Nesting Birds





Clark County

Seventeen percent of Clark County’s 1,216 square miles is county forest – that’s 207 square miles or 133,000 acres of recreation. The county’s eleven parks are located within the forest, which also offers 135 miles of summer-use ATV trails, 16 miles of looped single-track motorcycle trails at Knobby Ridge, and 34 miles of looped non-motorized biking and cross-country skiing trails at the Levis/Trow Mound Recreational Area.

Below is a list of parks and widlife areas in Clark County for bird watchers.

  • Mead Lake County Parks – North & South
  • Rock Dam Lake County Park
  • Schmidt Maple Woods State Natural Area
  • Sportsman Lake Wildlife Area
 
 
Jackson County

With nearly a third of its land in state and county forests, Jackson County is a recreational bonanza in the center of the state. There’s something for everyone, and everyone’s toys.

Below is a list of parks and widlife areas in Jackson County for bird watchers.
  • Bauer Brockway Barrens
  • Bear Bluff Peatlands
  • Black River State Forest & Dike 17
  • Castle Mound Pine Forest State Natural Area
  • Jay Creek Pine Forest State Natural Area
  • Wazee Lake Recreation Area

Click here for a list of nesting birds in Clark and Jackson Counties
 
 
 

Clark County

Seventeen percent of Clark County’s 1,216 square miles is county forest – that’s 207 square miles or 133,000 acres of recreation. The county’s eleven parks are located within the forest, which also offers 135 miles of summer-use ATV trails, 16 miles of looped single-track motorcycle trails at Knobby Ridge, and 34 miles of looped non-motorized biking and cross-country skiing trails at the Levis/Trow Mound Recreational Area.

Below is a list of parks and widlife areas in Clark County for bird watchers.

  • Mead Lake County Parks – North & South
  • Rock Dam Lake County Park
  • Schmidt Maple Woods State Natural Area
  • Sportsman Lake Wildlife Area
 
 
Jackson County

With nearly a third of its land in state and county forests, Jackson County is a recreational bonanza in the center of the state. There’s something for everyone, and everyone’s toys.

Below is a list of parks and widlife areas in Jackson County for bird watchers.
  • Bauer Brockway Barrens
  • Bear Bluff Peatlands
  • Black River State Forest & Dike 17
  • Castle Mound Pine Forest State Natural Area
  • Jay Creek Pine Forest State Natural Area
  • Wazee Lake Recreation Area

Click here for a list of nesting birds in Clark and Jackson Counties