Birds and Butterflies

Birds and butterflies have a special place in the Outdoor Classroom.        We have three bird feeders in the garden for resident and migratory birds.  Students write essays about certain birds as they migrate through our portion of the Arkansas Ozarks.  We as well take pictures to document the birds' migrations.      The pictures of the monarchs were  taken during the Monarch Watch program this fall at Witts Springs School.      For the monarchs we have provided lots of open space, and flowers which you can learn about in our web page called Organic Garden Attempts.

This goldfinch  is perching on our bird feeder which is located in the middle of our east garden.

Swallowtail butterfly hatching in the English class room at the end of September 2001.

Our school participates in the Monarch Watch program,  which tracks monarch butterfly migration across North America. Students get to physically net, tag & record their findings for the Monarch Watch database.

As daffodils are blooming in the garden, song birds are all  around the flowers and bird feeders.