Brown's Lake and Bigelow Park are operated by the Woodbury County Conservation Board. The best birding area is on the back side of the lake where there is a variety of floodplain forest, grasses, marsh, as well as some open water.
Continue around the lake to the area marked as closed to vehicular traffic. Parking can be a bit cramped but please allow access to the gate for emergency vehicles. One can readily walk around the gate and continue along the dirt road.
