Syracuse.com - Syracuse couple enjoys wildlife and sights at Seneca Meadows Wetland Preserve

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This is a neat place that we will definitely be returning to again and would be a good candidate for next year's Figura Challenge bucket list.

Paul Pflanz, of Syracuse, wrote the following about him and his wife, Linda, visiting the Seneca Meadows Wetland Preserve:

"Linda found a new birding spot, the Seneca Medows Wetlands Preserve just outside of Waterloo. It is between Rt 414 and Black Brook Road. See the website.

"It has several miles of trails, all well maintained crushed stone with only a few spots where the wetland intrudes on the pathway. Boots aren't necessary but aren't a bad idea. There are several pools and ponds and a small hill in the center providing an overlook.

"Today we saw sandhill cranes, herons, a bittern, a hawk and some large dragonflies. It is apparently associated with the Seneca Meadows Landfill, a huge facility on the west side of rt 414 opposite the preserve. A landfill and a wetlands preserve are an interesting combo, possibly the preserve was part of the deal to approve the landfill location. There is an ed center building on rt 414, but we have not found it open on two separate visits.

"This is a neat place that we will definitely be returning to again and would be a good candidate for next year's Figura Challenge bucket list."

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