Origin Park is a vibrant and interesting place to visit as the winter weather sets in and views open into the landscape . At various areas within the 430-acre planned park , you can easily experience nature in all of its glory , especially if you are an avid bird watcher .
In Clarksville , beginning at the Falls of the Ohio and stretching west , over 275 species have been documented , catching the attention of many naturalists and artists such as John James Audubon , who observed and sketched many of these birds .
Yellow Warbler Downy Woodpecker
Bald Eagle
Cardinal
This stretch of river along the southern border of Origin Park continues to be the habitat of a wide variety of shorebirds and waterfowl . The nearby Buttonbush Woods provides good birding for warblers , woodpeckers , indigo buntings , and Baltimore orioles . During winter , peregrine falcons and bald eagles call this area home . Just off the Ohio River Greenway near the future Event Center , you can hear American robins , swamp sparrows and cedar waxwing .
But it ’ s not just the birds that can be seen and heard in and around the park during the winter . While some animals that call Buttonbush Woods home hibernate during this time of year , beavers are still busy at work . Deer freely peek their heads out just enough to let you know this is their home , too .