Prairie Appreciation Day Bird Walk

This is an opportunity to see prairie birds at a preserve which is normally closed to the public. The bird walk is a 2-3 mile walk through prairie and oak riparian woodland on gravel roads and dirt/grass trails.The prairie habitat affords raptors, meadowlarks, Savannah Sparrows, bluebirds and other migrant birds. The oak woodland should have flycatchers, House Wrens and other colorful birds such as warblers, Black-headed Grosbeaks, and Western Tanagers. We should also see a number of other resident birds. Mid-May is the height of blooming for prairie plants with camas turning the prairie blue.

Prairie Appreciation Day is celebrated by the Friends of Puget Prairies at Glacial Heritage Preserve, a South Sound prairie managed by the Center for Natural Lands Management.

Directions From I-5

• Take exit 95 (Littlerock/Maytown) and head West on Maytown Road toward the town of Littlerock.
• Follow Maytown Rd until you reach the stop sign at Littlerock Elementary. Continue straight onto 128th street and keep driving straight until the ‘T’ at Mima/Waddel Creek Rd.
• At the ‘T’ take a left and follow Mima Creek Road for 2.7 miles.
• You will see a tractor precaution sign followed shortly by a gravel road and brown sign marking Glacial Heritage Preserve on the left.
• Take a left onto the unmarked gravel road.
• Follow the road around the corner and through the white gate to the designated grassy parking area on the right.