Site Description
This area contains a mix of habitats, including upland northern hardwood forest, mixed coniferous-deciduous forest, red, white, and jack pine, spruce-fir, and swamp conifers. Also present are shrublands, wetlands, lakes, and areas of open grassland and hay fields.
![Deerskin Hardwood Swamp, photo by Eric Epstein](http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/iba/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Deerskin-Hardwood-Swamp-Epstein-1.jpg)
Deerskin Hardwood Swamp, photo by Eric Epstein
![Deerskin Pine Forest, photo by Bob Queen](http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/iba/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Deerskin-Pine-Forest-Queen-2.jpg)
Deerskin Pine Forest, photo by Bob Queen
Ornithological Importance
The variety of habitats supports several different assemblages of breeding birds. Priority species include bald eagle, spruce grouse, black-backed woodpecker, brown thrasher, golden-winged warbler, Cape May warbler, Connecticut warbler, and red crossbill.