Milwaukee Birders

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  • My favorite places to bird in Milwaukee county: May

    May! What we’ve all been waiting for! With mass migrations of warblers and shorebirds, the return of flycatchers and vireos, rarities everywhere, and 70+ species days, there’s always somewhere to go in May. Lake Park/Linnwood Water Treatment Plant Lake Park can practically get any non-shorebird migrant that comes through, with rarities abounding throughout the month.…

  • Tracking Bird Migration

    They’re coming! Below are a few sites that track bird migration helpful for planning outings and timing when to put out the oranges and hummingbird feeders. Birdcast Combining weather surveillance data and tools to track and predict bird movement. US maps provide a big picture look at migration. To check local conditions use Birdcast alert…

  • My favorite places to bird in Milwaukee county: April

    After March’s geese, swans, and ducks migrate through, the kinglets, creepers, swallows, sparrows, and some warblers follow suit in April. Along with the newly budding trees and blooming flowers, the rains continue from March, making the fields and mudflats prime habitat for shorebirds and ducks. Note: Due to more Ebird data, some of the species…

  • My favorite places to bird in Milwaukee County: March

    March is a time of melting snow, warmer temperatures, and early returning migrants. Along with the joy that warblers are just a month away, we get to witness the first birds of spring – a Red-winged Blackbird flock, a flyover Killdeer, or maybe a Common Loon calling at night. Below is a list of my…

  • More Birding Book Resources

    UPDATE: Youtube link for David Allen Sibley talk added. Great talk with pictures! David Allen Sibley’s newest book, “What It’s Like to Be a Bird” is treasure trove of bird facts. His talk with Charles Hagner is on the Boswell Book’s YouTube channel and the book can be ordered from Boswell. Upcoming release is a…