At-risk bird species of the Happy Valley Forest...

Photos by BarrytheBIrder

King Township's 21,600-acre Happy Valley Forest and Pottageville Swamp are home to 18 species of birds that are designated as endangered, threatened, or of special concern:

                                                                           Bald Eagle - Photo by BarrytheBirder

Endangered:          Cerulean Warbler

                                Golden Eagle

                                Yellow-breasted Chat

Threatened:           Bank Swallow

                                Barn Swallow

                                Bobolink

                                Canada Warbler

                                Chimney Swift

                                Eastern Meadowlark

                                Eastern Whip-poor-will

                                Least Bittern

                                Red-headed Woodpecker

                                Wood Thrush

Special Concern:   Bald Eagle

                                Eastern Wood-Pewee

                                Grasshopper Sparrow

                                Peregrine Falcon

                                Short-eared Owl     

The Happy Valley Forest, atop the Oak Ridges Moraine, in King Township, has existed undisturbed for more than 100 years and will achieve 'old-growth forest' status in another 50 to 100 years.

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BarrytheBirder