Welcome to the Peace Valley Birdcam on NCTV

Peace Valley offers 14 miles of nature trails in the woods and meadows at the eastern end of Lake Galena. More than 250 species of birds have been sighted here. The bird blind near the Solar Building is frequented by cardinals, woodpeckers, finches, titmice, sparrows, and many other colorful species. The deer tracks, groundhog holes, muskrat dens, and squirrel nests indicate the great variety of life. The under story plants of dogwoods, spicebush, cedar and viburnums yield to maples, oaks, ashes and tulip trees in the mature woods. The meadows have a large variety of wildflowers in bloom through the three seasons. Spring beauties, trout lilies, loosestrife, asters and sunflowers are a few of the many wildflowers common to the Nature Center.

The Special Wildlife Area is off-limits to humans, but can be enjoyed from the Chapman Road bridge or the duck blind. Osprey, cormorants, kingfishers, egrets, herons, turtles, snakes and frogs are easily viewed.