Trail sites for birding and hiking in the Northeast part of the Kansas City area

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KC area birds, their images, and where to see them

• Wood Thrush
• Red-eyed Vireo
• Eastern Wood Pewee
• Tufted Titmouse
• Blue Jay
• Northern Parula

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Trail sites in the Northeast part of the Kansas City area


	Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area [website] • In Blue Springs, Mo., on Park Rd. off Hwy 7 North of I-70 • Two paved trails, 0.5 and 0.75 miles long • Three unpaved trails, 1 1/3 to 3 1/3 miles long • Beautiful rock outcrops and wide-range of bird species • Nature center with view of bird feeding area

	George Owens Nature Park [website] • In Independence on Speck Rd. north of Hwy 78 • Six unpaved trails from 0.13 to 1.1 miles long • Wooded hills with rock outcrops and lakes • Nature center • See Cedar Waxwings, bluebirds, woodpeckers, more.

	Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary [website] • 407 N. Lafrenz Rd., Liberty, Mo. • Two paved trails, 0.25 and 0.5 miles long • Four unpaved, connected trails, 0.4 to 0.7 miles long • Creek, prairie, and woodland habitats • Nature center and bird feeding area

Smithville Lake [website]
• 20 miles north of downtown KC on U.S. Highway 169
• 23 miles of paved trails
• More than 2000 acres of prairie grasses, trees, native flowers
• Visitor center and observation tower
• See warblers, orioles, tanagers, Osprey, other species.


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