Songbird Slough: July 14, 2012

While there isn't too much to see at Songbird Slough other than a bunch of prairie grasses, the sounds definitely make the preserve worth the visit. While you can still hear the interstate not too far away, the dominant sounds are cicadas and other insects buzzing, and songbirds chirping and singing. We weren't able to get any pictures of the birds, but they were plentiful.

There are two paths that we saw and tried. One is very smooth asphalt, which is about a mile long from the entrance of the preserve to the picnic area. The other is a path through the prairie grass to the pond area. While the asphalt trail is very stroller friendly, the grass path definitely is not. But it is the only way to get to the small pond.

Overall a very relaxing walk, even though we had to do another mile afterwards at home as the total trail was only 2 miles. We also had a little green stowaway that made it into the car.