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[[Image:HundredAcrePond.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by craftygirl<br />a view of Hundred Acre Pond at Mendon Ponds Park]] | [[Image:HundredAcrePond.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by craftygirl<br />a view of Hundred Acre Pond at Mendon Ponds Park]] | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | + | Mendon Ponds Park is a County Park in [[New York]] State, about 10 miles southeast of Rochester. It has 2,500 acres of wetlands, ponds, woodlands, and some interesting geological landforms created during the last Ice Age. | |
==Birds== | ==Birds== | ||
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===Check-list=== | ===Check-list=== | ||
| − | {{BirdsSee| | + | {{BirdsSee|[[Canada Goose]], [[Mallard]], [[Ring-necked Duck]], [[Merlin]], [[Ring-billed Gull]], [[Mourning Dove]], [[Red-bellied Woodpecker]], [[Downy Woodpecker]], [[Blue Jay]], [[American Crow]], [[Black-capped Chickadee]], [[Tufted Titmouse]], [[White-breasted Nuthatch]], [[American Robin]], [[European Starling]], [[Cedar Waxwing]], [[Northern Cardinal]], [[American Goldfinch]]}} |
| − | Canada Goose, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Merlin, Ring-billed Gull, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robin, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Cardinal, American Goldfinch | ||
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==Other Wildlife== | ==Other Wildlife== | ||
| − | White-tailed Deer | + | [[White-tailed Deer]] |
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==Site Information== | ==Site Information== | ||
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Wild Wings operates a facility at Mendon Ponds Park. Wild Wings is a non-profit organization that cares for permanently injured raptors that will not be able to care for themselves in the wild any longer. Their website is included below in the external links section. | Wild Wings operates a facility at Mendon Ponds Park. Wild Wings is a non-profit organization that cares for permanently injured raptors that will not be able to care for themselves in the wild any longer. Their website is included below in the external links section. | ||
| + | *[http://www.monroecounty.gov/File/MendonPark.pdf Downloadable map of Mendon Ponds Park] | ||
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| + | ===Contact Details=== | ||
| + | Visitor Information<br> | ||
| + | Tel: 585-753-PARK (7275) | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | [http://www.monroecounty.gov/parks-mendonponds.php Monroe County:Mendon Ponds Website] | + | *[http://www.monroecounty.gov/parks-mendonponds.php Monroe County:Mendon Ponds Website] |
| − | [http://www.wildwingsinc.org/ Wild Wings Inc.] | + | *[http://www.wildwingsinc.org/ Wild Wings Inc.] |
==Reviews== | ==Reviews== | ||
| − | [[Category:New York]] [[Category:Locations]] | + | [[Category:New York]] [[Category:Locations]] [[Category:Incomplete Locations]] |
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Overview
Mendon Ponds Park is a County Park in New York State, about 10 miles southeast of Rochester. It has 2,500 acres of wetlands, ponds, woodlands, and some interesting geological landforms created during the last Ice Age.
Birds
Notable Species
Rarities
"To do"
Check-list
Birds you can see here include:
Canada Goose, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Merlin, Ring-billed Gull, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robin, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Cardinal, American Goldfinch
Other Wildlife
Site Information
History and Use
To do
Areas of Interest
Devil's Bathtub and Hundred Acre Pond
Access and Facilities
Mendon Ponds has a park office with a public telephone and information as well as a boat launch, beach area, restrooms, and two hills designated for sleding in the wintertime. It also has six lodges and seven shelters, all of which can be rented. Wild Wings operates a facility at Mendon Ponds Park. Wild Wings is a non-profit organization that cares for permanently injured raptors that will not be able to care for themselves in the wild any longer. Their website is included below in the external links section.
Contact Details
Visitor Information
Tel: 585-753-PARK (7275)
