Milwaukee Birders

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  • Jan 22: Milwaukee Lakefront

    Sunday, Jan 22 at 8:30 am Start at the Milwaukee Pierhead Lighthouse south of Summerfest Grounds (there is parking back there at the east end of Erie St)-Lakeshore State Park-Bradford Beach-Linwood Treatment Plant (per eBird findings we may also stop at other locations along the lake) At forty-two feet seven inches tall, the deep red…

  • Jan 15: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

    Sunday, January 15 – Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E Brown Deer Rd, Bayside at 8:30am. Gates will be open, meet in the parking lot. A Milwaukee county hotspot, Schlitz has numerous bird habitats. Woods, lakefront, ponds, and prairie make for fun hikes and a variety of birds. Recent sightings from eBird After birding we…

  • Nov 13: Lake Park Ravine Bridge

    8:00am Lake Park, by the 3-Par golf course 3133 E Newberry Ave We’ll bird the park and take in the view from the newly finished Ravine Bridge. The Grand Opening of the bridge is Tuesday, Nov 15 at 1:00pm with refreshments from Lake Park Bistro, The 116-year old bridge was part of the Master Plan…

  • Oct 23: Magic Hedge and Lakefront

    Meet 8am at Magic Hedge (green line in pic) and then we will caravan down the Lakefront. Park along the soccer field. Magic Hedge eBird List We will go looking for scoters and grebes and hope for surprises as well along the Lakefront. Bradford Beach (eBird List) McKinley Beach (eBird List) South Shore Park (eBird…

  • My favorite places to bird in Milwaukee County: December – February

    The winter months in Milwaukee are most notable for the return of the majority of our winter gulls, the continuation of scoters on the lake, and the possibility of winter finches varying year to year. This is also the time when the birder-favorite Snowy Owls are seen the most, with numbers fluctuating throughout the state…