Milwaukee Birders

Tag: Milwaukee County Parks

  • 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…

  • Recommended Articles

    2020 Year in Review from eBird The more bird species in your area, the happier you will be. Really. Birds increase happiness, study finds Milwaukee County Parks need financial help. County parks are in great danger Donate at Love Your Parks The Dark Side of Birding about ebird and listserv trolls mocking users for mistakes.…

  • Aug 21

    Sunday Birding: Lake Park Bistro lot at 8am Charles Hagnar Talk on his new book Field Guide to Birds of Wisconsin in a virtual event sponsored by Urban Ecology Center and Boswell Books. Register ahead of time, details here. Wehr Nature Center’s Adventure Challenge happening Sept 13-Oct 4 looks like a ton of fun! Shout…

  • August Milwaukee Park Monitoring

    Requested monitoring sites. Contacts were the first to volunteer – if you want to go with contact them. Still some openings! Park Week in August Contacts Bayview 2nd week August   Cudahy Any Holly Froemming 3rd week August Holly – maybe Hoyt 2nd and 3rd week  Dirk Johnstone Any Holly Kern Any Carl Lyons Any…