Birdwatching & Picnic At Irving Park

OVERVIEW

Walk through Irving Nature Park at your own pace and enjoy the wonderfully serene setting, which is ideal for birdwatching and enjoying the provided picnic box lunch. During free time, you can meander down the boardwalk, through a towering hedge maze and along the network of trails that wind through the coastal forests and marshland. At 600 acres, Irving Nature Park is large enough to hold six different ecosystems that are home to an incredible diversity of flora and fauna. Birds in particular flock there in great numbers as the peninsular park is a staging site for migratory birds that travel between the Arctic and South America. More than 200 species of birds have been spotted there, including snow buntings that typically live in higher latitudes, colorful songbirds such as the yellow-breasted chat and whimbrels, a large brown shore bird that winters as far south as Tierra del Fuego.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Spend time walking about Irving Nature Park at your leisure.
• Stroll the boardwalk, explore the hedge maze and follow the winding trails.
• Spot all sorts of birds, as more than 200 species of them have been logged in the park.
• Pick a relaxing spot to stretch out and enjoy a picnic box lunch.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.