Opal Day Use Area, Part 2

About this episode

Rob Porter continues his exploration of the Opal Day Use area, highlighting the diverse wildlife found there.

I’m continuing my exploration of Opal Day Use area along the main highway of Kananaksis Trail. This location is alongside a river and seems to be abundant with warblers, sandpipers, Columbian ground squirresl and more. Credits Songbirding: Kananaskis Country is a Songbirding Studios production. Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter. The Songbirding cover art (Townsend's Warbler) is by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062 Creative Commons music is from Bluedot Sessions. Learn how to support the show at https://songbirding.com/support

People in this episode

Host: Rob Porter

Topics covered

• birdwatching
• nature exploration
• wildlife
• Kananaskis
• outdoor activities

Keywords

• warblers
• sandpipers
• Columbian ground squirrels
• Kananaskis
• nature
• birding
• outdoors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Songbirding Studios, Bluedot Sessions

Places: Opal Day Use area, Kananaskis Trail, Kananaskis Country

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