Sunday, January 15 – Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E Brown Deer Rd, Bayside at 8:30am. Gates will be open, meet in the parking lot.

A Milwaukee county hotspot, Schlitz has numerous bird habitats. Woods, lakefront, ponds, and prairie make for fun hikes and a variety of birds. Recent sightings from eBird

After birding we will be able to go in the building to warm-up and discuss some birding plans for the year.

More Birding Opportunities:

• Duck Watch at Milwaukee Lakefront, Sat Jan 14 at 11am Meet on east side of Lincoln Memorial Drive just north of Bradford Beach. Free and no registration
• Birding at Scuppernong Prairie State Natural Area, Tues Jan 17 11:00am – 2:00pm Join the Lakeland Audubon Chapter on this hike. Event is free but a state park sticker is required to enter the property. Meet along County Road N just south of Wilton Road. Must register at https://lakelandaudubon.com/contact/
• WSO Field Trip: Buena Vista Marsh, Sat Feb 11 This is a car field trip through the Buena Vista grasslands looking for Greater Prairie-Chicken, Rough-winged Hawk, Northern Shrikes and other winter birds. Free to WSO members $10 for non-members. Register here
• Great Backyard Bird Count Feb 17-20 Bird for at least 15 minutes at least once on any one of those four days at the location of your choice. Submit your findings to eBird. Good Work! You just made a contribution to a global citizen science project. Learn more here