Sunday, Oct 19 9:00am (NOTE LATER START)
Lac Lawrann Nature Conservancy
Rain and wind this morning not good for birding or hiking.
Next week at Bender Park – details to come.
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Last Week
Lakeshore State Park and Havenwoods
Lakeshore State Park eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S278942203
Havenwoods eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S278616133
From clear blue skies at Havenwoods on Saturday to nearly complete overcast conditions on Sunday at Lakeshore State Park. At Havenwoods, we saw six Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, along with ten Yellow-rumps, a few Palms and a bunch of Juncos, White-throated, and White-crowned Sparrows.
Sunday, with cloudier conditions, we were not spotting as many flying birds at Lakeshore State Park. There was a nice group of Green-winged Teal on the lagoon amongst the Mallards. In the grasses, and on the rocks were a few Savannah Sparrow. And we were treated to a low flyover of a few American Pipits. Looking forward to duck variety and numbers!
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October
Creating a Backyard Bird Habitat
Wednesday, Oct 15 at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Details and Registration: https://www.schlitzaudubon.org/event/creating-a-backyard-bird-habitat-understanding-optics/
An Evening with with Joan Strassmann, Author of Slow Birding
Thursday, Oct 23 at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center with Boswell’s Books
Hear about Strassmann’s new book Social Lives of Birds: Flocks, Communes, and Families. Details and Registration: https://www.schlitzaudubon.org/event/an-evening-with-joan-e-strassmann/
november
WSO’s UnConvention
Saturday Nov 1, 9:00-4:00 at UW-Green Bay – Register Now!
Opportunity to learn, connect and bird. Topics include: Falconry and Conservation, Wild Rice Restoration, Bird Population Studies and more!
Details and Registration: https://wsobirds.org/about-wso/news/1978-wso-unconvention-2025
Extreme Raptor Day – Register Now!
Saturday, Nov 8 at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Buy Tickets: Extreme Raptor Day at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
OWBC: Birding Adventures with Lynn Barber, WSO President
Wednesday, Nov 12 at Lac Lawrann Nature Center and Virtual
Details: https://riveredgenaturecenter.org/event/owbc-meeting-birding-adventures-with-wso-president-lynn-barber-laclawrann-free/
Adult Owl Prowl
Monday, Nov 17 at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Details and Registration: https://www.schlitzaudubon.org/calendar/list/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=102
An Evening with Dexter Patterson, Author of Birds of the Great Lakes
Thursday, Nov 20 at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Details and Registration: https://www.schlitzaudubon.org/event/an-evening-with-dexter-patterson-author-of-birds-of-the-great-lakes/
Family Owl Prowl
Saturday, Nov 29 at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Details and Registration: https://www.schlitzaudubon.org/event/family-owl-prowl-2/
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List of Milwaukee area BIRD CLUBS !
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.
For October 15-21
- Dineen Park
- Franklin Savanna
- Johnstone Park
- Kinnickinic Parkway
- Kisciuszko Park
- Madison Park
- Menomonee River Pkwy 5
- Milwaukee Airport Park
- Milwaukee River Pkwy 2,5
- Oak Creek Pkwy 3, 5, 6, 9
- Pulaski (Cudahy)
- Rawson Park
- Root River Pkwy 1
- Riverton Meadows
Based on the needs spreadsheet from MKE Parks, 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
OCTOBER bird surveys needed at these locations- all are ebird hotspots
- And a brief tip for Mukwonago Park- last week 46 species were identified and that didn’t include the whole park (they have a lot of trails). Warblers and vireos may be found at the first picnic area as you enter the park, check the treeline and the shrubs by the picnic tables! If you don’t have a park pass, you may be able to park on Beulah Rd just west of the park, south of LO on the shoulder and walk kitty corner to the grassy field which is part of the park and trails take you to the lake area and into the rest of the park.
- WAUKESHA PARKS
- -Share your ebird list with their ebird account: WaukeshaCountyBirding
- Berg Property – free – address S102W33451 CTH LO should get you there or very close.
- Fox Brook Park (pass or daily fee)
- Menomonee Park (pass or daily fee)
- Minooka Park (pass or daily fee)
- Mukwonago Park (pass or daily permit fee required- note they have camping!)
- Muskego Park (pass or daily fee)
- New Berlin Recreation Trail – bike path from Greenfield Park to Waukesha! Free
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