Omro Township WMAs
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- 2013
- By Rog
- Yellow Medicine County
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A must visit area of Yellow Medicine County for birding during spring and fall seasons especially is to the scattered Wildlife Management Areas in Omro Township. This smattering of WMAs includes prairie grassland birding with several small wetlands and creeks to draw waterfowl, grassland nesting species, and migrating hawks.During spring, occasionally flooded fields often provide […]
read moreCurtis-Herschberger WMA
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- November
- 2013
- By Rog
- Lincoln County
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The Curtis-Herschberger Wildlife Management Area is the perfect example of how prairie pothole restoration can work. This moderately sized WMA complex offers scattered patches of dense scrub in a rolling prairie grass covered hill setting between two diverse wetlands. Throw in a sizeable grove of mature trees and you’ve got on-stop birding in almost any […]
read moreLocated to the North of Lake Benton is the Chen Bay Wildlife Management Area After leaving Norwegian Creek County Park, go back to US Highway 75 and turn North for 1 mile, turn East and follow the curving Lincoln County Road for about 3 miles. The basin to the North is a great place to […]
read moreAsh 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 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 […]
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