[wisb] Re: Upcoming WSO Trip and nearby waterfalls
- From: <bkrouse1@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: wsrohde@xxxxxxxxxxx, wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, cschwartz3@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 21:45:12 +0000
I third that notion. Sarah & I were at all of the mentioned State Parks &
waterfalls this spring, and they are spectacular. Big Manitou in Pattison SP is
the highest falls in WI at 180 feet, and we saw several warblers just walking
from the parking lot to the falls overlook.
Copper Falls and Brownstone Falls on the Tyler Forks in Copper Falls SP yeilded
a whole mess of bird species, including a spectacular fly by on the river at
Devil's Gate from a hunting Osprey. There were warblers everywhere, I think we
saw about 12 different species in a couple of hours.
Amnicon Falls SP has a very cool old covered bridge to walk across the river,
that uses a unique suspension system of rods.
I highly recommend these places to see (and the potato skins sound good too!).
Good Birding!!
--
Bill Krouse
Suamico, Brown County, WI
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---- Carl Schwartz <cschwartz3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Pleased to report that as of my visit last week, "Now and Then Falls" was
flowing well; I would voice a hearty second to all of Wayne's trip advice
(aside from the potato skins) and add that a stop at Copper Falls State Park
would also be worth the time if your route takes you farther east.
Carl Schwartz
Fox Point
Milwaukee County
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne & Susie" <wsrohde@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:30 PM
Subject: [wisb] Upcoming WSO Trip to Superior's Wisconsin Point
> My silly "Birding License Revoked" post generated quite a few responses -
> including a few questions about Wisconsin waterfalls. So...
>
> For anyone making the trip to Superior this fall, I'd highly recommend
> taking some time to get to both Pattison State Park (about 13 miles south
> of
> Superior via Hwy. 35) and Amnicon Falls State Park (about 10 miles
> southeast
> of Superior via Hwy. 2 and County U). The volume of water is great right
> now.
>
> At Pattison, I recommend both major falls (Big and Little Manitou Falls).
> One can drive and park next to each (they're about a mile apart) ... or
> ...
> one can walk the trail between the two - and it's a great trail along the
> river.
>
> At Amnicon, I recommend exploring everything you can find. By all means
> be
> sure to cross the covered bridge to the island, and walk the perimeter
> while
> looking for a great number of falls and rapids. And don't forget to check
> out "Now and Then Falls," which is often not flowing or with a small flow.
>
> Photo enthusiasts might like to take along a tripod and use longer shutter
> speeds to capture the flow of the falls. This past trip I also used
> neutral
> density and polarizing filters so as to use longer shutter speeds at
> better
> f/stops, reduce glare, etc.
>
> The older version of Wisconsin's atlas/gazatteer employed triangles to
> mark
> the sites of waterfalls. Patrick Lisi has also authored a good photo book
> on Wisconsin waterfalls: "Wisconsin Waterfalls: A Touring Guide."
>
> Ah, yes: Good birding everyone!
>
> And if you happen to refuel at Grizzlys, don't forget to order some of
> their
> potato skins. Man, are those good!
>
> Wayne Rohde
> Walworth, WI
>
>
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