Kabutonuma Lake

Kabutonuma Lake is large lake, and has camping grounds surrounded by large trees at the east coast. Kabutonuma is a stopover site for Ducks and Geese. In April-May and September-October, you can watch Greater White-fronted Geese, Bean Geese, Smew, Mandarin Duck and Falcated Duck. In summer, you can watch little Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Common Moorhen, Common Coot and Common Kingfisher. In May-June, Russet Sparrow and Chestnut-Cheeked Starling inhabit in large tree forest. You can hear Brown-headed thrush, Narcissus Flycatcher, Japanese robin, Siberian blue robin and Eastern crowned willow warbler voices. In open area, you can watch Siberian Rubythroat and Long-tailed Rosefinch. If you walk on a trail from camping ground to southern direction, you can watch Reed Bunting and Black browed Reed Warbler in reed grassland. In winter, you can watch resident birds such as Tits, and Great Spotted Woodpecker and Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker in large tree forest. Long boots or Snowshoes are recommended to walk in the forest full of snow.