Mud Lake

Monday, May 26, 2014

Today Maman brought the Chelsea boys to Mud Lake to go looking for turtles with Grandpa. It was a warm sunny day, perfect for a nature hike.

Check out our bird discoveries:

Samuel's Bird List

1. Canada Goose (with goslings)
2. Mallard (on nest with 6 eggs)
3. Red-winged Blackbird
4. Ring-billed Gull
5. Northern Cardinal
6. Great Blue Heron
7. Wood Duck
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. White-breasted Nuthatch
10. Northern Flicker
11. Black-crowned Night-Heron

And the other wildlife we spotted:

Other Fauna

1. Midland Painted Turtle
2. Snapping Turtle
3. Bullfrog
4. Snail
5. Gray Squirrel
6. Black Squirrel
7. Racoon
8. Water Snake
9. Garter Snake

 

We had a picnic lunch and David had a little nap.

A little biking and rollerblading and it was time to head home.