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One black-and-white Letter page. In the print box, pick Scale: 100% or "Default". Cut on the dashed line: kid gets the hunt, you keep the answer key.

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Park: White Rock Lake Park

Monday, Oct 26 · Ages 6-10 Stay where your grown-up can see you.

Name:

Find these 8 things. Spot one? Tick its box!

  1. Find 1, Park Find: Look for a place where water pours into a bowl.

    Stay with your grown-up near water. (2 on the park map · OpenStreetMap)

  2. Find 2, Park Find: Watch for a metal cooker on a stand.

    (12 on the park map · OpenStreetMap)

  3. Find 3, Park Find: What is a seat that looks like a big round nest?

    (1 on the park map · OpenStreetMap)

  4. Find 4, Park Find: Point to a thin spurt of water leaping up from a spout.

    (31 on the park map · OpenStreetMap)

  5. Find 5, Wild Find: Who is the one with a green top shell and yellow bottom shell?

    Look: near the water. Watch from far away. Never chase or touch. Stay with your grown-up near water. (seen 3 times since Oct 12 · iNaturalist)

  6. Find 6, Wild Find: Find a large bird that wades in wetlands.

    Look: near the water. Watch from far away. Never chase or touch. Stay with your grown-up near water. (seen 2 times since Oct 12 · iNaturalist)

  7. Find 7, Wild Find: Spot a big bird that soars in the air.

    Look: up in the sky. Watch from far away. Never chase or touch. (seen 3 times since Oct 12 · iNaturalist)

  8. Find 8, Wild Find: Hunt for a big freshwater turtle that is soft.

    Look: near the water. Watch from far away. Never chase or touch. Stay with your grown-up near water. (seen once since Oct 12 · iNaturalist)

Find This Spot

I am a grassy place with a fence and two gates in a row so pets cannot slip out. What am I?

the spot START (begin here) path or trail road walk this way (the X is 290 m west)

Map of White Rock Lake Park drawn from OpenStreetMap, north is up. START is at a parking lot; the X is about 290 m west of it, and a dotted route follows the paths. Landmarks on the map: Lookout, Parking, Bridge.LookoutParkingBridgeSTARTN100 m (330 ft)
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

October special: monarch butterflies

105 monarchs seen Oct 11-Oct 24 vs 121 in 2025

Tip: look on milkweed and on fall flowers on a sunny afternoon. Look, don't touch: let it fly.

For the grown-up: answer key

Keep this part. Start with find 2: it's easy and it stays put. Finds 1, 5, 6 and 8 are near water: stay close.

Answers

  1. 1. Fountains (Fogelson Fountain)
  2. 2. Barbecue grills
  3. 3. Swing
  4. 4. Drinking fountains
  5. 5. Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)
  6. 6. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
  7. 7. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
  8. 8. Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera)

Find This Spot: The dog park (White Rock Lake Dog Park). OpenStreetMap way/439763348 ("White Rock Lake Dog Park"); START: parking lot, OpenStreetMap way/1266293586; About 290 m west of START. Map data checked Oct 23, 12:07 AM CDT.

October box: Monarch butterflies reported within 25 km in the 14 days before today (Oct 11-Oct 24): 105 (iNaturalist, checked Oct 26, 12:17 AM CDT). Same two weeks last year (Oct 11-Oct 24, 2025): 121. Milkweed seen near this park: yes (228 iNaturalist sightings within 1.5 km, all years).

Safety

Look only: don't pick, eat, catch or chase anything on this pass. Read each find's safety line with your kid.

Where this came from

  • Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), checked Oct 24, 12:40 AM CDT.
  • Wildlife: iNaturalist observers, research grade, within 1.5 km, Oct 12 to Oct 26; checked Oct 26, 12:17 AM CDT. Species facts: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), via iNaturalist.
  • Lucky Finds: counts of Google reviews via SerpApi (no review text), checked Oct 7, 9:09 AM CDT.
  • Clues: gemma-4-31B-it (open model, Apache-2.0), made Oct 26, 12:17 AM CDT. Code wrote every number and date.
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