A visit to the Beaverdam Peninsula Tower (Site #24, Northeast Loop) in the summer may make visitors wonder why the tower is even mentioned. This broad observation platform sits in wheat and corn fields dotted with a few Red-winged Blackbirds. While a visit in the summer might not impress, once fall is in the air, this drastically changes.

During the colder months, the broad observation platform is situated right in the center of an 'all-the-birds-can-eat' buffet. Hundreds of Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese sometimes fill the fields, loafing about or picking at the seeds from last summer's crop. This wonderful concentration of bird life should be checked carefully for unusual 'hangers-on' such as Greater White-fronted and Ross' geese. Horned Larks and American Pipit may be found feeding in the fields.

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