Cameron's biology class went bird watching today as part of their aves unit. Biology has been kind of drag this year, so I wasn't sure how he would like this field trip. I was happy to hear that he found it fascinating and was interested in going on more trips like it. As an avid fan of bird watching I was more than ready to schedule some trips with him as was Doug. One of the spots that we talked about traveling to once school let out was Peoria, Illinois. Uncle Maury donated his farmland to the Illinois wildlife society so that it could become a bird sanctuary. It would be incredibly awesome to go bird watching on a former family farm, especially one that was so extremely important to the Brucker/Holmes family.
Until the end of the school year we talked about staying closer to home visiting key bird watching spots like the WACF trail and Chain of Lakes. Tonight in our yard alone, Cameron was able to spot blue jays, orioles, robins and cardinals without much effort. I know that he will be able to find many more as feeding the birds at our home has been a favorite activity of mine since I resigned from teaching. Currently, the birds have access to two different types of suet feed, peanuts, songbird seed, finch seed, oranges, grape jelly and field corn. I was thankful to find that Cameron shared an interest in something that Doug and I have enjoyed very much over the past few years. Can't wait to see what additional information Cameron adds to our bird loving home.
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