Pinckney Recreation Area
Pinckney Recreation Area is a large property geared primarily to recreational activities such as hiking, fishing, and other outdoor activities. The site is largely forested.
Ornithological Summary
Home to a Cerulean Warbler and Blue-winged Warbler breeding population. Connects to Waterloo SRA to form one of the larger forests of the southern lower peninsula.
Conservation Issues
Afforestation of shrub/early succesional habitat could threaten Blue-winged Warbler habitat. Recreational overuse of habitat is a potential threat to habitat quality.
Ownership
Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Habitat
Primarily upland decidious forest, with smaller pockets of grassland.
Land Use
Parks and Recreation is primary land use.
Birds in This Area
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
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