Birch Haven Resort and its surrounding area is teeming with wildlife.

During there stay, many guests take a ride in the evening to look for whitetail deer as there are deer in many of the fields along the gravel roads. Last summer one guest looked out the window to discover a buck walking right past her cabin!

There are usually two or more families of loons on Balsam Lake. Guests can see
them best in early morning and early evening, when the lake is quiet. It is possible to hear the loons calling almost anytime during the day or night. Families of ducks will swim right up to the dock and look for bread crumbs to eat. Geese also can be seen swimming on the lake.

There are eagles and osprey that nest on the lake. If you are lucky you will be able to witness one of them dive in and come up with a fish in its beak for dinner.

There is usually a black bear or moose sighting by someone during the summer months and on a quiet evening, it is quite possible to hear the wolves howling. You can also spot raccoons, skunks and fox along the roadsides. And, of course, there is an abundance of rabbits, squirrels and chipmunks in the woods surrounding Birch Haven.

Each cabin is also equipped with a feeder that attracts many hungry Hummingbirds.