https:ebird.org/hotspot/L1570269
Habitat: Mississippi River Bottomland Hardwoods and Open Water.
Best Birds: At the parking lot watch for waterfowl in the open water to the north. Along the Sturgeon Slough Trail, accessed from the parking lot, look for woodpeckers, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Brown Creeper, Louisiana Waterthrush, and Prothonotary Warbler. From the elevated old U.S. Highway 18 berm look for waterfowl, herons, and warblers.
Directions: 59 miles S of La Crosse, One mile west of Prairie du Chien on U.S. Highway 18. Parking lot is at the wayside on the north side of the highway.
Site Address and Additional Information:
64276 U.S. Highway 18, Prairie Du Chien WI
Sturgeon Slough Trail is provided by the Upper Mississippi River Fish and Wildlife Refuge.
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/upper_mississippi_river/
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/upper_mississippi_river/McGregor_District.html
Dennis Kirschbaum
