Who is out there?
Bird Watchers Paradise
The most prominent significance of Laurier Woods is that it is located within city limits and very close to the downtown core. It is an important stopover space for many migratory birds and is home to some provincially significant species of animals. The combination of forest and wetlands provides excellent habitat for wildlife including 33 nesting bird species.
The most prominent significance of Laurier Woods is that it is located within city limits and very close to the downtown core. It is an important stopover space for many migratory birds and is home to some provincially significant species of animals. The combination of forest and wetlands provides excellent habitat for wildlife including 33 nesting bird species.
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Resident Bird Species
Blue-winged Teal Ruffed Grouse Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Least Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Tree Swallow Blue Jay American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Common Grackle American Goldfinch Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black and White Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Hermit Thrush American Robin |
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Summer Fawn
Deer are some of the most frequent visitors to the Laurier Woods park area. While they are not always easily seen their tracks are often fresh and very visible on the winter trails or in the summer mud.
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I love turtles.
Not everyone is in a hurry around here. Taking it a little slower may also be a good idea for the rest of us. Enjoy your wetland park and smell the bulrushes.
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Photos courtesy Kaye Edmonds.
