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BirdingManitoba.com – Bird Watching in Manitoba, Canada

La Barriere Park

Follow unmarked but well maintained trails along the La Salle River in La Barrière Park for a bit of urban wilderness at the southern tip of Winnipeg. Paddle the gently moving waters of the La Salle – odds are good for a close encounter with a Great Blue Heron gliding above the river or a white-tailed deer sipping daintily at the water’s edge. Like Assiniboine Park, it is a good place to check for migrating songbirds.

Sample species to see
  • Cooper’s Hawk
  • Great Horned Owl
  • Red-headed Woodpecker
  • Hairy Woodpecker
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee
  • Great Crested Flycatcher
  • Yellow-throated Vireo
  • Red-eyed Vireo
  • White-breasted Nuthatch
  • House Wren
  • Scarlet Tanager
  • Lark Sparrow
  • Savannah Sparrow
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  • Indigo Bunting
  • Orchard Oriole
  • Baltimore Oriole