There is no end to your discovery here. 520 acres. Flora and fauna. Hiking trails. The DePauw Nature Park is open every day. From downtown Greencastle, go south on Jackson Street. Turn right onto W.

The DePauw Nature Park was the site of an active limestone quarry from 1917 to 1977. The limestone rock began forming 350 million years ago from the remains of animals living on the bottom of an ...

Stocky body, large head, ragged crest of feathers on head, large bill. Head, back, and wings are bluish-gray. Belly and collar are white. Female (left in image) has blue-gray and rufous bands across ...

From Downtown Greencastle, go south on Jackson Street. Turn right onto W. Walnut Street going west. Follow W and follow for .6 miles. The driveway to the Nature Park is on the left. Follow the ...

A large seed-eating bird. Large gray conical bill. Male is dark blue overall with two reddish-brown wing bars and black feathers around base of bill. Female is brown overall, dark wings and tail, ...

A large thrush. Bright reddish-brown head, brown back, large dark spots on breast and upper belly. Song is a series of whistled flutelike notes preceded by lower pitched repeated notes, “bub bub ...

A small hawk, about the size of a crow. Short rounded wings and long narrow tail. Bluish-gray back, light below with reddish-brown barring. Nests in extensive forests. Nest is a platform of sticks, ...

A small woodpecker. Black-and-white checkered back, white underparts, black-and-white streaked face. Male has a small red patch on the back of his head. Bill is small, barely extending beyond the ...

Bright yellow throat and breast, black face bordered by white eyebrow, gray back, white belly with black streaking on sides, large white patch on side of head, two white wing bars. The genus name ...