US-MI-Suttons+Bay+Sewage+Ponds


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Leelanau County
=Suttons Bay Sewage Ponds= Leelanau County Road Commission 10550 East Eckerle Road Suttons Bay, MI 49682 [|Sleeping Bear Birding Trail: Suttons Bay Sewage Ponds web site]

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Suttons Bay Sewage Ponds
Coordinates: 44.9571269, -85.6494677 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Suttons Bay Sewage Ponds
The Suttons Bay Sewage Ponds are an excellent round trip spring or fall and they are accessed from the paved 15.5 mile Leelanau Trail which is part of the TART Trail system. The ponds are fenced off to the public however they can be readily viewed along the Leelanau Trail. The walk from Eckerle Road to the ponds is about 0.7 miles and traverses a mix of wetlands and edge forest as the Leelanau Trail traverses an old elevated railroad corridor. A wide variety of waterfowl can be seen on the four ponds and in lower water months, exposed mudflats can be great for shorebirds. The ponds on the west side of the Leelanau Trail are readily viewed given the elevation of the trail, but the east side ponds require a short walk up a grade.

Approximately 0.5 miles south of Suttons Bay off M-22, take a right on Richter Road After 0.1 miles, take a right on Eckerle Road and travel 0.2 miles to the trail junction. Take the Leelanau Trail south for 0.7 miles to reach the ponds. Park near the Road Commission parking lot off Eckerle Road. From [|Sleeping Bear Birding Trail: Suttons Bay Sewage Ponds web site]
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