https://ebird.org/hotspot/L468910
Habitat: Dry Prairie (Sand dunes), Beaches, Marsh, Open Water.
Best birds: The wooded area along the trail attracts a great variety of warblers and other migrants during migration. Marsh Wren and Swamp Sparrow frequent the marsh habitat west of the dunes.
During the breeding season, Bank Swallows can often be seen nesting in the cliffs along the lakefront at the southeast corner of the dunes. Use caution walking along the eastern edge of the dunes due to erosion along Lake Michigan. Other breeding birds of the dunes are Willow Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Warbling Vireo, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Sedge Wren, and Eastern Towhee.
Directions: 47 miles south of Milwaukee. The Kenosha Dunes is the northernmost portion of Chiwaukee Prairie. Access it by taking 7th avenue to 85th street. The parking area is 0.2 miles east of 85th Street near the intersection with 3rd Ave. Walk north to access the dunes, (42.551142, -87.816305). You can also access the dunes by walking south through Southport Park. Park in the parking lot of Southport Park and walk about 500 ft south along the lakefront. (42.560862, -87.812915)
Site address and additional information:
Hike the trails along the western portion of the dunes and you’ll see marsh habitat and ponds to the west and the dunes to the east.
8228 7th Ave, Pleasant Prairie, WI
https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=54
Please protect the dunes and it’s unique habitat by staying on trails.
Jennifer Wenzel
