Twilight Investigations Ecology Camp is a blast from the past at Audubon. This week was all about learning what it means to be nocturnal and focusing on what happens in the woods during twilight/night.
Each night we read constellation sotries to learn the meanings behind the starts and why they look the way they do.
Monday we split into two “clans”- The Great Horned Owles and Coyotes. Each clan explored Audubon’s property, found baby birds, frogs, and insects of all types, even a monarch caterpilar already in the “J” shape about to cacoon.
Tuesday we learned and practiced what a Barred Owl sounds like and where we would see one. We split into our clans again, and explored the brook and river, then came together and shared what we found. We started to make glow in the dark noodle necklaces too. John gave us great fire lesson, we learned the different types of friction fires and got to use a bow and hand drill!
Wednesday we started to brainstorm our own constellations. We played great games in the field and had some crazy fun. We all went to the brook for some twilight critter catching. Debbie helped us set up a game camera at Beaver Pond that we will check at the end of the week.
Thursday was all about owls and other nocturnal aniamls. We finished making our constellations out of rocks and glow in the dark paint too. We ended our day with a Audubon favorite, Life and Death in the Forest, nocturnal edition.
Friday we are going on an onion hike, learning the basics behind Leave No Trace (LNT), and we are going to make some yummy treats over a fire one last time.
This is such a special week of camp because these campers get to experience what others normally can’t, Audubon at twilight/night.
Fire time howling
