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Habitat: Northern Hardwood Forest, Mixed Coniferous Forest, Shrub Swamp, Sedge
Best Birds: Stop at the sedge marsh on the south end of the road, Green Heron, Sedge Wren, and Swamp Sparrow can be found here. Checking the mature white pine and mixed hardwood forest the road bisects, Black-billed Cuckoo, Broad-winged Hawk, Great Crested Flycatcher, Veery, Wood Thrush, Eastern Towhee, Ovenbird, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Pine Warbler can be found here. As the forest becomes a mix of northern hardwoods with diffuse white pine, listen for Black-throated Green Warbler, Canada Warbler and Scarlet Tanager. Several shrub thickets and forest gaps can be very productive, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Alder Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Northern Waterthrush, Golden-winged Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Mourning Warbler, and Indigo Bunting haunt these openings and edges. Hermit Thrush and White-throated Sparrow may be heard singing in the distance along the road.
Directions: 7 miles north of Stevens Point. North Torun Rd can be reached by taking Torun Rd north from Highway 66 and following it until it becomes gravel north of Dewey Dr. (44.6154528, -89.5197119)
Site Information and Additional Information
4000 North Torun Rd, Stevens Point, Wi 54482
When visiting, please acknowledge and respect the marked property boundaries. Birding the roadside is the most efficient way to cover the area as traffic is almost nonexistent. Park on the side of the road or in one of the three designated parking areas on the west side of the road.
Rob Pendergast
