February 2016 photos from the blog by Wolf. Oesterreich, Kevin Kane, and Kelly Poole.
Monday, February 29, 2016
Feb 29, 2016: February 2016 Photo Collage
February 2016 photos from the blog by Wolf. Oesterreich, Kevin Kane, and Kelly Poole.
Feb 28, 2016: Sun, Ice, Water
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Feb 27, 2016: Meltwater
Water pours from the outlet of the lake into the channel to the southeast of the park before it enters the Skunk River. 2/27/16 (Kevin Kane)
Feb 26, 2016: Log
Open water continues to increase along the shorelines of the main
lakes as the main ice sheets thin. This log is found at the SE corner
of the south lake, just north of the spillway. 2/26/16 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
Feb 24, 2016: Goose Ghosts in the Fog
As I was trying to take some photos of these geese emerging in the fog, my camera and I weren't on the same page but I thought some of the images captured were pretty interesting. 2/20/16 (Kevin Kane)
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Feb 22, 2016: North Development Overlook
View from the new development north of the park. 2/20/16 (Kevin Kane)
Feb 20, 2016: Northslope
An eastward view along the north slope, from the NW corner of the Upland
Trail. It didn't take long for most of the snow to disappear! 2/20/16 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
Feb 18, 2016: Puddles on the Ice
Feb 16, 2016: Across the Wetlands
A west to north view across Pool F and to the highlands in the
background on another dreary overcast day. (The sun did come out later
today.) 2/15/16 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
Feb 12, 2016: Sky Gray Snow
A NW view across the snow- and ice-covered south lake, towards the
bluff area. Note that the snow and sky are roughly the same color. 2/19/16 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Feb 10, 2016: Hayden Park News 35
Dear Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park,
From Erv Klaas
I am sorry for the long hiatus in communicating with you this fall. I have had a long illness that culminated in a diagnosis of lymphoma. I have been undergoing chemotherapy treatments since late December. The prognosis is good for recovery, so I am looking forward to being back at the park by spring.
Meanwhile, the AHHP board, especially the Treasurer, Stephanie Fox, have continued to keep us moving ahead.
As you recall, the board created an endowment fund with the Story County Community Foundation in 2015. Some of you have taken advantage of the 25 percent tax credit that is available to donors to the foundation. Our endowment fund got a big boost from an anonymous donor at the end of 2015 that will help us in long-term planning for new activities. The fund now totals nearly $250,000. My sincere thanks to everyone who has helped make this possible. Remember that any donation directly to Friends of Ada Hayden He ritage Park is tax deductible.
The board will be meeting soon to begin this needed planning. Several projects are still waiting to be accomplished, for example, interpretative programs including new signs and perhaps brochures. We expect that the new housing developments occurring near the park will put additional pressure on the park. We hope that we can better educate park users about the values of the flora and fauna that are represented in the park and enlist their help in maintaining and enhancing the natural systems.
The City of Ames plans to convert the hayfields on the upland slopes to native prairie this coming year. This will require new kinds of management that may include prescribed fire and mowing.
Wolf Oesterreich and Kevin Kane continue to document the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects and flora as the park changes through the seasons. You can access their beautiful photographs and reports on our blog by googling: Ada Hayden Park Reflections at:
http://adahaydenpark.blogspot.com/ or
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfAdaHaydenHeritagePark/
I hope to see you soon.
Erv Klaas
Feb 9, 2016: Post Blizzard Sun Dogs
The morning after the blizzard brought a clear sky with lots of ice crystals in the atmosphere producing beautiful sun dogs over the park at sunrise. 2/9/16 (Kelly Poole)
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Feb 8, 2016: Blowing Snow
The blowing snow appeared to keep everyone off the trails except
for this fool. This is a NW view towards the Jensen Pond area from the
main parking lot. 2/8/16 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
Feb 7, 2016: Trout at Ada
People watch as fish are released by the DNR at Ada Hayden Park on Saturday, Feb. 6. Photo by Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune
http://amestrib.com/news/anglers-break-ice-search-trout-ada-hayden-lake
Feb 6, 2016: Tent City
The Rainbow Trout were released into the north lake today. Families occupying the tent city are out to catch them. 2/6/16 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Feb 5, 2016: Northern Hills
A northward view from the lakes trail, just east of the bluff spur. (Taken before the late afternoon snowfall.) 2/5/16 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
This is a view to watch over the coming spring and summer months as it will be changing drastically with the addition of new homes in the development just north of the park.
Feb 4, 2016: Ada Hayden Sky
"Beauty is not caused. It is." - Emily Dickinson — at Ada Hayden Park. 2/1/16 (Hailey Grell)
Shared from Ada Hayden Park Facebook page.
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Feb 3, 2016: Red Fox
After completing my usual ride at the Park, I came home and found this Red Fox in the backyard. 2/3/16 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
Feb 2, 2016: Wolf's January 2016 Wildlife Report
This female Merlin was found on 14 January 2016, at the SW corner
of the south lake, near the junction with the Stone Brooke spur. (A
digiscoped photo.) 1/14/16 (Wolf. Oesterreich)
Wolf. Oesterreich
A total of 40 avian species was
recorded this month, ranking this month as the 2nd highest January among
19 years of records. The Townsend’s Solitaire found on the 20th
was #270 for the Park-Yard List.
Based on citations in the 3rd Edition of “The Birds of Story County, Iowa,” by
Stephen J. Dinsmore and Hank Zaletel (2001), plus my personal updates to the
records, the male Northern Shoveler on the 1st may set a new extreme
late Fall record (former record set on 31 Dec 2015 at AHHP. The male Common Goldeneye on the 4th
and the single American White Pelican on the 14th may also represent
extreme late Fall records (former records set on 28 December 1998 at Hallett’s
Quarry & 11 December 1984 at Ames, respectively). The Townsend’s Solitaire is a new Story County
record.
Listed below, following the species’ names, are the date(s) of
sighting(s), plus the occasional miscellaneous information regarding numbers,
gender (♂=male, ♀=female), age (im=immature, ju=juvenile, abp=adult breeding
plumage, ad=adult, anb=adult non-breeding), color phase (b=blue, w=white), and
location (BY=back yard, FY=front yard).
The order follows the 55th Supplement (2014) to the American
Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North
American Birds and the 14th Supplement to the 7th
Edition (1998).
AVIAN
CACKLING
GOOSE: 5 (3)
CANADA
GOOSE: 1, 4-27
TRUMPETER
SWAN: 4-5 (2 ad), 7 (2 ad), 9 (2 ad), 10 (2 ad + 1 im)
GADWALL:
1 (4♂ + 3♀), 7 (2♀), 10 (1♂), 11 (8)
AMERICAN
BLACK DUCK: 1 (2)
MALLARD:
1, 4-15, 17, 19-22, 24-26
NORTHERN
SHOVELER: 1 (1♂)
RING-NECKED
DUCK: 4 (2♂), 5 (1♂), 10 (1♂)
COMMON
GOLDENEYE: 4 (1♂)
RING-NECKED
PHEASANT: 1 (1♂), 25 (1)
AMERICAN
WHITE PELICAN: 14 (1)
BALD
EAGLE: 1 (1 ad), 4-5 (1 ad), 9 (4 ad + 1 im), 10 (1 ad), 11 (1 im), 12 (1 ad),
15 (1),
19-20 (2 ad), 21 (1 ad + 1 im),
22 (1 ad), 24 (1 ad), 27 (1 im)
SHARP-SHINNED
HAWK: 4 (1 im)
COOPER’S
HAWK: 1 (1), 4 (1 ad BY), 8 (1), 11 (1), 14 (1), 19 (1 im BY), 24 (1 im BY)
RED-TAILED
HAWK: 1 (1), 5-13 (1), 14-15 (2), 17 (1), 18-19 (2), 20 (3), 21-22 (2), 23 (1),
25-26 (1), 27 (3)
AMERICAN
COOT: 1 (26), 4 (18), 5 (8), 6 (16), 7 (19), 8 (15), 9 (17), 10 (11+), 11 (9),
12 (1)
MOURNING
DOVE: 1 (2), 4 (3), 7 (1 BY), 8 (1 BY + 1), 11 (2), 14 (11), 16, 18 (1 BY),
20
(6), 21 (7), 23 (1 BY), 24
(1), 25 (1 BY), 29 (5)
RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKER: 1, 4-6, 9-10, 18, 20, 22-23, 26-27
DOWNY
WOODPECKER: 1, 4-12, 14, 18-19, 23-25
HAIRY
WOODPECKER: 1, 15, 20-21, 23, 25
AMERICAN
KESTREL: 11-12 (1♂), 20 (1♂), 23 (1♂), 26 (1♂)
MERLIN:
14 (1♀)
BLUE
JAY: 1, 4, 8-10, 12, 17-18, 22-25
AMERICAN
CROW: 1, 4-15, 17-27
BLACK-CAPPED
CHICKADEE: 1, 4-27
WHITE-BREASTED
NUTHATCH: 1, 5-6, 23-24
EASTERN
BLUEBIRD: 1 (1), 17-18 (2)
TOWNSEND’S
SOLITAIRE: 20 (1)
AMERICAN
ROBIN: 1 (1 BY), 4 (6), 6 (2), 7 (6), 8 (17+), 9 (1), 10 (1 BY), 11 (2), 13
(1),
14 (20+), 15 (100+), 16, 17
(3 BY), 18 (1 BY + 3), 19 (1 + 1 BY), 20 (35+), 21 (50+),
22 (20+ BY +
33+), 23 (40+), 24 (13+), 25 (50+), 26 (8+), 27 (40+)
EUROPEAN
STARLING: 4, 7-12, 14-27
CEDAR
WAXWING: 8 (1), 14 (8), 23 (4 BY)
AMERICAN
TREE SPARROW: 1, 4-15, 17-27
SONG
SPARROW: 1 (2), 4 (3), 5-6 (2), 8 (2), 10 (4), 11 (2), 13 (2), 14-15 (1), 17
(3), 18 (5),
19-20 (2), 21-24 (1), 25
(2), 27 (3)
SWAMP
SPARROW: 1 (1)
DARK-EYED
JUNCO (Slate-colored): 1, 4-11, 14, 17-27
NORTHERN
CARDINAL: 1, 4-13, 15-27
RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRD: 1 (1♂)
HOUSE
FINCH: 1, 4-10, 12-14, 17-27
AMERICAN
GOLDFINCH: 1, 4, 6, 24
HOUSE
SPARROW: 1, 4-12, 14, 17-27
Unless indicated otherwise, the
White-tailed Deer were antlerless.
MAMMALIAN
COYOTE:
14
RED
FOX: 18 (1), 24 (1)
AMERICAN
MINK: 6 (1)
WHITE-TAILED
DEER: 1 (7), 6 (2), 10 (3 BY), 11 (5 BY), 12 (2), 13 (5), 15 (10), 17 (3 BY),
20 (5 + 1♂ + 3
BY), 21-22 (1), 26 (3)
FOX
SQUIRREL: 1, 4-10, 13-14, 18-21, 23-25, 27
MEADOW
VOLE: 1 (1)
MUSKRAT:
4 (1), 6 (1)
EASTERN
COTTONTAIL: 1, 4-12, 16-20, 23, 25
Friday, February 5, 2016
Feb 1, 2016: Trout Release on Saturday 2/6
Shared from the Ames Tribune
Trout release a go at Ada Hayden
By Todd Burras, Outdoors Editor, Ames Tribune
It’s time to go trout fishing.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will stock around 2,200 rainbow trout at noon Saturday, Feb. 6, at Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake in Ames.
- See more at: http://amestrib.com/blog/woods-wildlife-and-wanderings/trout-release-go-ada-hayden.html-0#sthash.0qkvkPDn.dpuf
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