Multi-Use Trail Along English Coulee South of Demers Avenue
English Coulee South of DeMers Ave
Access:
From DeMers Ave, turn left on S 34th St and park at Ray Richards Golf Course. Walk east, across S 34th St, to the multi-use trail on the west side of the English Coulee. This trail goes south a little more than a mile to 17th Ave S. After crossing 11th Ave S, stay left to follow the east side of a "side coulee" to 17th Ave S. The English Coulee itself runs southwestward along the east side of Sertoma Park.
Gray-Cheeked Thrush
The habitat along this segment of the coulee is different than that found north of 6th Ave N. Early on, the coulee bank is dominated by Russian olive. After passing the condominiums on your right, a mixed-species shelterbelt occurs to the west of the multi-use trail. An unpaved trail can be taken down the center of much of this shelterbelt. This is a good place for migrant passerines including various thrushes. A Whip-poor-will was once found there.
After crossing 11th Ave S, Altru Hospital is soon on your left. Next is a thick understory of red osier dogwood that occurs in a green ash windbreak. A heavy cattail growth occurs along most of this stretch of Coulee.
After crossing 11th Ave S, Altru Hospital is soon on your left. Next is a thick understory of red osier dogwood that occurs in a green ash windbreak. A heavy cattail growth occurs along most of this stretch of Coulee.
Common Yellowthroat
Nesting species along the coulee include Wood Duck, Mallard, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, and Song Sparrow. Purple Martins and Barn Swallows are easy to find here.
During spring migration, watch for American Bittern, Sora, and Marsh Wren. Blooming shrubs are especially good places to find vireos and warblers, often near eye-level. Watch also for Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.
During spring migration, watch for American Bittern, Sora, and Marsh Wren. Blooming shrubs are especially good places to find vireos and warblers, often near eye-level. Watch also for Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.
Sora
Feeders along the Coulee have provided CBC records for Song and White-throated Sparrows. The first Eurasian Collared-Dove found on a North Dakota CBC was on the Coulee, near 14th Ave.
After crossing 11th Ave S, Sertoma Park lies to the southwest and offers additional opportunities for birding.
After crossing 11th Ave S, Sertoma Park lies to the southwest and offers additional opportunities for birding.
Pedestrian Bridge over English Coulee
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