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Great Backyard Bird Count
Friday, February 14, 2025 - Sunday, February 16, 2025
Become a citizen
scientist by helping count the birds at Devil’s Den State Park! Everyone is
welcome, from novices to skilled observers, as you help us count the winter
species of birds in the park.…
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Great Backyard Bird Count
Saturday, February 15, 2025 - Sunday, February 16, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Are you birder or interested in becoming one? Help Jacksonport State Park count the winter species of birds in the park. Everyone is welcome, from novices to skilled observers, who knows we may learn…
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Woody Plant Walk
Sunday, February 16, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Enjoy a morning walk with Park Interpreter Kara along the 0.50-mile (out
and back) Woody Plant Trail. This walk is all about listening to the calls of
the birds.
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Eagle Cruise
Sunday, February 16, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Lake Dardanelle State Park is proud to offer free winter lake cruises for the best chance of seeing our national symbol, the American bald eagle, weather permitting. Many other spectacular…
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Design Your Own Bird
Sunday, February 16, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Birds come in all shapes and sizes. Some also have some unique features. Join Park Interpreter Kara and let your imagination run wild as you create and name your own special bird!
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Eagle Watch Tour
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Lake Ouachita provides remarkable habitat for wintering bald eagles. Each year, juvenile and mature birds can be seen among the trees along the shoreline or flying high in the sky above during…
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Eagle Cruise
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Lake Dardanelle State Park is proud to offer free winter lake cruises for the best chance of seeing our national symbol, the American bald eagle, weather permitting. Many other spectacular…
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Let's Go Birding!
Thursday, February 20, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Lake Fort Smith State Park is home to many kinds of birds from vultures to warblers. Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to go on a birding stroll to look for the many birds in the park. Binoculars are…
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Winter Birding on the Lake
Friday, February 21, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Lake Fort Smith State Park is a great habitat for wintering birds, especially bald eagles. Join Park Interpreter Mystina on a birding lake tour to look for our feathered friends spending the winter on…
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Finding Woody
Saturday, February 22, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Woodpeckers scatter the forest here at Lake Catherine State Park. Join Park Interpreter Carrie at the amphitheater to learn more about these birds and go on a search for a few. We will walk 1/2-mile…
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Birding 101
Saturday, February 22, 2025
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Interested in birding but not sure where to start? Join Park Interpreter Emiley for an introduction to birding basics. We will walk a relatively easy 1/2-mile section of the Seven Hollows Trail, and…
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Birding from Shepherd Springs Road
Saturday, February 22, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Sometimes the best birding comes from pulling over on the side of the road in an area of prime habitat. Join Park Interpreter Mystina for a carpool road trip down Shepherd Springs Road to bird from…
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Regurgitation Station
Saturday, February 22, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Many meat-eating birds, like owls, have an interesting way of dealing with unwanted parts of their food. Meet a park interpreter to dissect owl pellets, figure out what owls are eating, and learn…
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Eagle Watch Tour
Saturday, February 22, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Lake Ouachita provides remarkable habitat for wintering bald eagles. Each year, juvenile and mature birds can be seen among the trees along the shoreline or flying high in the sky above during…
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Pinecone Bird Feeders
Saturday, February 22, 2025
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Birds eat various things, from worms to fish, to seeds and insects. Join a park interpreter to learn all about the diet of birds while we make an all-natural bird feeder for you to take home…
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Bird Hike: 1st Key to Bird ID
Sunday, February 23, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Bird Hike: 1st Key to Bird ID is the first out of a three program series where we will learn the ins and outs of bird identification with a bird scavenger hunt! Throughout the trail, there will be…
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Bird Beak Look & Learn Table
Sunday, February 23, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Lake Dardanelle State Park provides a home for birds of all shapes and sizes. Each species’ beak is specially adapted to help it eat. Visit the park interpreter’s Look & Learn Table at the visitor…
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Eagle Cruise
Monday, February 24, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Lake Dardanelle State Park is proud to offer free winter lake cruises for the best chance of seeing our national symbol, the American bald eagle, weather permitting. Many other spectacular…
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Eagle Watch Tour
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Lake Ouachita provides remarkable habitat for wintering bald eagles. Each year, juvenile and mature birds can be seen among the trees along the shoreline or flying high in the sky above during…
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A Bird's Buffet
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Which bird eats what? Join Park Interpreter Mystina for a fun activity while discovering how different birds use their special adaptations to
eat certain foods.
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