Erie Canal Trail - from the beginning

Mother's Day, May 10th we hiked the Erie Canal Trail from Dewitt to Manlius Center, 6 miles round trip. This is the western end of the Erie Canal State Park whose eastern terminus is just west of Rome. Below are photos from the hike: a mallard enjoying the sun, a red-bellied woodpecker peeking out of his/her nesting hole, and a family of geese. We saw an Eastern Kingbird as well but I couldn't get a good photo of him.