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"We Hike at Dawn" Morning Friendsgiving Hike

"We Hike at Dawn" Morning Friendsgiving Hike

November 19, 20247:00 am - 8:00 am

Bundle up and join us for an early morning hike in Percy Warner Park as part of our Friendsgiving week-long celebration.

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🍂✨It’s Friendsgiving season, and we’re ce

🍂✨It’s Friendsgiving season, and we’re celebrating with a Full Moon Pickin’ Party Season Ticket Giveaway! 🌕🎶 Win tickets for you to enjoy a full season of bluegrass under the stars at Warner Parks. All YOU need to do is become a member of Friends of Warner Parks! 🔗 Sign up at the link in our bio or click the link below. https://warnerparks.org/support/membership/ Bonus entries if you tag a friend and share on your story! Now is your chance to make next season unforgettable! #FullMoonPickinParty #FriendsOfWarnerParks #Giveaway #FriendsgivingFun 🎻🌲

📣 Calling all young Nashvillians! The Young Fri

📣 Calling all young Nashvillians! The Young Friends of Warner Park are kicking off Friendsgiving week with a morning in the Park filled with hiking, coffee, and friendship. Stop by for a minute or hang for the morning!
This Saturday, November 16th
Deep Well Trailhead
🥾 Hike: 9:30am
☕️ Coffee: 10:30am

We're celebrating Friendsgiving all week long at t

We're celebrating Friendsgiving all week long at the Warner Parks! Join us for any of these 4 exciting events to learn more about the parks and connect with local friends. P.S. All of these events are free to attend! 🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more and register. ☕ Saturday, November 16th - Young Friends in the Park; Join the Young Friends for a fun morning of hiking and coffee! The Young Friends of Warner Parks is geared toward the next generation of Nashville (ages 25-39). Registration is not required. 🍂 Tuesday, November 19th - "We Hike at Dawn" Morning Hike; Start your day right with a 2-mile hike on our new dual-use trails. Connect with Warner Parks staff and take-in the fall scenery. Please register at the link in our bio! 🥧 Thursday, November 21st - "A Song of Fire and Pie" Cozy Happy Hour; Join us for a fall-tastic evening of pie, beer, cider, and friendship around a warm fireplace. Please register at the link in our bio! 🥇 Sunday, November 24th - Flying Monkey Marathon; Close-out Friendsgiving by celebrating race finishers! Grab a bite to eat from local food trucks and sip on beer with your friends. Registration is not required. We can't wait to see you there! #nashville #nashvilletn #warnerparks

🪶 Exciting week at bird banding! On Tuesday, we

🪶 Exciting week at bird banding! On Tuesday, we captured and banded 4 Purple Finches—2 males and 2 females! These beautiful birds are just arriving in Tennessee for the winter, but we don’t see them here very often. In fact, we only caught 1 last fall, and just 25 over the past 20 years. For context, we caught 46 in 1984! Purple Finches are a species in decline, with their population dropping about 32% since 1966. They’re easy to confuse with the more common House Finch, but look closely: male Purple Finches are a vibrant reddish-purple down the front with bold pink eyebrows, while male House Finches have brown streaks on their sides. The females are both brown and tan, but female Purple Finches have a bold tan eyebrow stripe that sets them apart. This week by the numbers:
# of birds captured: 61
# of recaptures: 7
# of species banded: 14 📸 by @wildlife_with_jatmosphere
1: Purple Finch (male)
2: Purple Finch (female)
3. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4. Goldfinch
5. Field Sparrow
6. Cedar Waxwing
7. Cardinal Did you know the Warner Parks BIRD Program has a public banding station at the @warnerparknaturecenter? You can watch federally licensed researchers capture, record, and band migratory and resident birds up close! All ages are welcome. Upcoming public bird banding sessions:
- Fall Migration Banding: Wednesday, November 13th, 12PM to 4PM .
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Learn more about the Warner Parks BIRD Program at the link in our bio. All banding, marking, and sampling is conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit Issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Bird Banding Laboratory. #birds #birdresearch #birdbanding #nashville #tnwildlife

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