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Mima Mounds |
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HABITAT: |
WDNR Natural Area Preserve 624 acres of rare mounded grassland prairie bordered by coniferous forests. |
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| BIRDING: | Spring songs of Western Meadowlarks, Western Bluebirds, and Vesper and Savannah Sparrows waft over prairie while Ruffed Grouse drum. Summer nesters include Western Wood-Pewees and Western Scrub Jays. White-tailed Kites hunt south edge of prairie fall-winter. Present year-round are American Kestrels, Northern Harriers, and Red-tailed Hawks. | ||
VIEWING: |
Take 0.5-mile paved ADA trail to kiosk, 2-mile loop trail, and 3.2 miles of other trails. Bonus: Profusion of mid-May camas wildflowers plus summer butterflies! |
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| ACCESS: | From I-5, take exit 95, (Maytown/Littlerock). drive north (straight ahead through intersection) to Littlerock. Road curves to left (west) onto Maytown Rd SW/128th Ave. Drive 3.6 miles (in town, road becomes 128th Ave SW). Turn right (north) at “T” intersection onto Waddell Creek Rd SW. Drive 0.7 mile. At Mima Mounds Area Preserve sign, turn left onto unmarked, one-lane road (easy to miss!). Drive 0.3 mile to trail parking lot. | ||