By: Augusta McDonnell
OKLAHOMA CITY -
Deformed and injured birds in Oklahoma City’s public parks are a gruesome sight, but Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Naturalist William Hagenbuck said that does not mean there is cause for concern.
There are several maimed ducks and geese at Stars and Stripes Park near Hefner Lake.
State Department of Wildlife Conservation Information Officer Micah Holmes said they may be migratory, or they may live at the park year-round.
Holmes said some of the wildlife we see in the park are not exactly wild animals.
“With city parks, unfortunately, sometimes someone will have a pet duck or a pet goose, and when it gets too big or too messy, they’ll release it,” he said.
On the Town: Remember crazy socks on Sunday! By: Lillie-Beth Brinkman The Journal Record March 16, 2021
Lillie-Beth Brinkman
The Down Syndrome of Central Oklahoma is celebrating World Down Syndrome Day Sunday with crazy socks, a kite party in an Oklahoma City park and a virtual sock hop.
So wear your crazy socks that day to show your support of DSACO, the local organization’s nickname, and enjoy a day to “Knock Your Socks Off!”, the awareness campaign’s theme. Show up for some kite-flying fun between 2 and 4 p.m. at Stars & Stripes Park, 3701 S. Lake Hefner Dr., and then enjoy the sock hop between 7:30 and 8 p.m. with the Down Syndrome Association of Tulsa. That night, the Skydance Bridge will be lit up in blue and yellow.