Aug 17, Mequon Nature Preserve at 8:00am

Mequon Nature Preserve
8200 W County Line Rd, Mequon
Meet on the west side of the main parking lot. While the warblers are great in the spring, late summer is excellent bridging here. The grassy fields can have Henslow’s Sparrows, Dickcissels, and Eastern Meadowlarks. Ponds and muddy, marshy areas are visited by herons, ducks, soras, snipes and other shorebirds as well. The ponds along the northern edge of the Preserve on Donges Bay Rd can be particularly good for shorebirds spring through fall. Wooded areas have woodpeckers and songbirds. Raptors possible here include Kestrels, Harriers, Peregrines, and Red-tails.
Website:   https://mequonnaturepreserve.org/
eBird:  https://ebird.org/hotspot/L345757?yr=curM
Trails:  Gravel, grass, dirt and mulched paths. Some slope up from parking lot.
Restrooms: Porta-a-Potty near parking lot. Building has restrooms, open Monday-Friday

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Milwaukee Birding News:

Fall Warblers coming soon! Study up: https://www.audubon.org/magazine/how-recognize-six-warblers-their-fall-feathers and download this guide from All About Birds: https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/fall-warbler-guide

Do you know of a Chimney Swift chimney? Swifts will be moving through soon. We are always on the lookout for an active chimney that has good viewing possibilities. Let us know if you see one, use the Contact Page, and put location in the comment section.

Report dead birds to WI DNR. As we know Avian flu is spreading through duck flocks and other species. Help DNR track the virus by reporting numerous sick or dead birds on their website: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/WildlifeHabitat/wildlifehealth

Second Saturdays 8:30-10:30 Havenwoods
6141 N Hopkins St, Milwaukee
Join Milwaukee Birders at Havenwoods. State park sticker NOT needed. Meet in front of the building (Restrooms available). Binoculars available to borrow. Flat trails go along gravel, wood, grass and mulched paths. Walk wind through grassland, woods, along shrubby borders and to a pond. Really nice variety of birds. https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/havenwoods

Third Saturdays, 8:00-9:15 Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
1111 E Brown Deer Rd, Bayside
Loop through woods, grasslands and around Mystery Lake for a variety of habitats. Free, registration required https://www.schlitzaudubon.org/calendar/

Check out Chirp Chat episodes by Xcaret Nuñez. It’s all about birding Milwaukee area on WUWM 89.7 last Wednesday of the month

List of Milwaukee area BIRD CLUBS !

Upcoming Area Bird Talks & walks Registration and fees:

Have a birding event to share? Let me know, email us on the Contact Page

AUGUST

“Good News for Two Endangered Birds” by the DNR’s Davin Lopez
Wednesday, Aug 13 at 7:00p.m.
in person @ Riveredge Nature Center Zoom ONLY
Davin will be talking about the Kirtland’s Warbler and Whooping Crane restoration efforts that he leads in Wisconsin.
To join meeting via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85904371903?pwd=Fa2rxtxFK5y9KtYfejZxmfCCXmmnNv.1
Meeting ID: 859 0437 1903 Passcode: 551618

WMAS’s Hawk ID Workshop with Steve Holzman
Saturday, August 16 at Wehr Nature Center
Join WMAS as we learn from Steve Holzman, Vice President of Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO). He will discuss birds of prey, particularly hawks of Wisconsin, and provide highlights of Wisconsin’s hawks, offering details on observing and identifying these majestic raptors. We will gain skills in recognizing these birds in flight, preparing us for the fall migration and World Migratory Bird Day on October 11-12. Optional Bird Walk will be available after the program.
Details: https://wisconsinmetroaudubonsociety.org/programs/ Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScf9Z93nOTtYHD0MvTU2qN7MRj9NKUOfUBwUovpy6L-K0jQAQ/viewform

Beginner Birding at UEC Riverside
Saturday, Aug 16
Details and registration: https://www.urbanecologycenter.org/calendar/event?id=2701

Might Migrations: The Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Monday, Aug 18 Free Webinar by Southeastern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
A series of three webinars on migration featuring:
Aug 18 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds,
Aug 19 Chimney Swifts, and
Aug 20 Monarch Butterflies
Details: https://swibirds.org/all-events/2025/8/18/mighty-migrations-hummingbird

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Milwaukee parks that need birding this week

The county needs eBird records throughout the year for every park and natural area. Every week there are priority parks needing eBird lists. A park could be a priority because no surveys have been done for that week. Alternatively, it could be prioritized because there are surveys, but MKE Parks suspect more species might reside there than previously identified.

We can help MKE Parks! Pick a priority park, go bird, eBird it and note time spent there.

Based on the needs spreadsheet MKE Parks create, Wisconsin Metro Audubon Society (Thanks Colleen!) curates suggested locations based on accessibility to the property and availability on the ebird hotspots tool. Please track your time spent! At the end of the year WMAS provides hours to the county.
Follow Wisconsin Metro Audubon on Facebook for their weekly park posts.

Note- even if it’s already been birded this week, going another day or even a different time of day helps. The parks department wants a number of surveys for each park. Birding more than once in a week is very helpful!

Find a park and a park map: https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Parks/Explore/Find-a-Park

Wisconsin Metro Audubon is also birding for Waukesha Parks…

Bird where you can and share your ebird list with their ebird account: WaukeshaCountyBirding

AUGUST bird surveys needed at these locations- all are ebird hotspots

• Berg Property – free – address S102W33451 CTH LO should get you there or very close.
• Ice Age Trail- Monches segment
• Monches County Park (pass or daily fee)
• Naga-Waukee Park (pass or daily permit fee required)
• New Berlin Recreation Trail – bike path from Greenfield Park to Waukesha!
• Mukwonago Park (pass or daily permit fee required- note they have camping!)
• Muskego Park (pass or daily permit- note they have camping!)
• Ryan Park