Milwaukee Birders

Category: Milwaukee County

  • Nov 13: Lake Park Ravine Bridge

    8:00am Lake Park, by the 3-Par golf course 3133 E Newberry Ave We’ll bird the park and take in the view from the newly finished Ravine Bridge. The Grand Opening of the bridge is Tuesday, Nov 15 at 1:00pm with refreshments from Lake Park Bistro, The 116-year old bridge was part of the Master Plan…

  • Nov 6: Forest Exploration Center and County Grounds

    Nov 6, 8am Forest Exploration Center (remember Daylight Savings time so we’ll bird like it’s 9am!) Enter the parking lot from N Swan Boulevard We’ll walk the woods trail. I think we’ve seen a GHO every time we’ve been there. Then stroll around the retention ponds and maybe over to Sanctuary Woods. There is almost…

  • Oct 30: Blue Hole or West side of the Milwaukee River

    Meet at 8am to walk the west side of the Milwaukee River to the Blue Hole. Park at the north end of the UWM Lot on N Humboldt off Capitol Drive per Milwaukee Riverkeepers Water Trail Map – the Blue P on the map below The history of the Blue Hole: Milwaukee’s Forgotten Swimming Beach…

  • Oct 23: Magic Hedge and Lakefront

    Meet 8am at Magic Hedge (green line in pic) and then we will caravan down the Lakefront. Park along the soccer field. Magic Hedge eBird List We will go looking for scoters and grebes and hope for surprises as well along the Lakefront. Bradford Beach (eBird List) McKinley Beach (eBird List) South Shore Park (eBird…

  • Oct 16: Mequon Nature Preserve

    8am at Swan Road lot (pink arrow below). About Mequon Nature Preserve. Recent bird sightings. It would be fun if that Harrier is still around Sunday! We can also continue on to Kohl Park off County Line. I’m not sure where we park for there. Maybe in the lot on the NW corner of Swan…