Sunday, Dec 4 at 8:30am at Wehr Nature Center. Following our walk at Wehr we can go to the Franklin Business Park ponds where a Ross’s and Cackling Goose have been seen lately.

Contacts: Katie kfisher8689@gmail.com or Donna donnaozomiller@gmail.com

Wehr Nature Center (#1 on map below) 9701 W College Ave, Franklin, WI 53132. Recent sightings on eBird

Franklin Business Park Pond Ryan Rd and Franklin Rd (#2 on map) Recent sightings on eBird

BONUS BIRDING:

Thursday, Dec 8. 3:30pm at Lemke Rd in Killsnake Wildlife Area in Chilton for Short-Eared Owls

Interested in carpooling? Meet at the Brown Deer and 43 Park and Ride at 2:15 to carpool. Let Katie or Donna know if you are carpooling.

One more thing – Christmas Bird Count 2022

Sign-up – Science needs you!

Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is one of the longest running citizen science efforts. Birders count everything seen and heard within a 15-mile diameter circle over the course of 24 hours. There are two counts going on in Milwaukee County. These are organized counts – everyone must get a location designation from the respective organizer.

Schlitz Audubon organizes a circle in the northern end of Milwaukee county on Saturday, December 17. Contact Norma (robnz@att.net) for an assignment. If there are questions about the count circles, contact Norma. 

Wehr Nature Center coordinates a Christmas Bird Count covering the southern portion of Milwaukee county on Sunday Dec 18 from 9-4. Contact Carol Howard for information and an assignment in the southern circle, carol.howard@milwaukeecountywi.gov