Anna Badgley Little Trout Lake Nature Preserve

Little Trout Lake is secluded despite its close proximity to town. The shrubby shores of alders and willow provide perfect habitat for American redstarts, common yellowthroats and yellow warblers. Cedar waxwings, red-dyed vireos and indigo buntings breed in the adjacent forest and can be heard throughout the summer. Listen for the ringing songs of the swamp sparrows along the shoreline. The open water provides a stopover point for pied-billed grebes, wood ducks, ring-necked ducks and hooded mergansers. Bald eagles and ospreys are occasional visitors to the lake. The lake provides a welcome alternative for resident waterfowl during the summer when adjacent lakes get busy with human activity.