So these are our Earth Scouts. http://www.earthscouts.org/.
Our first assignment was a project called, Urban birds
we met a nearby park and we had some books read by other members about birds and then we went on our excursion to site some urban birds. We had our lists and our binoculars.

Ok bird lookers let's go!!
Well first let's cross the bridge. Ok ok climb on the bridge, Oh that is cool waterfall. Yup it certainly is a good place to play pooh sticks.
Wait wait..no no no swimming. Please don't climb down so close.

Come on Earth scouters we have birds to find!

We do finally get the kids away from the bridge and off into the trail

Ooo look horses.
Oh wow look a ciccada
Watch the poison ivy
Is that snake?
Oh little pond.
whoops! Ok Michael take your wet shoes off. It was slippery I know.


wow another creek.
Not so far in
Not sooo
too far!

Wow did you see that caterpillar??
he was munching away on his leaf.


we had wet muddy kids. we had tired kids, thirsty kids, kids still ready to climb more trees.
Did we see any birds?
um I think 2.