Enticing the kids to get outside during the winter months is easier with the promise of getting up close and personal with the chickadees making the trails of the river valley their home. You can feed chickadees in Edmonton any time of year, but winter is a great time to do it, encouraging everyone in the family to get outside and explore a new trail.

Armed with a pocket full of seeds, you can visit these six locations in Edmonton to find the best places to feed chickadees in Edmonton.

Sherwood Park Natural Area

Sherwood Park Natural area can be accessed through both the winter and summer months. It’s a popular trail, just outside of Sherwood Park, where you can feed chickadees by hand. The 2.7 km trail is kid-friendly, and can be walked winter or summer.
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Clifford E Lee Nature Sanctuary

Clifford E Lee Natural Area is a fan favourite with the kids in our family, because of the easy to walk boardwalk, the lookout points, and the ‘tree fort’ at the end of the trail. The boardwalk trails often have a bit of seed and nuts lined up near the edge, so you can stop for a look, or try your luck and stay still to feed chickadees out of your hand.
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Lois Hole Centennial Park

Walk along the John E Poole Wetlands Boardwalk to the lookout point for an incredible view of the marsh, while you try to spot birds in the distance. Lois Hole Centennial Park is a hotspot for feeding chickadees in Edmonton.
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Mill Creek Ravine

Mill Creek Ravine is home to chickadees, but you might have to leave the beaten path (the busy, beaten path) to find the chickadees to hand feed in Edmonton. To access Mill Creek Ravine, our favourite place to park is the entrance just off of Shamrock Curling Club.
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Whitemud Creek Ravine Trail

Whitemud Creek Ravine Trail south has many features that make it one of our favourite kid friendly trails in Edmonton’s river valley, including the ability to feed chickadees in Edmonton. If you visit during the summer months, you’ll probably see local birdwatchers with binoculars, gazing up at the nesting owls in the tree near the beginning of the trail.
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