Dick Road and Ranger Road

Brown creepers, pine and Nashville warblers and hermit thrush are common in this habitat type. The calls of magnolia and blackburnian warblers can be heard during spring migration. In the spring and summer purple finch can be found breeding here. Indigo buntings, red-eyed and blue-headed vireos sing throughout the heat of summer. The incessant "chi-bek" call of least flycatchers can be heard from within the understory accompanied by eastern wood-pewees. In low areas and thickets listen for common yellowthroats, American redstarts and eastern phoebes. In the jack pine habitat spruce grouse can be found, particularly along Dick Road. Nightjars remain common in this area and the "peent" call of common nighthawks signals its presence overhead. In open areas watch for brown thrashers, American kestrels and sharp-tailed grouse. Recent controlled burns have also created habitat favorable for black-backed woodpeckers and a few breeding sites have been found in the last few years.