Mendon Ponds Park

Mendon Ponds Park
Devil's Bathtub, Mendon Ponds Park.

Mendon Ponds Park is a county park located southeast of Rochester, New York, within the suburban towns of Mendon and Pittsford. At over 2500 acres (10 km²), it is the largest park in Monroe County.[1] It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1967 in recognition of its unique glacial geology.[2]

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Geography

Mendon Ponds contains a number of unique glacially created land structures, including a kettle hole known as the "Devil's Bathtub," eskers, a floating sphagnum moss peat bog, and kames.

At the northernwestern end of the line of other glacial ponds and lakes near the "Bathtub," [3] there is a sphagnum moss peat bog, where the build-up of moss has created a floating island in the middle of the lake. Due to the acidity buildup and lack of decay caused by the sphagnum moss, the bog is home to a number of carnivorous plants, including sundew and pitcher plants.

Wildlife

Mendon Ponds is known locally as a birdwatching destination. Birds present in the wetland areas include Wood Duck, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue Heron, Canada Goose, Virginia Rail, sora, Least and American bittern, and American Coot. Passerine birds of the park are typified by Eastern Bluebird, Scarlet Tanager, flycatchers, vireo, chickadees, and nuthatches. In winter, the park's chickadees take seed from patient visitors' hands.[1]

The park's Quaker Pond is home to a long-standing population of beavers. Muskrats, foxes, deer, and mink are also frequently observed within the park's borders.[3]

Wild Wings, a nonprofit organization that houses and cares for injured birds of prey, is headquartered near the park's southwestern edge.[1][4]

Recreation

Mendon Ponds Park provides many recreational facilities, including twenty-one miles of hiking and sightseeing trails, shelters and lodges, fishing. A sensory garden is also present within the park catering to disabled patrons. It’s a popular destination for equestrians with its many miles of riding trails and unique scenery.

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Coordinates: 43°00′56″N 77°33′50″W / 43.01556°N 77.56389°W / 43.01556; -77.56389


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