3/ Extra volunteered to complete my volunteering triumvirate: Tennis In The Land, Pickleball In The Land and now Squash In The Land events!

5/ We were very successful, finding 55 Chinese and 2 European egg cases. With an estimated 200 larva per egg case, we removed ~11,000 bad bugs! 😁

2/ The two types of egg cases we were looking for were laid by Chinese and European mantis.

7/Since I was already there, I did the North Chagrin Nature Shop afternoon shift and sold lots of gifts! One of the busiest days I can remember. Plenty of owl themed gifts to buy

6/After my first shift I saw the Lake Metroparks' raptors presentation. This is a turkey vulture.

5/Sebastian, Shawna and Stix (sp?) the Owl.

4/Other tables had crafts to make an owl-shaped snack and color owl-shaped ornaments.

2/Saturday I helped staff the Owl Biofacts table where we had owl pellets to dissect. What's an owl pellet? It's the regurgitated undigested remains (fur, bones) of what owls eat. The owls there eat mice and chicks. Some guests are more comfortable handling owl pellets than others.

1/Saturday I was helping at Cleveland Metroparks North Chagrin Nature Center with a special event: Owl Hoot-ennany!

It's an annual event that celebrates owls. The park has an education building that includes an outdoor-facing owl aviary that houses several rescued owls.

Today I was volunteering at the Healthy Choice Market at Greater Cleveland Food Bank (GCFB). I've never seen it so busy! One reason: giving away whole turkeys!