https://ebird.org/wi/hotspot/L426138
Habitat: Northern Wet and Wet-mesic Forest, Sedge Meadow, Willow, Alder or Dogwood Swamp, Pine & Oak Barrens, and Native and Restored Grassland..
Best Birds: Turkey Vulture, hawks, and Common Raven can be seen soaring around the bluffs. The meadows, fens, ponds hold a variety of waterfowl as well as American Woodcock, Northern Harrier, Belted Kingfisher, Sedge Wren and Veery. In the pine-oak barrens Eastern Whip-poor-will, Red-headed Woodpecker, Orchard Oriole and Scarlet Tanager may be found. In the open sandy barrens look for Brown Thrasher, Lark Sparrow, Bobolink, and Dickcissel. Also found in the area are Black-billed and Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Blue-winged, Nashville, Pine, Black-and-White and Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Clay-colored, Vesper Grasshopper and Henslow’s Sparrow.
Directions: 74 miles N of Madison/6 miles SW of the city of Adams. The property has an irregular boundary where County F can be found to the north, Hwy 13 to the east, the village of White Creek to the south and County Z to the west. Vehicles can be parked along roadsides in most locations. There are seven small parking areas located throughout the area which connect to a variety of trails. The SE parking lot, 43.865948, -89.842761, accessed from 14th Court leads to a series of well-maintained trails overseeing small ponds and marshes.
Site Address and Additional information:
A 6700-acre WI Important Bird Area which includes Quincy and Rattlesnake Bluff (Cambrian Sandstone Buttes and Mesas that rise up to 200 feet high). Uplands are forested with Jack Pine and Hill's Oak with shrubs dominated by Huckleberry, Hazelnut & Blueberry. Grasses and forbs characteristic of barrens and sandy prairies are also found. There are extensive Wiregrass Sedge Meadows, Wet Prairies, Open Bog, Fen, and flowages.
14th Ct, Adams, WI
https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=272
Marty Evanson
