Dawn is an active time at Apex Lake, especially in the winter.
Many early-risers walk or jog the 2-mile loop around the 50-acre lake within Apex Community Park.
But local and migratory birds are stirring even before the golden light of sunrise greets the day. If you stand still and quietly watch and listen, you will see Canada geese, cormorants, hawks, great blue herons, hooded mergansers and even American bald eagles waking and feeding, before flying off into the new day.
