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Allenton State Wildlife Area
The
Allenton State
Wildlife Area
is a
state park
in
Wisconsin
along the
East Branch
of the
Rock River
tributary
of the
Mississippi River
in western
Washington County, Wisconsin
. The area was once a
glacial lake
and is now a
wooded
bottomland. It is
popular
with birders and is part of the
Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail
.
Theresa Marsh
and its state Wildlife Area is to the park's
north
.
The Wildlife Area includes
habitat
used by
sandhill crane
,
marsh wren
,
swamp sparrow
and
snow geese
.
Rare species
include the
rough-legged hawk
,
northern harrier
,
bobolink
and
American bittern
.