Birding

Bird Watching Locations

Snow Falls Creek State Natural Area

(715) 582-5000

Peshtigo Brook State Wildlife Area

(715) 582-5000

Machickanee Unit

(920) 834-6827

Oconto Harbor, Oconto Marsh & Rush Point - Green Bay West Shores State Wildlife Area

(715) 582-5000

Pensaukee Unit - Green Bay West Shores State Wildlife Area

(715) 582-5000

Size in Acres

350 Signature Species Rare Species Seasons Nearest Food, Shopping, Lodging Directions

Nicolet National Forest – Townsend, Lakewood and Mountain

Blackburnian Warbler, Least Flycatcher, Red-Shouldered Hawk Merlin, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Yellow-Throated Warbler Open All Year Weather Permitting Lakewood

From Lakewood, drive east and north 3 miles on Cty F, than east .3 miles on Smyth Rd, then south 2.3 miles on Sullivan Springs Rd (FR 2330), then drive or walk southwest 1.4 miles on FR 2944 to the Snow Falls Creek crossing. Follow creek south into the site.

Oconto River Valley – Suring, Gillett and Oconto Falls

2,200 Ruffed Grouse, Barred Owl, Common Nighthawk Merlin, Loggerhead Shrike, Warbling Vireo Open All Year Suring From Hwy 141 north of Pound, travel west 10 miles on Hwy 64 to the property which is south of the highway.

Historic Bay Shores – Lena, Oconto and Little Suamico

3,100 Red-Shouldered Hawk, Blackhurnian Warbler, Swainson’s Thrush, Ruby-Crown Kinglet Open All Year Oconto Falls North of the river, drive east on Cty I (Stiles Road); south of the river use Koniter Rd and Timberline Rd.

800 White Pelican, Common & Caspian Terns Snowy Owl, Long Tailed Duck, Red-Throated Loon, Scoters Open All Year Oconto From downtown Oconto, follow Cty Y east. Turn right onto Harbor Rd and follow .25 miles to the breakwater. Follow Cty Y north to reach the Oconto Marsh and Rush Point properties. Viewing binoculars available at harbor and the marsh.

308 Common Merganser, Common Goldeneye, American Bittern Snowy Egret, Yellow Rail, Peregrine Falcon Open All Year Pensaukee & Oconto Located 1 mile south of Pensaukee on Cty S.

The Oconto Marsh Unit consists of approximately 928 acres and is located one mile northeast of Oconto along County Road Y north almost to County Road A in Oconto County. There is one parking lot along County Road Y at the southern end of the property. A 220-acre impoundment maintains an emergent marsh on the south end of the property. This impoundment is surrounded by sedge meadows and shrub-carr habitats in the coastal wetlands of Green Bay. There are areas of lowland forest interspersed with wet openings found along the edges of the coastal wetland and areas of aspen/oak woodlands on the northern end of the unit.