Shield Prairie

About this Location

First land purchased with Chickadee Check-off funds. 80 acres. Henslow's Sparrow has been seen here. High ground Sand Prairie with a wet area in a swale. Site has not been cultivated in the past.
From intersection of Hwy 61 and X54/ Mulberry Ave. NNW 1.14 miles to Bayfield Rd., turn left to W for 1.78 miles and turn right N on Seven Springs Rd. for .83 miles to parking on the right
Sand Prairie with native grasses and one wetland area
This is a public hunting area.

Features

  • Roadside viewing

  • Entrance fee

Content from Iowa Ornithologists' Union