Cattail Chorus Natural AreaDescriptionThis natural area, nestled at the junction of the Poudre and Spring Creek trails, is often enjoyed by employees of nearby businesses during the lunch hour. It’s a great place to watch wildlife and enjoy a peaceful moment. Cattail Chorus is teeming with nature: the habitat supports a high diversity of migrant and resident songbirds and waterfowl; the cottonwoods on the west side of the site are a winter roosting site for great blue herons; and yellow-headed blackbirds nest in the cattails. Butterflies, dragonflies, and other tiny creatures flit among the vegetation of the ponds. Watch for a variety of colorful caterpillars crawling on the trail in the spring. This site was acquired with the help of a Great Outdoors Colorado grant. TrailsA short natural surface trail on the north side of Cattail Chorus leads to a bench where visitors can watch and listen to a variety of wildlife. Cattail Chorus is an on-trail-only site; 0.5 miles of the paved Poudre River and Spring Creek trails (wheelchair accessible) follow the edges of this natural area. Hours5:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. DirectionsLocated at the junction of the Poudre River Trail and Spring Creek Trail, north of Prospect, east of Timberline. Nearest parking is at Prospect Ponds Natural Area. Events & Activities
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