https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16281402
Habitat: Northern Hardwood Forest, Hardwood Swamp, Willow Swamp, Successional Oldfield.
Best Birds: Sandhill Crane, Northern Harrier, Alder, and Willow Flycatcher, Sedge Wren, Golden-winged, Nashville, Mourning and Canada Warbler, Eastern Towhee, Field, Clay-colored, LeConte's, Grasshopper and Henslow's Sparrow. A walk through the fields early in the morning will yield the best results.
Directions: 32 miles NW of Green Bay/11 miles east of Clintonville. From Hwy 156 go north on McDonald Road about 2 miles to a small parking area on the east side of the road (44.65444, -88.54430). Walk past a gate for 1.3 miles east to the site. Pike's Peak Flowage is to the south for the first mile of the walk and a trail to the south across Pike's Peak Flowage is at the 0.9 mile point. Continue past this point for about another 0.4 mile to the fields (44.65361, -88.52416).
Site Address & Additional Information:
There are 3 old field areas: two to the north and south are mostly grassy; one to the east, to the railroad tracks, is a mixture of grass, sweet fern and lupines.
McDonald Road, Bonduel, WI
Wear rubber boots as the grass will likely be wet and most likely, there will be ticks. Mosquitoes will also likely be present.
Navarino Wildlife Area | Wisconsin DNR
https://p.widencdn.net/okp4x7/navarino
Mark Peterson
