Milwaukee Birders

Category: Milwaukee County

  • 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…

  • Feb 19: Lake Park

    Sunday Feb 19 8:30am at Lake Park in the southwest corner of the Bistro parking lot. After walking around Lake Park and imagining how it will dripping with warblers in a couple of months we can ride down to South Shore Yacht Club to say hi to the Mandarin Duck Sidenote:I have a hard time…

  • Lynden Sculpture Gardens Report

    Ten of us met on the Lynden Sculpture Garden patio to admire the beautiful American Elm before setting off around the perimeter. There wasn’t much snow on the ground though some of the paths were icy. There weren’t many birds either. We spotted 15 species: some woodpeckers chasing each other around, numerous finches and chickadees…