From birds to Praying Mantises the Crawford Park District has fun events scheduled

CRAWFORD COUNTY—The Crawford Park District offers events in the first part of October for people who love birds, Praying Mantises, owls, and spiders.

Big Sit

Saturday, October 9,   Starts at 7 am Lowe-Volk Park

Join Crawford Park District Land Manager and Naturalist Kyle Bailey for the first annual Crawford Park District Big Sit. A “Big Sit” is a 24-hour non-competitive international birding event that aims at identifying as many birds as possible from within a 17-foot diameter circle. This event will be held at Lowe-Volk Nature Center beginning at 7 am and running until dusk. Come enjoy donuts and cider and help them find some birds!

Praying Mantises

Saturday, October 9,  2 pm Lowe-Volk Park

Join Crawford Park District Naturalist Abby for a presentation learning all about praying mantises. After the presentation, you will get a chance to meet some of the praying mantises that live at the Lowe-Volk Park Nature Center as well as go on a hike to find some wild praying mantises living in their butterfly gardens.

Owl Prowl

Saturday, October 9,  7 pm-9 pm Lowe-Volk Park

Did you know that Ohio is home to eight species of owls with only four species being full-time residents? The Crawford Park District invites you to come out to Lowe-Volk Park to learn about these amazing avian predators of the night. They will meet in Lowe-Volk Nature Center to discuss the natural history of owls before heading out onto the property to listen and look for owls.

Spectacular Spiders

Sunday, October 10,  12 pm   Lowe-Volk Park

Spiders are beneficial garden predators that help keep pest insect numbers down. Often misunderstood and underappreciated, this program aims to dispel common myths about spiders, and to show the sheer diversity in size, shape, color, and overall appearance of these amazing creatures. Join Crawford Park District Land Manager and Naturalist Kyle Bailey as they explore Lowe-Volk Park.

Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. For information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District call 419-683-9000, visit their website at crawfordpd.org, or follow them on Facebook.