Ash Lake Wildlife Management Area is as bit difficult to reach, but worth a quick stop. DIRECTIONS: Traveling north to Lincoln County Road 16, then turn west and travel 1 mile to County Road 104. Travel North for one more mile, then go East again for 1.3 mile. All this back-tracking will get you to the […]
read moreAnderson Lake Wildlife Management Area may be the best wetland birding in Lincoln County. DIRECTIONS: Anderson Lake Wildlife Management Area is located on Minnesota Highway 19, however, access is not safe coming off the busy Highway 19, so I recommend turning South on County Road 104 and continuing 1/4-mile to a safer place to park. A […]
read more“Good birding in 30 minutes or less.” should be the slogan for this park. Wayside park offers good birding for those who are visiting Marshall, but who do not have enough time for a trip away from city limits. There is suitable woodland here to trap migrants, and play host to nesting Eastern Screech Owl, […]
read moreSioux Prairie Wildlife Management Area
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Sioux Prairie Wildlife Management Area is another reminder of what life was like long ago. You may first want to scan the Gislason Lake area in Lincoln County for water birds, herons, and egrets, or listen for rails and wrens. Tundra Swans use this lake during migration while mergansers congregate in the spring when the […]
read moreGarvin County Park is the heart of the Cottonwood River in Lyon County. Almost 1000 acres of riparian woodland nestled into the remnant prairie landscape offer deep valleys for species like Spotted Towhee. The only Lyon County Park, Garvin Park’s habitat is similar to that of Camden State Park; a rich riparian area along the […]
read moreEast and West Twin Lakes will be the new home of Lyon County’s second County Park thanks to the initiative of local resident, Carmen Christiansen. The camping area is in development as of 2013, yet, the lakes in this area seems to be along the flight path of a migration route for waterfowl. DIRECTIONS: From the […]
read moreThere’s something almost magical about the Cottonwood Lakes area. Whether its the accumulated Karma from local birders, or the effect of a rich diversity in close proximity, these lakes turn up rare birds. DIRECTIONS: Cottonwood Lake is at the City of Cottonwood on the West side of MN Hwy 23. To the south of Cottonwood on […]
read moreThe Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area is along the Lincoln-Lyon County line and benefits from recently restored Waterfowl Production Area in Lincoln County. This complex is host to a heron-egret rookery, and has been the site of many rarities due to its size – including a Brandt in 2001, Snowy Egret multiple years, and a […]
read moreYou could easily spend a whole day birding Camden – especially during spring and fall songbird migration. Hiking one of the many park trails along the river and up through the deciduous woodland to the upper grassland tracts can produce as many as 15-20 species of warblers, plus orioles, tanagers, buntings. Camden State Park offers […]
read moreThe Black Rush Lake Waterfowl Production Area is a recently reclaimed 600 acre wetland and upland prairie upland complex. Black Rush Lake is rapidly developing into a useful nesting ground for area waterbirds including Redhead, Northern Pintail, Black Tern, and (of course) the American Coot. It might also prove useful for nesting Least Bittern, Wilson’s […]
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