Birding at Harpers Ferry

So in honor of the big bird day coming up I thought I would share what an amazing birding day we had at Harpers Ferry last Friday (a stretch I know). There were 12 students from Heritage Academy doing an great job at Water Canaries. On our way to the site we saw a beautiful pair of cardinals flittering about in the woods. As we collected our samples an osprey was flying overhead and looked to be on the hunt for a good meal. Not to be outdone, soon an eagle was spotted soaring up the valley...amazing. Finally one of the largest V's of geese I have ever seen flew overhead. We all took a moment to watch. It was a fantastic birding day made even better by a fantastic group of students.

Hope everyone has a wonderful turkey day,
Katrina

Newer BTW Song

So it's been awhile since I've blogged from the upper Potomac but inspired by Becca's Rap I thought I would share the new BTW song written by students from Covenant Life School at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

Here goes

We’re gonna bridge the watershed (echo)
And find macro invertebrates (echo)
We’re gonna march until we’re dead (echo)
Cuz we’re bridging the watershed (echo)
Sound off: 1,2
Sound off:3,4
Sound off:1,2 clap, clap, clap 3, 4!

Thanks I'll be here all night folks.
Katrina

BTW Field Study: the rap!

Written by a wonderful student at Lake Braddock High:

I was squishin all the dirt
The amount of water in my boots was absurd
as I was lookin' at the invertebrates
my classmates were trying to say
all of their names

I had a lot of fun
too bad that it's done
what an awesome day i had
yeah it was super fab

Word to your mother boyeeee

(ok, I added that last part... a la 1992...)