Sunday, Aug 30, 8:00-10:00
Doctor’s Park
1870 E Fox Lane, Fox Point
Nearly 50-acres with playing fields, woods, shrubby borders, ravine and beach frontage a variety of birds can be found here. During warbler season check out the loop trail near the top of the on the north access road. The grassy area near the bottom of the trail abuts Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. The shrubby edge there is worth a look. This time last year we found ourselves amidst a tremendous swarm of migrating dragonflies on the field near the lake. Every bird walk, something magical happens. Come join us!

Website: https://www.doctorsparkfriends.org/
eBird: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L275336
Trails: Two steep, paved trails go from the parking lot to the beach. A narrow, rough path goes through the south woods to the beach. This trail can be slippery and have path obstacles. 
Restrooms: Portapotty near playground and restrooms in shelter seasonally open
Map: https://www.doctorsparkfriends.org/park-map

Swift Night Out #2 with Wisconsin Metro Audubon, BIPOC Birders, and Feminist Bird Club-Milwaukee
Friday, Aug 28
19th and Cleveland

Miss the Sunday Swift night? Join us Friday! About 400 Swifts per night are being seen using the chimney. Swift activity picks up about 30 min before sunset. 19th & Cleveland
Parking : if the gate between 19th & 20th St is open, we can park there. Deltrol gave us permission to use their lot for this event. Otherwise, park on 19th St (it’s a dead end to the south) or overflow can go on the north side of Cleveland along 19th.
Join WMAS, Milwaukee Birders and BIPOC Birding Club for our 2nd 2026 Swift Night Out! Sharp-eyed chimney spotters found a chimney near Pulaski Park that hosted hundreds of swifts recently.
Bring a chair and bug spray.
We expect swifts to be in the area as early as 7:00 -7:15 as they are staging for roosting and to be in the chimney around 8:00.

Join us! Walks are always free and always fun . Open to all levels of birders
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Milwaukee Birding News

The Swifts are Coming! WI DNR is collecting information on Chimney Swifts this fall. Share with DNR any swift night outs, roost sites, and counts. Watch for our Swift Night Outs with Wisconsin Metro Audubon.

Lake Park Warbler Walks start this Saturday at 8:30am. Meet at the bird feeder just south of playground. Free, All-levels welcome! Join “Birders of Lake Park in Milwaukee” on Facebook for walk updates

Coming Soon! Milwaukee Birders at Afterglow Farms. It’s the site of Lake Michigan Bird Observatory and a great habitat for birds. We have been invited to come the morning of Friday, Sept 11. Details and registration HERE. The spots are limited.

Birdcast is back online! Fall migration is upon us. You know what to do:
1. Study fall warblers
2. Collision-proof your windows
3. Spiff up your bird bath
4. Lights out from 11:00pm – 6:00am

Care about Birds? Live in city of Milwaukee? Support the Urban Bird Treaty. Learn more and complete digital postcard HERE

Last Week

Great turnout for Sunday’s walk and fortunately the birds showed up too. As we headed up the hill towards the tower, the lead group spotted a Henslow’s Sparrow. While it did not sing for us, it did sit up high so we could get a good look. From the west side platform we saw Eastern Kingbirds perched in the trees. Searching from the boardwalk at Paul’s Pond, we saw Mallards and a Solitary Sandpiper. We continued up to the northeast to Dohmens Hidden Wetland, finding two more Solitary Sandpipers and a Greater Yellowlegs. We did almost 2.5 hours of walking finding 40 species. Thanks to all who came out and our photographers for sharing their pictures.
eBird List: https://ebird.org/checklist/S386202893

Upcoming Bird Talks & walks:

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August

Mighty Migration Series from Southeast Wisconsin Bird Alliance
Tuesday Aug 25, Wednesday Aug 26, Thursday Aug 27, 7:00pm webinars
1) Mystery of Migration,
2) Ecological Forecasting for Bird Conservation, and
3) Conserving Birds One Coffee Cup at a Time
Details and registration HERE

Bird Walk at Afterglow Farms with Lake Michigan Bird Observatory
Thursday, August 27
Details and registration HERE

Cheers to Five Years! BIPOC Birding Club Celebration
Saturday, Aug 29
Details HERE

Wind Lake Sod Farms with Hoy Audubon
Saturday, Aug 29
Details HERE

Owls Designed for Darkness at Richard Bong State Recreation Area
Saturday, Aug 29 with Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Details HERE

September

Fall Warbler Walk in Green Bay
Saturday, September 5 with Wisconsin Society of Ornithology
Details and registration HERE

Wednesday September 9^th
Mark Korducki, WSO Records Committee and Ducki Unlimited Birding Tours
RARE BIRD ALERT: From Fieldfare To Flamingos
in person @ Riveredge Nature Center 7:00 pm and via Zoom|
Wisconsin has seen a flurry of new birds in the past several years. Join longtime WSO birder and field trip leader Mark Korducki (duckibirding.com) as he highlights many of the recent additions to the state species list and discusses some of the reasons why we have seen such an uptick in vagrants. 
Join Zoom Meeting: Link HERE
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87415397624?pwd=qNeb5qfyfLKFMn8bdws85P7p5zNlSo.1
Meeting ID: 874 1539 7624
Passcode: 341565

Nature’s Treasures – Birds of the Milwaukee River Basin
Thursday, Sept 10 with Lake Michigan Bird Observatory
Details HERE

Prairies and the birds who love them
Saturday, Sept 12 at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Details HERE

Guided Bird Hike Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Sunday, Sept 13
Details HERE

Bird Walk and showing of Beyond Our Senses: Bank Swallows
Thursday, Sept 17 at Mequon Nature Preserve with Lake Michigan Bird Observatory
Details HERE

Wisconsin Point Weekend aka JaegerFest
Friday-Sunday Sept 18-20
Details HERE

Experience the story of the Sandhills
Saturday, Sept 26 with Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Details HERE

Who Sings in Wisconsin? – Book Reading with Mateo Núñez-García
Sunday, September 27, 2026 at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Details HERE

Family Owl Prowl at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Monday, Sept 28
Details HERE

Night Hunters Owls of Wisconsin
Wednesdays, Sept 30-Oct 14 at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Details HERE

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List of Milwaukee area BIRD CLUBS !

Milwaukee parks that need birding this week

The county needs eBird records throughout the year for every park and natural area. During the year, some parks are priorities for birding. We can help MKE Parks! Pick a priority park from the list below, go bird, eBird it and note time spent there.

MILWAUKEE COUNTY PARKS : Aug 15-21

• Alcott Park
• Armour Park (last time for 2026!)
• Barnard Park
• Chippewa Park
• Grootemat Nature Preserve (easiest to park in Ramsey and enter from the corner of 43rd)
• Honey Creek Pkwy 2, 4 (last time)
• Little Menomonee River Pkwy 3,5,6 – 5 is called Little Menomonee River S of Mill Rd, North of Appleton
• Menomonee River Pkwy 4,7,8 (no trail for 4 and 4 is called Menomonee River, S of Silver Spring, west of 45)
• Milwaukee River Pkwy 1, 3
• Mitchell Blvd Park
• Oak Creek Pkwy 10
• Root River 4, 6, 7, 8
• Southwood Glen
• Zablocki Park

Based on the needs spreadsheet from MKE Parks, Wisconsin Metro Audubon Society (Thanks Colleen!) curates suggested locations based on accessibility to the property and availability on the ebird hotspots tool. Please track your time spent! At the end of the year WMAS provides hours to the county.
Follow Wisconsin Metro Audubon on Facebook for their weekly park posts.

Note- even if it’s already been birded this week, going another day or even a different time of day helps. The parks department wants a number of surveys for each park. Birding more than once in a week is very helpful!

Find a park and a park map: https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Parks/Explore/Find-a-Park

Wisconsin Metro Audubon is also birding for Waukesha Parks…

Bird where you can and share your ebird list with their ebird account: WaukeshaCountyBirding. A Waukesha County Park pass is needed for a number of these locations. To purchase passes visit:
https://wiwaukeshacountyweb.myvscloud.com/…/splash.html#
Note that seniors (60+) can purchase annual park passes for only $20!

July bird surveys needed at these locations- all are ebird hotspots

• Ashippun Lake – Waukesha County- (free)
• Ashippun River Greenway (free, no trail)
• Berg Property (off LO west a little bit from Mukwonago Park)
• Fox Bend Park-(access through St Martins Woods SNA or Big Bend Park but don’t count bird in BBP)
• Fox Bend South free (small parking area on gravel; don’t block the gate) On Forest Home Ave, 42.86084° N, 88.23814° W. Start on the farm access road heading in direction of river. You can access a fair amount of it via this road, plus a dirt trail, plus walking back through a grain field that has been mowed (watch for horned larks). Backtracking a bit or a bit of bushwhacking depending on what you feel like doing. This property is quite large and we haven’t been to all of it yet.
• Fox Brook Park (fee or daily pass)
• Fox River Park (fee or pass OR park by the condos along and walk in)
• Ice Age Trail Monches segment
• Monches County park (daily fee or pass)
• Mukwonago Park (daily fee or pass)
• Nagawaukee Park (pass or daily fee)
• Ryan Park- (pass or day fee)
• New Berlin Recreation Trail (free- bike from edge of Greenfield Park into Waukesha!)