Milwaukee Birders

Tag: Killsnake

  • Cancelled: Jan 18 Killsnake

    Saturday, Jan 18 2025: Killsnake State Wildlife Area8:30pm – 10:30amWinds and very cold temperatures make driving to the edge of nowhere a little less pleasant and riskier. We will try again next weekend. (No planned Sunday morning outing – join WMAS at Wehr!)Be mindful that Lemke is a through road – pull over and exit…

  • Jan 18: Killsnake State Wildlife Area

    SATURDAY, Jan 18, 2025: Killsnake State Wildlife Area3:30pm – 5:30pmChilton, WI Meet along Lemke Road(No planned Sunday morning outing – join WMAS at Wehr!)Be mindful that Lemke is a through road – pull over and exit vehicle with cautionSunset is at 4:30ish. We’ll have some daylight and dusk time for birding. From the DNR website:…

  • Dec 4: Wehr and Franklin Business Park

    Sunday, Dec 4 at 8:30am at Wehr Nature Center. Following our walk at Wehr we can go to the Franklin Business Park ponds where a Ross’s and Cackling Goose have been seen lately. Contacts: Katie kfisher8689@gmail.com or Donna donnaozomiller@gmail.com Wehr Nature Center (#1 on map below) 9701 W College Ave, Franklin, WI 53132. Recent sightings…

  • 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…