Boyd Hill Park

Boyd hill is fantastic considering it's an urban hike. You enter through the gift shop and you have to pay admission (also I think it's closed on Monday's). Then you walk past some injured raptors (hawks, owls, etc) in cages outside. Then there are more or less two hiking experiences. The main loop is a forest at first along the lake then into forest. It can get hot but they are brilliant in that they have water coolers out there. On the first part going counter clockwise there's first a wetlands boardwalk where we've seen some interesting birds. And a little further on is what I think is the best part - a little bridge to a little island. Always see alligators and gallinules here but also bittern and in winter seen some of the largest groups of coots. All kinds of heron etc. Also seen raccoon and marsh rabbit here. Other than summer being a bit too much and that it costs to get in - it's a great park.