Kannowski Park

South of Kannowski Park

Access:
As you approach the Point Bridge going east on Minnesota Ave, turn right onto S 3rd St and look for the parking lot for Kannowski Park on your left. Access to the Greenway is via an up-and-over walkway.

Once you cross the dike, the large, open-space to the left is the former Central Park. Despite the loss of many elms, a number of mature trees including spruce are still present. Some of the grassy area has been planted to native grasses including little bluestem and side-oats grama. Mature cottonwoods along the river have provided records for nesting American Kestrel, Red-headed Woodpecker, and Pileated Woodpecker. Some of the area, when left unmowed, has attracted nesting pairs of Sedge Wren and Bobolink. Areas adjacent to the bike path have been used by Lark Sparrows.

A storm-water retention pond is particularly good in season for Wood Duck. Spruces should be checked for species partial to conifers. The habitat is quite diverse here, which makes it an excellent place to find migrant passerines.

The area to the right of the up-and-over pathway is adjacent to the Reeves Drive neighborhood, which is one of the oldest in Grand Forks. A nice woodland next to the river retains much of the native understory. It is one of the best areas to find migrants in spring or fall, permanent residents year-round, and on an especially lucky day, a Pileated Woodpecker or an Eastern Screech Owl. Indigo Buntings regularly occur here in the nesting season.

Kannowski Park storm-water pond

Eastern Screech Owl

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