Birds Of Clear Creek: The Ponds

The stormwater retention ponds are engineered habitats that are quickly becoming integrated into the lives of our bird populations. Read it – winged blackbird's nest among the cattails while the roof Louis hummingbirds use cattail fluff for lining their nests. European starlings and American crows search for food along the boardwalk and tree swallows with above the ponds catching in sex. The ponds themselves attract mallards, Buffelhead ducks and Canadageese. As the vegetation changes around the ponds, expect the birdlife to change as well.