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Millersylvania State Park
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HABITAT:
Park w/ 842 acres of mature second-growth coniferous forest on freshwater lake
BIRDING: Spring arrivals include Ospreys, Rufous Hummingbirds, and Pacific-slope Flycatchers. Ring-necked Ducks, Pied-billed Grebes, Common Mergansers, and Greater Scaups stay fall-winter. Year-round forest dwellers are Bald Eagles, Ruffed Grouse, Steller’s Jays, Great Horned Owls, Bewick’s and Winter Wrens; and Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers.
VIEWING:
Scan edges of lake. Drive/walk 0.7 mile further to Environmental Learning Center/boat launch parking area and set up scope on dock. Also see forest birds from 8.6 miles of trails starting at learning center.
ACCESS: From I-5, take exit 95 (Littlerock/Maytown/Hwy 121 N). Turn east onto Maytown Rd SW/Hwy 121 N. Drive 3.1 miles (at “T” intersection, Hwy 121 N turns left, becoming Tilley Rd S.) Turn left (west) into park entrance.

 

 

 

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