Willow Creek Preserve
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2862503
Habitat: Successional Oldfield, Sedge Meadow, Southern Hardwood Forest.
Best Birds: Walking the woodland trails may produce Great Horned Owl and Red-headed Woodpecker. In the oldfields and along the edges can be found American Woodcock, Willow Flycatcher, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Sedge Wren, Eastern Bluebird, and Clay-colored Sparrow.
Other nearby areas along the Sheboygan River that are within a short walking distance are:
Esslingen Park – Esslingen Park, Sheboygan County, WI, US - eBird Hotspot (43.740658, -87.750025)
Lutheran Pond – Lutheran Pond, Sheboygan County, WI, US - eBird Hotspot (43.738999, -87.748072)
Roy Sebald Sheboygan River Natural Area – Taylor Dr./Indiana Dr. Restoration, Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, WI, US - eBird Hotspot (43.740758, -87.744006)
Directions: In the city of Sheboygan, 55 Miles north of Milwaukee. From I-43, take Exit #126 (Hwy 23/ Kohler Memorial Drive) east to Taylor Drive. There is a parking lot and access to trails at the west terminus of New Jersey Avenue (43.745283, -87.744720).
Site Address and Additional Information:
1004 South Taylor Drive, Sheboygan WI
https://www.glaciallakes.org/willow-creek-preserve.html
Map: edge_meadow_trail_layout__low_impact_.pdf (glaciallakes.org)
Dave & Margaret Brasser