Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary - Pittsfield, MA

Canoe Meadow, is a bird sanctuary managed by Mass Audubon. Trails are well marked and easy to navigate. The day we were at Canoe Meadow, the Sacred Way trail was closed due to damage and flooding from this past summer's storms, and a portion of the Carriage Road trail along the brook was flooded and not passable. Nonetheless, We did have a great walk following the Wolf Pine and Owl trails and most of the Carriage trail. We met up with two older gentleman along the top of the Carriage trail who were very excited about the bag of mushrooms that they had picked and were going to cook for dinner (something I would be very leery of doing unless I was absolutely sure of what I was picking). If you are a birder plan to spend some time at the wildlife observation building. We saw a green heron perched in the middle of the pond, and a small turtle sunning himself on a log not far off the walkway.  This was an easy and enjoyable walk.

Distance traveled: approx 2.25 miles