Below are links to sound and visual wildlife quests suitable for local parks, gardens, and trails. Note, most quests are designed for a particular locale and season when the animal is present (or in hibernation or in migration), the plant is in flower, or the tree has leaves. For example, Wood Frogs only sing in spring, Red-winged Blackbirds migrate south in fall, and deciduous trees lose their leaves in winter.
Index:
Ottawa/Gatineau general
Strathcona Park (Sandy Hill)
Riverain Park (Vanier)
Fletcher Wildlife Garden
Britannia Conservation Area (Mud Lake)
Petrie Island Park
Mer Bleue Conservation Area
MacLaren Cemetery Trails – Wakefield
Shirleys Bay Park and Hilda Road feeders
Pinhey Sand Dunes and Forest
Billings Estate
Ottawa-Gatineau (general)
Spring
Fall
Strathcona Park (Sandy Hill)
Fall
Riverain Park (Vanier)
Fall
Fletcher Wildlife Garden
Spring
Summer
Late summer
Fall
Britannia Conservation Area (Mud Lake)
Mud Lake – spring
Mud Lake – summer
Mud Lake – fall
Petrie Island Park
Summer
Mer Bleue Conservation Area
Bog Trail – summer
Bog Trail – wildlife
Trail 51 – spring
Dolman Ridge Road – summer
Dolman Ridge Road – winter
Dewberry Trail – spring
MacLaren Cemetery Trails – Wakefield
Summer
Richmond Conservation Area (formerly Richmond Lagoons)
Summer
Shirleys Bay Park and Hilda Road feeders
Summer
Pinhey Sand Dunes and Forest
Summer
Billings Estate
Fall
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