Bird of Prey Visits Lack

Mr. Hart found himself caregiver of a Horned Grebe, which he informed me likes to eat trout. Of course he took the opportunity to bring the bird that had a wounded wing to Lack to visit. He placed the bird in an aquarium filled with water and then proceeded to add gold fish, crayfish, and guppies to the tank as we discovered the eating preferences of the bird. Later that afternoon, there was a knock at the first grade door. I opened the door to see Mr. Hart dangling the bird of prey above the trout tank. I quickly enlisted the help of the students to "guard" the tank to keep our fish safe until the release. We made it through the visit without losing any trout to our visitor.

The students have been experimenting with colored yarn to see what colors the fish prefer.

Thoughts from the Trout Crew:
2-6-10
Tasha: Thanks to Mt. View we got more trout. We take good care of them. We love them.
They are cool!
2-17-10
Chase: Ya know it's a wonder if the trout we released are still alive, but these
trout really love colors.
2-23-10
Megan: The trout are getting bigger and bigger! I love feeding the fish. We are holding
different colors of string over the tank to see what color they like best!

Jay(Jordan): I love the trout! They are catching up to Mt. View's trout. They are almost as
big as theirs! They are awesome!!
2-24-10
Jay(Jordan): I cleaned the trout tank today and it was cool!

May(Megan): The trout are getting bigger by the minute. The trout are soooooo cool!

Tasha: The trout are doing awesome. We take care of them everyday. We feed them
and clean their tank. They are doing great!