On October 19, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Powell Jones from the Dungeness River Audubon Center will explore with children and parents the amazing lives of owls. He will teach everyone how to hoot like an owl.
For more parenting activities and skill building programs in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and the rest of Clallam County, visit the ClallamCountyBar.com Parenting Info page.
Barred owl on lower Hurricane Ridge road
The owl pictured above is a barred owl, whose Latin name is strix varia. Did you know the barred owl is native to eastern North America, and is an invasive species in western North America and the Olympic Peninsula. It competes for resources with the northern spotted owl which is native to the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges up into British Columbia a little bit.
There are two other types of spotted owl, the Mexican Spotted owl is native to Mexico and the U.S. four corner states. The California spotted owl is native to the southern Cascade mountains, and the Sierra Nevada mountains. The barred owl differs from the spotted owl by having a yellow beak, lighter coloring, and strong dark and light bands in the tail, wing, and neck.
Bird watching and identification, in the Olympics, on the coast, or in your yard, are great nature, and SNACCM, experiences. More Clallam County SNACCMS opportunities are available at CCBA.com’s SNACCMS page.
First teacher online activities
Please join and share your questions and experiences, and invite your children to ask questions and get involved). A Zoom link will be available at First Teacher’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/FirstTeacherPMF.
First Teacher online parent-child Zoom activities are free to parents and children in Port Angeles, Sequim, Clallam Bay, Neah Bay, Forks, and anywhere in Clallam County. These activities will offered weekly during the coronavirus times. Check back for upcoming sessions. Contact First Teacher if you would like to host a Zoom activity.
First Teacher is a service of the nonprofit Parenting Matters Foundation.
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