words and photos by Melissa McMasters, Conservancy Director of Communications I’ve been thinking a lot lately about emergence. When we’re all able to come outside of our homes again, how will we have changed? It seems certain that our concept of safety and security will be altered, at least for a while. For many of […]

words and photos by Fields Falcone, Overton Park Conservancy Visitor Services Coordinator When you enter the Old Forest, what senses are first engaged? Where in space do you focus? Admittedly and immediately I fall into a lifelong visceral habit of focusing upward with my ears – I reflexively listen for bird calls and songs. But […]

If there’s one question I’m asked most often as a birder, it’s “What’s that bird that sings [distinct whistling song]?” The answer–the singer of the melody often translated as “Oh, sweet Canada Canada“–is the white-throated sparrow. (Listen to it here. To my ears, the second song listed is the one we hear most frequently around these parts.) White-throated sparrows […]

April greetings, park friends! We know that many of you won’t be visiting the park as much as you’d like this spring, so we’ll continue to bring it to you. Some quick notes before we get to the #NatureZen: If you do walk or bike into Overton Park over the next few days, please give the […]