Feb 18, 8:30 am Wehr Nature Center
$5 daily parking fee or FREE for Friends of Wehr, info here
Highlights of Wehr are beautiful trails through the woods (up and down a bit). We’ll also walk around the lake along the boardwalk and mostly flat, chipped path. And we will peek in the building at Judith’s latest mural project!
Latest eBird reports: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L301972
Milwaukee Bird Trivia Night!
Thursday Feb 29 4:30-6:00
Think you know birds? Want to get together and play happy hour bird trivia?
Come with a team or join one when you get there.
Meet at Wantable Cafe. Prizes. A fabulous spot in Walker’s Point. They have a great set-up for us. The menu has everything from warming coffees to local beers.
This weekend: Bird from your window, the Great Backyard Bird Count is Feb 16-19. Bird your yard and eBird it on those 4 days. This provides a valuable point count of winter birds. Learn more here: https://www.birdcount.org/
Last Week:
No organized walk
Ongoing Bird Walks:
Second Saturday (Nov-March) 11:00am Duck Watch on Lincoln Memorial Drive -east side heading north of Bradford Beach up the hill -yellow highlighted area –>. Look for all the people and scopes.
Sundays 9:00am Wisconsin Metro Audubon Society Bird Walk (WMAS)
Wehr Nature Center 9701 W College Ave. No registration required.
WMAS Bird Club meets third Wednesday at 7:00pm at Wehr Nature Center
Tues 8:00am Urban Ecology Center, Menomonee Valley 3700 W Pierce St
Wed 8:00am Urban Ecology Center Washington Park 4023 W Galena St
Thurs 8:00am Urban Ecology Center Riverside Park 1500 E Park Place
Third Saturdays 8:00am Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E Brown Deer Rd, Registration required, https://www.schlitzaudubon.org/event/saturday-morning-bird-walk-15/
Schlitz Audubon Bird Club meets second Wednesday at 6:30pm
Upcoming:
Field Trip: Carpool caravan in Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Washington Counties
Feb. 17 (Saturday) at 7 a.m. with Ozaukee Washington Birding Coalition
In search of overwintering birds and rarities, we’ll begin at 7 a.m. at Coal Dock Park in Port Washington; no signup required.
Raptor ID Class (with Cedar Grove Ornithological Research Station)
February 17th 10:00am – Noon
Riveredge Birding Series – Pre-registration required by Feb 16
https://www.riveredgenaturecenter.org/event/raptors-of-wisconsin/
Wildlife Progress in Restoring Natural Habitat Areas in Milwaukee County Parks
Feb 21 at 7:00pm at WMAS with Wehr Nature Center
https://wisconsinmetroaudubonsociety.org/programs/
The Milwaukee County Parks Natural Areas Program has grown exponentially over the past decade to include robust scientific research and ecological restoration efforts put in place to manage the park system’s 10,000-acre natural areas program. Come learn about recent wildlife habitat initiatives that are making meaningful progress in maintaining and restoring the ecology of Milwaukee County
Recovering a declining songbird: 25-years of Golden-winged Warbler research and conservation by Lake Michigan Bird Observatory
Feb 28 7:00-8:00pm FREE Webinar
https://lmbo.org/get-involved/events/g-4-2va3o7seqf08dfd6qiq575t06s_202402290100
Bluebirds and other Cavity Nesters Workshop,
Mar 2 1:00-2:30pm
Riveredge Birding Series-Registration recommended
Learn how to attract a wide variety of cavity-nesting birds to your yard. Nest box styles, placement and maintenance will be discussed as well.
Duck ID Two-part series
By Jeff Bahls, president of Horicon Marsh Bird Club
Riveredge Birding Series- Registration Required
March 5th at Riveredge 6:00-8:00 pm
https://www.riveredgenaturecenter.org/event/ducks-of-wisconsin-field-identification-workshop/2024-03-05/
March 9th Duck ID Field Trip to Horicon Marsh https://www.riveredgenaturecenter.org/event/ducks-of-wisconsin-field-identification-workshop/2024-03-09/
Intro to eBird: Every “Birdy” Counts
March 6, 6:30-8:00pm WMAS with Wehr Nature Center
Register here, $5 per person
It’s easy to discover where birds are, enter bird sightings, and contribute to worldwide research! This is a basic interactive demonstration of the eBird bird-tracking software; an advanced session may be available later. Have no fear – anyone can do it, even beginning birders – and every bird, and birder, counts!
eBird and Beyond: Advanced eBirding
Mar 16 Noon-2:00pm WMAS with Wehr Nature Center
Registration here
Book a spot in a bird blind to watch Sharp-tailed Grouse mating dance.
April and May
Book through Namekagon Wildlife Barrens.. View dates are April and May on Sundays, Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays
https://www.namekagonbarrens.org/2024/01/12/the-2024-viewing-blind-reservation-schedule-is-open-on-the-friends-of-the-namekagon-barrens-wildlife-area-website/
Greater Prairie Chicken Mating Dance Viewing at Buena Vista Grasslands
April
Booking will be available through UW Stevens Point. Watch here for more info:
https://www3.uwsp.edu/wildlife/pchicken/Pages/viewing.aspx