James D Martin Heronry
This heronry is easily accessed and viewable from a mall parking lot or from the shoulder of I-759. The nests are occupied from late March through late May or early June. During most years, there are nesting Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets. Some years there are Green Herons, Black-crowned Night cerons, or Double-crested Cormorants. Outside the nesting season, the trees serve as roosts for Cormorants and hunting perches for the occasional Bald Eagle.
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James D. Martin Wildlife Park
A level walking trail surrounding a 300-acre lake/wetland situated directly behind an urban mall. This is a good place to see gulls, Canada Geese, and a few species of waterfowl in winter. The park’s woodlands also boast a reasonable complement of songbirds. One of the real winners here is the easily viewable heron rookery in spring, augmented by post-breeding wading birds in summer and fall.
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