by friends | Aug 10, 2022 | Birds, Sustainability, Wildlife
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird first arrives in the Warner Parks around early April after making an arduous journey north from Mexico and Central America. By August and September, we bid them farewell for their return south for the winter. During these peak migration... 
by friends | Jul 13, 2022 | Wildlife
Bobcat lying low in a hollow tree trunk. (Photo: Valerie / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)) Last week, our Historian and Resource Manager Bob Parrish was lucky to spot a bobcat dashing across Highway 70S while driving home, which inspired this week’s Nature Note! Our... 
by friends | Jun 17, 2022 | Birds, Wildlife
Two years ago on November 10, 2020, our BIRD team had a very busy banding day. It was the end of our fall banding season, just 65 degrees outside, and we had low expectations of catching a lot of birds in that mild weather. Well, we were wrong! We check the nets every... 
by friends | Jun 16, 2022 | Restoration and Maintenance
The Warner Parks boasts 60+ miles of pedestrian, equestrian, and biking trails, winding through the infamous Harpeth Hills, across tributaries of the Cumberland River, and past hundreds of acres of old hardwood forests. It’s no wonder that nearly 2 million people... 
by friends | May 18, 2022 | Restoration and Maintenance
Restoration of the riverbank and floodway began last Thursday with the complete demolition of Park shelters #9, #10, and #11. The demolition is just part one of the Edwin Warner Park Land and River Restoration Project, a collaborative effort between Metro Parks and...