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Bath Nature Preserve on Ira
Road was
a new birding location for most of us. |
It comprises 404 acres of
varied
habitats and was part of the Raymond
Firestone Estate. |
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It has pasture lands, old
growth forests,
wetlands, a tamarack bog, ponds
and creeks. |
The University of Akron has a
field station here and does an extensive salamander study. |
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The nature trail led us
through pastures and then into a forest. |
Woodpeckers seemed to be
everywhere. |
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And wild flowers too... |
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We started off cold at 45
degrees. Gloves were in order early on. |
Mickey and Tom looking at some
wintered over milk weed pods. |
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The Enchanted Forest will soon
be included in the preserve. |
The strangest thing, we found
field sparrows up in trees! |
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This trail is over two miles
long, but we were rewarded.... |
... near the end with a
Great-horned Owl nest across the way in full view. |
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There are several 200 + year
old oaks and maples on this preserve. This fir was a
grand size too. |
The American Kestrels and
Red-shouldered Hawks gave us quite a show. |
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By the end of the trip our
coats were off
and we were treated to sunny 70 degree weather. |
