Milwaukee Birders

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  • Christmas Bird Count

    Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is one of the longest running citizen science efforts. Birders count everything seen and heard within a 15-mile radius circle over the course of 24 hours. There are two counts going on in Milwaukee County. These are organized counts – everyone must get a location designation from the respective organizer. Reach…

  • Virtual Bird Club: Birds of Wisconsin

    Riveredge Noel J Cutright Bird Club Meeting Dec 1 at 7pm Zoom Info: With apologies for the technical problems on Nov. 10, we have created a fresh new link and invite you to Join Zoom Meeting by clicking here:https://zoom.us/j/96167262915?pwd=WU5Pd1JNQkNKbVF5eVprcDFkZ1JBUT09 Meeting ID: 961 6726 2915Passcode: 332367 The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Wisconsin, written by former BirdWatching magazine editor-in-chief…

  • The $2 million Pigeon

    As Helen mentioned, the above Belgian racing pigeon was won at auction last week for $1.9 million. The Chinese buyer intends to breed it with another Belgian racing pigeon. Racing pigeons compete over distances of 62 to 620 miles. Beyond having the birds become very familiar with their home roost area in their first few…

  • Nov 1 Horicon Field Trip

    Birding at Horicon Sunday. Great spots out there lately should be fun! Meet at 9:30am (REMEMBER set your clocks back an hour Saturday night) Location: TBD Jack will be watching eBird to determine best starting place. Stay tuned for email/text/blog update. Meanwhile there are snow buntings at McKinley Beach and White-winged crossbills at Forest Beach…

  • Sunday Oct 11 Park Plans

    1-This Sunday, Oct 11, 8am Root River Parkway (Root River #16 in eBird). Will be rough terrain – boots, pants, tick protection needed. 2 – By birding and finding amazing natural phenomena – looking at you funnel weaver spiders – we are improving our mental health, “An Awe-Walk Might Do Wonders for Your Well-Being” 3…