Hannon Waterfowl Production Area

Located in Hall County, 1 mile east and 2 miles north of the I-80 Shelton Exit 292. Habitat includes wet meadows and surrounding grassy uplands with 105 acres of water. Common summer residents include marsh and sedge wrens, upland sandpipers, bobolinks, dickcissels and a variety of native sparrows. This site has had good use by waterfowl when water is present and excellent use by sandhill cranes after a prescribed burn. There are several small ponds and a slough that runs through it on wet years, which is attractive to shorebirds such as Wilson's snipe. Some years this area has seen heavy use by migrating sandhill cranes in March.

Details

Owners
Federal

Acres
659

Approximate Coordinates
40.752 N, -98.697 W

Maps

MapQuest
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Map of Hannom WPA area.

Birding Region
Central Platte/Western Rainwater Basins

Ecological Region
Central Platte Valley

Related Websites
Hannon Waterfowl Production Area

Trails
Platte Valley Trail

Travel Information for Nearby Communities
Gibbon
Shelton
Wood River

Contact Info
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District, P.O. Box 1686, Kearney, Nebraska 68848, Phone: (308) 236-5015, Fax: (308) 237-3899, E-mail: rainwater@fws.gov , Website: http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/rainwater/