Chalco Hills Recreation Area
Appearance
Chalco Hills Recreation Area in eastern Nebraska, USA, consists of 940 acres (380 ha) of which 246 acres (99 ha) is covered by Wehrspann Lake, a man-made reservoir. The recreation area is managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
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Wehrspann Lake and surroundings
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Wehrspann Lake and surrounding trail
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Wehrspann Lake in June 2007
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Wetlands adjacent to Lake Wehrspann
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Concrete walkway at Chalco Hills
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Footbridge over Lake Wehrspann
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Footbridge over South Branch Papillion Creek
Birds
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Canada geese over Lake Wehrspann
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a sord of Mallard chicks
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Brown-headed Cowbird
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Female Mallard and offspring
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Buteo jamaicensis Red tailed hawk
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Buteo jamaicensis Red tailed hawk
Mammals
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Muskrat lodge
Reptiles and amphibians
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Eastern Painted Turtle
Trees and plants
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Ponderosa pine and cones
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Bark and thorns of the Honey locust
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Elderberry flowers
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Leaves of the Ginkgo tree
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Leaves of the Thornless Honey Locust
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Leaves of the Norway Maple
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Physalis heterophylla Clammy Ground Cherry fruit and leaves
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Physalis heterophylla Clammy Ground Cherry flower and leaves
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Ageratina altissima White snakeroot
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Echinacea angustifolia Purple coneflower
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Helianthus petiolaris Plains sunflower
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Helianthus grosserratus Sawtooth sunflower
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Helianthus grosserratus Sawtooth sunflower
Insects
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) dragonfly
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Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) dragonfly
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Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
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Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
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Cicada
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Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
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Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Recreation
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Hot air ballon in flight after take off from Chalco Hills