Milwaukee Birders

Category: Milwaukee County

  • Three Tiny Parks Report (and native plant sales)

    Cloudy to sunny to rain and back to sun. Up and down hills. There was a lot of variety this morning. The most surprising were the four different swallows seen at one time. Above the rugby field and Lincoln Memorial Drive hundreds of swallows swirled overhead. Though impossible to get a picture of the swarming,…

  • April 30: Tour of three tiny parks

    April 30 meet at 7:30am at the Magic Hedge (1). Park at soccer fields just south of the Linwood Water Treatment Plant. After birding the hedge we will journey north, carpooling if we want. Magic Hedge aka Linwood Water Treatment Plant eBird list Some history of the Linwood plant from WUWM Bubbler Talk. The name…

  • Apr 23: Sheridan Park

    Sunday, April 23 at 8:00am Meet at Sheridan Park (at the eastern most end of Layton Ave). After walking around the pond we can go to Grant Park Beach and then make our way back up through the park. For its small size, Sheridan Park attracts a freakish number of warblers and other birds. eBird…

  • Show Up for the Birds

    Bird City Wisconsin began in 2003 with the mission of urban-focused bird conservation and education. Since 2012, Milwaukee has been a Bird City. This week Rep Jonathan Brostoff, Milwaukee Alderperson of District 3, and Maggie Steinhauer of the Urban Ecology Center will be leading a discussion about how to continue supporting bird conservation in Milwaukee.…

  • Lake Park Report, Feb 19

    Beautiful day to walk through the park. Bright sun, temps in the 40s and, of course, a wind off the lake. Saw the expected Downy Woodpeckers and Northern Cardinals as we headed to the Gen Wolcott statue. A few White-breasted Nuthatches and a Mourning Dove at the lion’s bridge. We walked west around the ravine…