STONY CREEK METROPARK

Fall and spring-migratory waterfowl such as Common Loon, Common Merganser, Bufflehead, both Scaup species can be seen on Stony Creek Lake. Bald Eagles and Osprey are often seen fishing in the lake. Bald Eagles and Osprey nest along the Inwood trails. Open fields and shrub edges attract nesting Eastern Towhee, Indigo Bunting, Eastern Bluebird, song sparrows, field sparrows and Eastern Kingbirds. The park's large acres of rolling hills with meadows and prairie attract Horned Larks, Eastern Meadowlarks and rare Henslow Sparrows and Grasshopper Sparrows. Woodlands along the nature trails attract Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Pileated Woodpeckers, Red-headed Woodpeckers and Eastern Screech Owls. Evergreen trees and riparian areas play host to nesting Barred Owls. And Sandhill Cranes nest in the marshy pond along the Inwood trail. Grassland sparrows, Eastern Bluebirds, Eastern Towhee, Barred Owls, nesting Bald Eagles and Osprey and Sandhill Cranes are all unique sightings. In the fall and spring, Pileated Woodpeckers and migrating waterfowl can be seen.

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