Sunday, Sept 24 8:00am Lakeshore SP North entrance by Discovery World
Lakeshore State Park 500 N Harbor Drive
Lapland Longspurs spotted Tuesday and even though they may not stick around there is a good chance of other shore bird migrants. If feeling ambitious, check Mckinley Beach and Magic Hedge too.
Ongoing Bird Walks:
Saturdays 8:30am Fall Warbler Walks at Lake Park – Meet at bird feeder south of playground
Sundays 8:00am Bird Walk at Wehr Nature Center -Meet in the parking lot
Upcoming Events:
Wednesday, Sept. 20
IN PERSON AND VIA ZOOM
7 p.m. at Riveredge Nature Center
Getting Ready for Fall & Winter Bird Feeding with Dan Panetti
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
Sept 23-24 Jaegerfest
Wisconsin Point Beach, Superior WI
Watch for migrating Gulls, Terns, and Jaegers over the southern end of Lake Superior. Details here: https://wsobirds.org/about-wso/news/1913-jagerfest-2023
Once up there, go to Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory for their migration watch as well.
Sept 23 Crane Conservation Field Trip
Wisconsin Metro Audubon Society and Friends of Wehr Nature Center have partnered to provide an excursion to explore Crane Conservation in Wisconsin. Join us on a bus trip to Baraboo, WI to learn about Crane conservation and the worldwide work being done to conserve cranes and the places they – and we – need to survive. We will visit the International Crane Foundation and the Aldo Leopold Foundation building and Memorial. The bus (one of the nice ones) will leave from Wehr Nature Center parking lot at 8 AM and return by 5 PM. Please visit the Metro Audubon website to learn more and to get the reservation form. Registration is by mail to WMAS. Wisconsin Metro Audubon Society and Friends of Wehr members will receive a discounted fee, cost ranges from $87-102.
For more details: Wehr Birders Events – WMAS (wisconsinmetroaudubonsociety.org)
Contact Pat with questions. If printing from the website is inconvenient, I will send you a form in the mail OR you can pick one up at Wehr Nature Center.
Pat Fojut
WI Metro Audubon
414-839-0987
ptfojut@gmail.com
Saturday, Oct. 7
Beginning @ 6:30 a.m. @ Forest Beach Migratory Preserve
The “Big Sit”
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!
Saturday October 7, 7:00am-Noon
Big Sit at Wehr Nature Center
9701 W College Avenue Franklin
Join us for part or all of our big sit! A big sit is where we hang out in one spot and tally up the birds we see while there. This is a global big day activity. We are still deciding our location so check back before the event- options are the 2nd dock (not the white one, the next one). We will have a scope and a couple of extra binoculars. Beginners welcome! The nature center opens at 8:30 (restrooms etc). Parking in the lot is free for Friends of Wehr members, otherwise $5.
Saturday Oct 14, 8:00am-Noon
Fall World Migratory Bird Day at Jackson Park
Come help us interest new birders! We’ll have spotting scopes and extra binoculars and need help showing people how to use them. Play “What’s This Bird?” Share information about the importance of clean water for migrating birds. If you can ID a cardinal and are enthusiastic about birding – you can help! Contact Donna or Katie for more info!
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