Sunday, July 30 at 8:00 am Jackson Park Pool parking lot
3500 W Forest Home Ave

OPTIONAL: Biking & Birding between McCarty and Jackson Park after walking Jackson Park

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The Ozaukee Washington Birding Coalition has a few events coming up in the next couple of months. We will plan on tagging along on the Aug 6 Horicon Trip. Let Carl know if you are going.

Sunday Aug. 6 HORICON MARSH FIELD TRIP
Beginning @ 6 a.m. at the Park & Ride lot at the intersection of Highway 33 and Interstate 41 (just east of Allenton). We will carpool from there.
Breeding Season at Horicon Marsh
Join Cutright Bird Club coordinator Carl Schwartz and others on a late summer field trip to Horicon Marsh. Special focus will be on finding any recent eBird rarities as well as sorting through an assortment of recently fledged ducks, rails, herons, bitterns, pelicans and terns, as well as shorebirds already returning from Arctic breeding grounds. We will be on the lookout for resident Whooping Crane and Black-necked Stilt fledges. We will canvass as many local hotspots as time and weather allow, e.g., Old Marsh Road, Main Dike Road, Ledge Road, the Auto Loop Road, Highway 49, Marsh Haven.

Some hiking is likely so wear appropriate footwear and clothing; also bring a water bottle, energy snacks and sunscreen. This trip is sponsored by the Noel J. Cutright Bird Club.

Please email trip leader at cschwartz3@wi.rr.com to let us know you plan to join us. No other registration required.

Monday, Sept. 4: Lac Lawrann Conservancy Field Trip
Beginning @ 6:30 a.m. West Bend one mile north of State
Hwy 33 on Schmidt Road.

Join John O’Donnell on Labor Day as we scour the Lac Lawrann property in search of both resident and migratory birds. Lac Lawrann Conservancy is a 145-acre nature preserve contiguous with the 25-acre Royal Oaks Park. The overall property has 4.5 miles of trails crisscrossing 125 acres of upland and lowland hardwood forest, a Red Pine plantation in process of conversion into a 7-acre oak-savannah habitat, the 7-acre Rainbow Lake, two large ponds approximating 12 acres, eight acres of wetlands, and 10-12 cares of restored native grassland
prairie. The overall topography typifies a Kettle Moraine landscape replete with glacial features and kettle ponds. The multi-varied habitats make for a dramatic landscape and good birds!

Group size limited to 15. Prior registration for this event is required at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4cadae23a1fb6-llcbirding#/

Wednesday, Sept. 20 Getting Ready for Fall & Winter Bird Feeding with Dan Panetti – IN PERSON AND VIA ZOOM
7 p.m. at Riveredge Nature Center
The owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Mequon makes a return visit to talk about getting ready for winter feeding and spring garden planning/planting for the birds. He will cover food and feeders, water, cover, places to raise young– using both a PowerPoint and show-and-tell items. For more than 20 years Dan has served on the Milwaukee Audubon Society Board of Directors, the Pineview
Wildlife Rehabilitation advisory board and started and continues to lead the bird club and bird walks at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. For 8 years he served as member-at-large for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Board at Concordia University in Mequon. He is a longtime member of the Noel J. Cutright Bird Club and a supporter of the Mequon Nature Preserve, the Friends of Cedarburg Bog, and the Lake Michigan Bird Observatory. Refreshments will be served, and a summer species list will be tallied!

For those Zooming, use this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84003173387?pwd=YXNjU2xJT2lEbVk0N0UycVFOT0syUT09

Saturday, Oct. 7 The “Big Sit”
Beginning @ 6:30 a.m. Bill Cowart Memorial Hawk Watch Platform at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve
4970 Country Club Rd., Port Washington
The Noel J. Cutright Bird Club, in cooperation with the Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory, will host its 15th annual “Big Sit!” at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, five miles north of Port Washington, on Saturday, Oct.7. The count will begin at 6:30 a.m. on the Bill Cowart Memorial Hawk Watch Platform at
the northeast corner of the preserve. If the simple joy of birding is not enough to attract your participation, those arriving for the early morning shift will find bagels and donuts on hand. BYO on beverages. Not an early bird yourself? Arrive anytime and stay as long as you can. “Big Sit!” events are held at multiple locations each Fall in Wisconsin as part of an annual, international, noncompetitive birding event held during the second weekend in October. The “Big Sit!” is like a “Big Day” or a birdathon in that the object is to tally as many species as can be seen or heard within 24 hours. The difference lies in the area limitation from which you may observe. Some people have called it a “tailgate party for birders.” Find a good spot for bird watching, preferably one with good views of a variety of habitats. Next, create a real or imaginary circle 17 feet in diameter and sit inside the circle for as long as 24 hours, counting all the bird species you see or hear and recording them via eBird. The Sit’s 17-
foot circle is on the perfectly-sized hawk watch platform at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve  (4970 Country Club Rd., Port Washington) is one of the largest tracts of open land remaining in Ozaukee County along Lake
Michigan. Since 2007, birders have recorded a total of 262 species at Forest Beach. The 116-acre site and its unique location and geography make it a great place to stage a Big Sit. Join us for a half- hour, or a half-day, or
more — whatever suits your fancy and your schedule!
 
Tuesday, Oct. 17 Contributing to Science & Enhancing Your Birding & Record Keeping Through eBird – IN PERSON AND VIA ZOOM
7 p.m. at Riveredge Nature Center

The Cornell University Lab of Ornithology quietly launched eBird in 2002 with the intent of gathering field information from birders and then channeling that information into power-driven science. In less than 15 years, eBird became the largest citizen science and bird conservation project ever. As of December 31, 2022, one billion birding observations have now been entered into the eBird data bank by 684,300 eBirders and ornithologists from all the continents and 202 countries. eBird is now a global center stage phenomenon providing information about migration patterns and abundance trends and where and when to find birds in your neighborhood or anywhere on the planet! The eBird system takes the “where and when” of a bird sighting, then combines this raw data with high-resolution satellite imagery from NASA and finishes with integrating these findings with statistical models to predict when, where, and in what numbers of species are likely to occur every week of the year. If you want to take your birding to a higher level and be a more active participant in bird conservation, eBirding has to be part of the package! Many birders (especially older ones), however, are
often intimidated by advanced technology; however, eBirding is unbelievably easy (and addictive!) once you get into it. Have your cell phones handy and join Alex Mann and Braden Meyer, two very accomplished eBirders, as they demystify the eBird process, show you how to get started, and once started show you how to use eBird information in ways you probably haven’t even thought of! Not only will Braden and Alex cover the basics of eBirding for newcomers, they will also present advanced ways of using eBird to enhance your bird finding skills and improve your record keeping.
For those Zooming, use this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89123627299?pwd=WW80RGlzRFVOb1IzOHBQb0NiVDlNUT09