Chamberlain Woods SNA

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	Size
	302 acres

	Parking
	Parking lot N44 23.938, W93 56.687


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					Le Sueur County
					Southwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	There are no maintained trails. There are a few well worn footpaths starting at the parking area that fade as they approach the floodplain forest.

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Ecological Subsection			Big Woods
	Land Type Association			Le Sueur Alluvial Plain

	Native Plant Communities*
	Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

	Natural Features

Flooding

In wet seasons, such as the spring of 2012, much of the northeast quarter of this SNA is covered in water.


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	Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest






	Minnesota River

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	Chamberlain Woods Scientific and Natural Area Brian

	About A mixed forest of floodplain and hardwood ecosystems in southern Minnesota. Beautiful and serene. Check it out.

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Visits
4/29/2012		5/10/2014

Birds

Two bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Special Concern

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

Plants


Three plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	butternut (Juglans cinerea) false Indian plantain (Hasteola suaveolens)
Special Concern	Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)