US-MI-Upper+Herring+Lake+Nature+Preserve


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Benzie County
=Upper Herring Lake Nature Preserve= South Scenic Highway / M-22 Frankfort, MI 49635 [|Upper Herring Lake Nature Preserve web site] [|Upper Herring Lake Nature Preserve map]

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Upper Herring Lake Nature Preserve
Coordinates: 44.567908, -86.200243 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Upper Herring Lake Nature Preserve
Upper Herring Lake Nature Preserve is a 180 acre preserve managed by the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy. A 1.2 mile long trail, including 900 feet of boardwalk, travels through six habitats: old field, planted pine, young northern forest, northern wet meadow, northern shrub swamp, and ends in a small section of upland among water-filled marl pit ponds.

This variety of habitats provides varied birding opportunities. Visit on spring evenings to see woodcock flights in the old fields, listen for bitterns and rails in the wet meadow and shrub swamp, and look for a variety of ducks in the marl pit ponds. Sandhill Cranes are among the birds that nest here. The preserve includes nearly a mile of undeveloped frontage on Upper Herring Lake which can be accessed by boat from the DNR launch on Herron Road. Lakeside bird sightings include waterfowl, kingfishers, and herons.

(0.9 mile south of Herron Road) on M-22. The preserve sign and parking lot is on the east side of the road, next to an old schoolhouse. Travelling from the south, the preserve is 3.6 miles north of the Arcadia Dunes-Baldy Trailhead. From [|Sleeping Bear Birding Trail: Upper Herring Lake Nature Preserve web site]
 * Directions:** The preserve is 4.3 miles south of Elberta

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