brown lump on a log on the far shore. But when it drops off the side of the log, disappearing beneath the water, you realize you've just seen a turtle!
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Winter Hummingbirds? You bet! 01/01/2008
Kyle Spinks, Natural Resources Technician
Our winters are mild enough that there's food for resident, year-round populations of Anna's hummingbirds. They are voracious spider eaters, but also dine on gnats and other small insects, as well as drinking nectar...
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Yard Debris In The Woods 01/01/2008
Kyle Spinks, Natural Resources Technician
Here in the Portland Metropolitan area we are lucky to have a long growing season and temperate climate. This allows our lawns and gardens to grow for most of the year, but they also require ongoing care.
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