Saskatoon

Saskatoon
Jane's Walk Saskatoon: May 1 to 3, 2015 - Meet Your City

Tuesday 31 March 2015

President Murray Park


Walk Name: President Murray Park
Walk Leader(s): Stan Shadick

Walk Leader's phone number: 306-652-5975

Description of Walk leader(s) and/or why you are leading this walk (optional):
President Murray Park contains 2 city blocks of mature spruce trees. This urban forest is home to a variety of songbirds.
  
Duration: 1 hour

Walk Description:  We will walk through this park listening and looking for any small songbirds that are present. We may see some finches, thrushes or nuthatches, chickadees and early migrant warblers. Bring a pair of binoculars, if possible. Any field guide to the Birds of North America would also be useful.

Meeting Place: NW corner of park at McKinnon Avenue and Aird St.
End Location:  Same as meeting place.
*looped walks are ideal but not necessary

Public Transit Directions:  Take any bus travelling along College Drive and get off at first stop east of Clarence Ave or first stop west of Wiggins Ave. Walk 4 blocks south to the park.

*bus schedule information available at http://ww9.saskatoon.ca:83/


Where is nearest parking?  Paid/free?: Parking is available on the street.

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