the Way of the Turtle

1 Mile Walk at Greece Canal Park
Friday, March 18, 2011

After Ann got off work we grabbed a quick bite to eat and then headed to Greece Canal Park for a short walk, hoping to see lots of woodpeckers like we did three years ago. We heard a few calling and may have glimpsed two off in the trees... but for the most part our bird sightings were limited to robins, red-winged blackbirds, and a pair of nuthatches.

We also saw a ton of tadpoles swimming around at the edge of one of the ponds... guess the warm weather over the past two days have brought them out of hibernation.

The most disappointing part of our walk was seeing all the work they're doing on park "improvements"... right now a lot of it seems to be installing a new sewer system and unfortunately building a new lodge down the hill from the canal path. Which means they cut down a ton of trees and wiped out a section of trail through the woods (well... woods that are no longer there.) From the looks of the proposed improvements there's a lot more they're going to be doing as well... hopefully by the time it's all done it will be worth it and there will be some nice new trails there, to balance out all the habitat they're demolishing for "improvements" to the park.

JMH