https://ebird.org/wi/hotspot/L2166983
Habitat: Northern Hardwood Forest, Southern Hardwood Forest, Bottomland Hardwoods
Best Birds: From the parking lot cross over Hwy S and enter the woods beyond the cable gate. This small wooded area, located on the banks of the Little Eau Pleine River, attracts a nice variety of warblers, flycatchers, thrushes and other woodland birds during migration, including Golden-winged, Cape May, Northern Parula, Magnolia, Blackburnian, and Blackpoll. Other migrant birds to watch for include Olive-sided Flycatcher, Philadelphia Vireo, Gray-cheeked Thrush, and White-throated Sparrow.
Summer nesting birds include Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Wood Thrush, and American Redstart. Check the nearby bridge over the river for nesting Cliff Swallow.
Directions: 32 miles SW of wausau/approximately 16.5 driving miles southwest of Mosinee. located on Highway S, 1.3 miles south of Highway C, or 1.2 miles north of the Stanton W. Mead Education & Visitor Center.
Site Address & Additional Information:
Parking 44.715218, -89.865645
George W. Mead Wildlife Area
201517 County Hwy S Milladore, WI 54454
Expect wood ticks and mosquitoes.
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Lands/WildlifeAreas/mead.html
https://www.stevenspointarea.com/listing/george-w-mead-wildlife-area/1011/
Dan Belter
