Forest preserve owl education

This weekend we headed over to the River Trail nature Center.  There we had a nice speaker who taught us all about why OWLS are amazing creatures.  We learned that they used to make farmers scared due to the strange noises they make in the middle of the night.  But they learned to love them since they hunt mice and rats that could destroy there crops. 

We also learned that their eyes are extra large to see at night.  If our eyes were that big they would be like grapefruit in our heads.

The great horned owl has feathers that look like horns to scare away predators.

Owls can turn their heads 270 degrees because they have 14 bones in their necks instead of the 7 that humans have.

The Owl is a raptor due to the large and sharp claws that they have.

Schedule of Events

Pack 468  Calendar

·  September:

o 9/19 –  Popcorn Sales @ Honeyberry, 10 – 3pm

o 9/20 – Wolf Hike @ Lake Arlington

o 9/20 – Fishing Derby, 9am @ Lake Arlington, bait provided, bring fishing poles (some

people may have extra), under 16 do not need a license, any parents planning to fish

need a license (if you are just helping your child but do not plan to fish yourself no

license is needed)

o 9/22 – Tiger Den Meeting, 6:30 – 7:30 pm @ Ivy Hill

o 9/24 – Pack Night –Rocket Building. 6:30 – 7:30 pm @ Ivy Hill

 October:  

o 10/1 (commons only – no gym) – Tiger Den Meeting, 6:30 – 7:30 pm @ Ivy Hill

o 10/3  Unified Rocket Launch Event includes new recruits, TBD location/time

o 10/4 – Popcorn Sales @ Jewel 11-3

o 10/8   (commons only – no gym) – Wolf Den Meeting, 6:30 – 7:30 pm @ Ivy Hill

o 10/10 – Tiger Cubs @ AH Fire Station

o 10/10 -- Bonfire 5pm – 8pm –Amvets Post 66 in Wheeling

o 10/15   (commons only – no gym) – Pack Night, 7:00 – 8:00 pm @ Ivy Hill

o 10/17 –  Popcorn Sales @ library

 November:  

o 11/5 – Tiger Den Meeting, 6:30 – 7:30 pm @ Ivy Hill

o 11/12 – Wolf Den Meeting, 6:30 – 7:30 pm @ Ivy Hill

o 11/19 – Pack Night, 6:30 – 7:30 pm @ Ivy Hill

o Wheeling Food Pantry, after school from 3:30-4:30, Date TBD

 December – 

o 12/3 – Tiger Den Meeting, 6:30 – 7:30 pm @ Ivy Hill

o 12/10 – Wolf Den Meeting, 6:30 – 7:30 pm @ Ivy Hill

o 12/13 – Seussical, Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences:  847-634-5909, $10 tickets

for 20+, 1 hour & 15 min show, 10am @ Marriott in Lincolnshire  Sign up by end

of October for ticket purchase

o 12/17 – Pack Night, 6:30 – 7:30 pm  @ TBD (Ivy Hill Unavailable)