https://ebird.org/wi/hotspot/L430796
Habitat: Jack Pine-Oak Barrens.
Best Birds: The Jack Pine-Oak Barrens are managed with prescribed fire. Clay-colored Sparrow and Eastern Towhee are common. In recently burned areas Upland Sandpiper, Whip-Poor-Will, and Brewer’s Blackbird are possible. The local Friends group, “Friends of the Bird Sanctuary” also manage a Sharp-tailed Grouse viewing blind in April and May.
Directions: 37 miles SE of Superior. 4.5 miles south of Solon Springs on Hwy 53 and west 1 mile on Cty Hwy M and Bird Rd. There is a parking lot on Bird Road a couple tenths of a mile north of M.
Site Address & Additional Information:
The North Country Trail runs the entirety of the property from north to south and can be accessed via the parking area on Bird Road.
Bird Rd, Solon Springs, WI 54873
Douglas County Wildlife Area | Wisconsin DNR
Greg Kessler
