Milwaukee Birders

Tag: Wehr Nature Center

  • Christmas Bird Count 2023

    Christmas Bird Count 2023

    Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is one of the longest running citizen science efforts in the United States. It began as a replacement for Christmas bird hunt competitions. Instead of bagging birds, birders tally everything seen and heard within an assigned area. The over one hundred years of December data has been used to study bird…

  • Sept 3: Wehr Nature Center

    Sunday 7:30am Wehr Nature Center. Meet at the corner of College Ave and Whitnall Park Dr, near the bridge, we can check out the new bird blind. Warbler migration has begun as have the Lake Park Warbler Walks. Meet Saturdays at 8:30am near the bird feeder south of the playground. Upcoming events: Chimney Swift Night…

  • 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…

  • Christmas Bird Count 2021

    Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is one of the longest running citizen science efforts. Birders count everything seen and heard within a 15-mile diameter 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. Schlitz…

  • 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…