Braeburn Marsh Forest Preserve (Batavia, Illinois)

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55 acres of an extensive wetland and drainage system on the western side of Batavia and Geneva. A high quality, restored wetland complex, about half open, shallow water and the other half a tapering mix of mudflat, rushes, reeds, low hummocks, scrub shrubs, willows and cottonwoods.The marsh is teeming, in season, with ducks, geese, waters and shorebirds. It is a stopover for many rare migrans and a nesting site for Sand Hill Cranes.
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Coordinates:   41°51'41"N   88°20'10"W
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