[birding] Directions to the "Sedge Wren" patch at E.E. Wilson

[Joel Geier]

Hi again folks,

Although Doug Robinson's directions were quite precise and should get
you to his red & white flagging on the teasel once you find the shed
that he spoke of, it might help those who haven't visited the so-called
"Sedge Wren" patch before, to have better directions to the famous shed.

As Doug mentioned, you can walk in from any of the turnouts along the
Camp Adair Rd., but from there you want to make sure to walk north on
the right "street" within the wildlife area, or you might not see the
shed. 

First, to get there: Camp Adair Rd. crosses Hwy 99W midway between
Monmouth and Corvallis, at the Coffin Butte Regional Landfill which is
very conspicuous on the west side of the highway, about a mile and a
half south of the Polk/Benton County line. Turn east on Camp Adair Rd.
and proceed past the headquarter to the next left turn, which is a small
parking lot next to the WW II memorial park, and the gamebird display
pens which host an array of exotic gamebirds. If that lot's full,
there's a larger gravel parking lot just east of the memorial park, or
else you can backtrack to one of the parking areas west of the HQ.

Regardless of where you park, head for the north side of the E.E. Wilson
headquarters (from the WW II memorial park, this is reached by walking
north one block, then west one block). You want to be walking on the
wide, paved road that proceeds (nominally) north from the headquarters.
Go about 1-1/4 miles on this to find the shed. 

Along the way you'll cross a canal which opens into the Canal Pond on
your right (a good Swamp Sparrow spot). Then you'll pass a restricted
area with an oak grove on your right, with signs stating that it's
closed to public access area. About 1/4 to 1/3 mile past the end of the
restricted area, you should see a dilapidated old shed with chicken wire
rather than walls on the sides, off to the right of the road. From there
follow Doug's directions by walking about 225 yards east of the shed,
and you'll be in the right area.

Good luck & happy birding,
Joel

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Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis