Milwaukee Birders

Category: Worth the Drive

  • Aug 6: Horicon Marsh

    Sunday Aug. 6 HORICON MARSH FIELD TRIP Beginning @ 6 a.m. at the Park & Ride lot at the intersection of Highway 33 and Interstate 41 (just east of Allenton). We will carpool from there. Breeding Season at Horicon MarshJoin Cutright Bird Club coordinator Carl Schwartz and others on a late summer field trip to…

  • First SB Camping Trip!

    Holy Moly! That was fun! Good people, cool birds, and perfect weather! Horicon, Highway 49No Limpkin. It had been seen at 6:06 am and not at all after that, though on Saturday, there were 11 reports of it. Sigh. We consoled ourselves with the antics of Black Terns, incoming American Pelicans, Coots, and more. Hwy…

  • Mar 5: Lion’s Den Gorge

    Meet at 7:00am at Lion’s Den Gorge in Grafton. Park in the main lot at the east end of High Bluff Dr eBird List for Lion’s Den Miscellaneous Birding Info: Registration for the Bird Conservation Conference March 24-25 ends Monday, Mar 6. Register HERE Find out about rare birds: Subscribe to eBird Rare Bird Alert…

  • Short-Eared Owls at Killsnake

    Short-Eared Owls are easy to see at Killsnake Wildlife Area in Chilton. They are dawn and dusk hunters. Cars line up along East-West Lemke Road to watch them fly above the grasslands. Eagles and Harriers can also be seen swooping around there. Another viewing site is near Schwengel Waterfowl area and south of Jay Rd…

  • Favorite Field Trips: Ice Age Trail

    Favorite Field Trips: Ice Age Trail

    The Ice Age Trail winds through Wisconsin for over 1,000 miles. Currently only 600 miles are official trail with the rest still under development. Though it is possible to thru hike the entire trail by using roadways. Have a favorite stretch? Birding the IAT story? Let me know and I will include it here. Katie…