3. To your right by the inlet is a birch tree snag which provides important habitat for many forest creatures. The hole in this snag was created by a woodpecker that was searching for insects. During winter, it is common for nuthatches or chickadees to huddle in a woodpecker hole to keep warm. As many as thirty birds have been observed in a woodpecker hole at one time.

4. Much of Westmoor Park's topography is a result of glacial activity. 10,000-15,000 years ago the Wisconsin Ice Sheet covered the entire Connecticut Valley, including the park. The "S" shaped hill that rises in front of you is a glacial deposit called an esker. Eskers formed when the ice sheet "cracked" and a stream began from the melting glacier. The stream carried sand, gravel and even boulders to this spot. This esker is nearly 30 feet high. Imagine how this area looked 12,000 years ago, covered with ice nearly 60 feet thick, with a stream running where you now stand.