BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER
The Black-backed Woodpecker likes mature forests with lots of older trees in which they can find bugs and grubs. It is rarely seen, so I figure myself as lucky to have seen two. This one, in the PRA while the other was at the end of Hwy 546 west of Turner Valley. They overwinter in the province somewhat south of their normal breding area. They are about the size of a Robin..
SOME DIRECTIONS
Recently, I discovered that a new bridge has been constructed over Jumpingpound Creek in Spruce Woods Provincial Recreation Area (PRA). This PRA is located within the Sibbald Demonstration Forest Area off highway 68 (Sibbald Road). The previous bridge was destroyed in the 2013 flood. The new bridge is upstream from the previous one and it connects to new trails which lead to the Moose Creek Loop. The other thing I discovered is that a portion of Tom Snow Trail in this area has been modified to go though the middle of the PRA, avoiding a nasty section that had been badly flood damaged in 2013. This cache is located along the new Tom Snow trail alignment . To get to an intersection of the Moose Loop and Tom Snow trails follow directional signs to the Moose Creek Loop from the parking area, go down the hill across the new Jumpingpound bridge and continue over several other bridges to the loop. Then go around Moose Creek loop in a clockwise direction, crossing one other bridge before coming the Tom Snow Trail.
The Tom Snow, Moose Loop intersection
