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Birding Events of Interest to Southeastern Wisconsin
Reports of Past Events: 2006 -- 2007 -- 2008 -- 2009
See also Wisconsin Online - Birding Events: www.wisconline.com/cgi-bin/find.pl?t=sub&subject=Birding

National Audubon Society's - Birding Calendar
http://www.audubon.org/birdingcalendar/index.html

Birder's World - Events Calendar
http://www.birdersworld.com/brd/community/events/

Featured Fundraising Events:

MILWAUKEE and SE Wisc.: Purple Martin Partners - http://puma-in-wi.blogspot.com/
Make out checks to Wisconsin Society for Ornithology with "Purple Martin Partners Fund" in the memo line.
Mail check to: Christine Reel, WSO Treasurer, 2022 Sherryl Lane, Waukesha, WI 53188-3142.

WISCONSIN: Natural Resources Foundation - Bird Protection Fund
http://www.wisconservation.org/index.php?page=bird-conservation-campaign-2

NATIONAL: Federal Duck Stamp
- Information: http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps/Info/Stamps/stampinfo.htm
- Purchase online: http://www.duckstamp.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=W&Category_Code=FDS

Lake Park Duck Watches: Saturdays 11AM - 1PM
Winter 2010: . . . . . Jan 23. . . . . Feb 13. . . . . Mar 6
Gather EAST of Lincoln Memorial Dr, north of Bradford Beach.
See map: http://tinyurl.com/9kemt
In the second hour, carpools will convoy to nearby birding hotspots.

Fall 2009: . . . . . Oct 24 . . . . . Nov 14 . . . . . Dec 5

Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival
January 27 - February 1, 2010
Titusville, Florida
http://www.nbbd.com/fly/

Saturday, January 30 , 2010
Buena Vista & Necedah - Eagles and Grassland Birds
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Field Trips -
www.gossbirdclub.org/WSOFieldTrips2010.pdf

February 12 - 14, 2010
Sax-Zim Winter Bird Festival
Meadowlands, Minnesota
Field trips for Sharp-tailed Grouse, Great Gray Owls, Northern Hawks Owls, Boreal Chickadees, Black-backed & Northern Three-toed Woodpeckers, Gray Jays, Common & Hoary Redpolls, White-winged & Red Crossbills, and Pine & Evening Grosbeaks
http://moumn.org/sax-zim/

February 12 - 15, 2010
Great Backyard Bird Count
http://www.birdcount.org
Audubon‚ Senior Scientist, Rob Fergus, and
Cornell Lab of Ornithology‚ Science Editor, Laura Erickson.

February 13, 2010
Milwaukee Audubon Society's 30th Annual
Natural Landscapes Conference
www.milwaukeeaudubon.org
Concordia University, Barth Hall, Mequon, Wisconsin
Speakers include:
Greg Septon on "... Wisconsin's Peregrine Falcons"
Noel Cutright on: "Wind Energy - Wildlife Interactions ..."
Carl Schwartz on "Bird City Wisconsin ..."

San Diego Bird Festival
March 4 - 7, 2010
http://www.sandiegoaudubon.org/birdfest.htm

March 13, 2010
"Lansing Loop" Tri-state Field Trip
Fred Lesher, 608-783-1149, corax6330@yahoo.com
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology and the Coulee Region Audubon Society
90 mile loop along Mississippi River in WI, IA, MN in 6 hours

Sunday, March 14 , 2010
Sheboygan - Lakefront Birding
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Field Trips -
www.gossbirdclub.org/WSOFieldTrips2010.pdf

Saturday, March 20 , 2010
Dane and Columbia County Ponds - waterfowl & shorebirds
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Field Trips -
www.gossbirdclub.org/WSOFieldTrips2010.pdf

Saturday, March 27 , 2010
LaCrosse to Lasing Loop - waterfowl on the Mississippi River
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Field Trips -
www.gossbirdclub.org/WSOFieldTrips2010.pdf

Saturday, March 20 , 2010
Dane and Columbia County Ponds - waterfowl & shorebirds
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Field Trips -
www.gossbirdclub.org/WSOFieldTrips2010.pdf

April 15-18, 2010
2010 Hawk Migration Association of North America
www.hmana.org
in Duluth, Minnesota
hosted by Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory -
www.hawkridge.org

Saturday, April 20 , 2010
Mead Wildlife Refuge - waterfowl & shorebirds
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Field Trips -
www.gossbirdclub.org/WSOFieldTrips2010.pdf

Warbler Walks at Lake Park, - Saturdays, 8:30 to 10:00 AM
Spring 2010: . . . . . . April 17 . . . April 24 . . . . May 1 . . . . May 8 . . . May 15 . . . May 22

WSO (Wisconsin Society for Ornithology) Convention
May 20-23, 2010
Sturgeon Bay

Chambers Island in Door County
Memorial Day Weekend, 2010
$350-$400, for all food, transportation, lodging for 2 nights at a retreat house, and guides.
Timothy Vargo , Urban Ecology Center

Lake Park Duck Watches: Saturdays 11AM - 1PM
Fall 2010: . . . . . Oct . . . . . Nov . . . . . Dec Winter 2011: . . . . . Jan . . . . . Feb . . . . . Mar
Gather EAST of Lincoln Memorial Dr, north of Bradford Beach.
See map: http://tinyurl.com/9kemt
In the second hour, carpools will convoy to nearby birding hotspots.

Christmas Bird Counts in Wisconsin
December 14, 2010 . . . January 5, 2011
http://www.wsobirds.org/wso_christmas_bird_counts.html

Friendship Christmas Bird Count
Saturday, January 2, 2011
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/FriendshipCBC.html

Saturday, January , 2011
Milwaukee - Winter Birds
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Field Trips -

January , 2011
Golden Eagle Survey
in western Wisconsin along the Mississippi River.
Contact Scott Mehus at 651-565-4989 ext 101 or Scott@nationaleaglecenter.org

Recurring Field Trips:

Milwaukee:

Wednesday Morning (8 AM) Birdwalks at Havenwoods
Havenwoods State Forest, Milwaukee , www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/havenwoods
Friends of Havenwoods , http://www.friendsofhavenwoods.org/nature_in_the_city.htm
Hike through fields, forests, and wetlands in search of birds.
No experience is necessary. Ask at the front desk if you need to borrow a pair of binoculars
Email Gordon Zion, zzzzmail AT aol.com, for information

Thursday Morning Birdwalks at Urban Ecology Center
Year Round, 8 AM, Riverside Park, Milwaukee , www.urbanecologycenter.org
Call Tim Vargo, at 964-8505, x116, for information
For adults and accompanied children, Free - donations appreciated
Interested bird watchers of all ability levels are invited to explore bird life with us. Binoculars available.

Lake Park Duck Watches ,
1 Saturday per month, Oct - Mar, 11AM-1PM,
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html

Lake Park Warbler Walks
6 Saturdays per migration, 8:30-10AM
Spring: mid-April to end of May
Fall: mid-August to end of September

Wehr Birders , Monthly Bird Hike, 1 Saturday per month
, Registration Deadline: Fri
www.friendsofwehr.org/images/Downloads/calendar.pdf

Southeastern Wisconsin: (Racine, Kenosha, Ozaukee, Waukesha Counties)

Racine and Kenosha, Hoy Audubon
www.hoyaudubon.org/ Weekly (Thurs or Wed),

Newburg, Riveredge Nature Center
...http://riveredgenaturecenter.org/

Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center
in Minooka County Park, Spring and Fall Bird Walks
www.waukeshacounty.gov/page.aspx?SetupMetaId=10916&id=11078

Waukesha County, Benjamin F. Goss Bird Club
www.gossbirdclub.org/FieldTrips.htm , including:
MIKE FORT'S SUNDAY MORNING BIRD HIKES AT LAPHAM PEAK STATE PARK
usually the last Sunday in April and all Sundays in May
Meet at the Evergreen Shelter in the lower parking lot at 7 AM

Other Wisconsin:

Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Field Trips
www.wsobirds.org/wso_dates.html ,
www.gossbirdclub.org/WSOFieldTrips2010.pdf
Tom Schultz trschultz@vbe.com

January, early Milwaukee - Winter Ducks
January, late Wisconsin River - Eagles
March, mid Sheboygan - Lakefront Birds
March, late Dane & Columbia County - ducks
March, late LaCrosse - Lansing Loop
April, mid Mead Wildlife Area
May, early White River Marsh - Rails
May, mid Honey Creek - Birdathon & Bandathon
June, early Northern Kettle Moraine S.F. - Flycatchers,
August, late Horicon Marsh - shorebirds
September, mid Green Bay - Fall Warblers
September, late Wisconsin Point ‚ Jaegerfest
October, mid Harrington Beach SP - Hawks

Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Field Trips

Horicon Marsh Bird Festival
2nd weekend May
www.horiconmarshbirdfestival.com/

Aldo Leopold Audubon
http://www.aldoleopoldaudubon.org/Field_Trips.html

Madison Audubon
madisonaudubon.org/audubon/html/tips.htm
Contact Aaron Stutz at (608)294-9618 or agstutz@chorus.net

Two Rivers, Aegolis Bird Club
www.woodlanddunes.com/birding.html
Monthly Weekend Field Trips, Woodland Dunes Nature Center

Oshkosh Bird Club
home.roadrunner.com/~oshkoshbirdclub/ ,
Monthly Weekend Field Trips, Contact Dar Tiede, ctiede@new.rr.com
All trips meet at Sears Grand on Koeller Rd. unless otherwise indicated.

Mosquito Hill Nature Center
N3880 Rogers Road, New London, WI 54961
http://www.mosquitohill.com/calendar.htm

New London, North East Wisconsin Bird Club
www.newbirdclub.org/html/field_trips.html
contact Neil Schroeder at 920.830.9842.

Neighboring States:

Minnesota
Bob Ekblad's Event Calendar
http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN-Event.htm

Lansing Iowa
Annual Fall Rivers & Bluffs Birding Festival
2nd weekend Nov
www.lansingiowa.com/birdfest2007.html

Illinois Ornithological Society:
Field Trips , www.illinoisbirds.org/fieldtrips.html

Illinois Audubon:
Sanctuaries , www.illinoisaudubon.org/sanctuaries.html

Rockford
North Central Illinois Ornithological Society
http://www.ncios.org/calendar.html

Chicago Area

Calendar of Events: http://www.illinoisbirds.org/calendar/calendar_chicago.html

Birding Trail, www.bcnbirds.org/birdtrail/index.html

- Chicago Audubon , www.chicagoaudubon.org/events.shtml
Magic Hedge, Sat. AM walks at Wooded Isle

Collision Monitoring: www.chicagoaudubon.org/pages/20-05_11_birdMonitors.shtml

- Chicago Ornithological Society ,
Field Trips , www.chicagobirder.org/fieldtrips
North Pond Bird Walks http://home.comcast.net/~geoffrey.williamson/northpond.html

- Evanston North Shore Bird Club
Event Calendar, www.ensbc.org/calendar.aspx

- Lake Cook Audubon, Field Trips www.lakecookaudubon.org/Bird_Walks_Birding_Events.html

- National Audubon's Christmas Birds Counts: Dec 14 - Jan 5
www.audubon.org/bird/cbc//index.html

Florida:
http://www.nsis.org/bird/news/annualevents.html . . . Annual Birding Festivals
http://floridabirdingtrail.com/events.asp . . . Birding Events Calendar

Recurring Meetings:
Milwaukee:

Monthly , Urban Ecology Center , www.urbanecologycenter.org
Ornithology Workshops by Tim Vargo, $5 or less, Call to register: 414.964.8505

2nd Wed, 6:30-8:30PM, Schlitz Audubon , www.sanc.org , Bird Club Meeting

3rd Wed, 7PM Talk, Wisconsin Metro Audubon www.wimetroaudubon.org/lookingahead.html
at Wehr Nature Center , www.friendsofwehr.org

Waukesha :
Benjamin F Goss Bird Club, Monthly Meeting, www.gossbirdclub.org
Everyone interested in birds and bird watching is welcome !

Because they occasionally meet in other places,
contact one of the people listed to confirm the meeting location before attending.
Harlow Bielefeldt - 262-792-1711 - harlowbiel AT aol.com
Sandy Pearson - 262-968-9846 - birder89 AT yahoo.com
Don & Christine Reel - 262-547-6128 - dcreel AT gmail.com
Jennifer Tyskiewicz - 262-786-0172 - tyskije AT mukwonago.k12.wi.us
Meetings begin with a social gathering at 6:45 p.m.,
which is followed by a program of interest to birdwatchers
and a short business meeting.
Everyone interested in birds and bird watching is welcome !

Newburg :
Riveredge Bird Club, Monthly Meeting, 1st Tues, 7-9PM
April - October: A 6 PM field trip at the Riveredge Nature Center precedes the 7:00 P.M. Bird Club program.
...http://riveredgenaturecenter.org/

Racine :
1st Thursday, 7PM, Hoy Audubon , Monthly Meeting www.hoyaudubon.org

Oshkosh Bird Club : home.new.rr.com/oshkoshbirdclub/
1st Tuesday, 7PM, at Evergreen Retirement Community (unless noted otherwise)

Horicon Marsh Bird Club, monthly meetings , www.horiconmarshbirdclub.com/birdclubevents.cfm
3rd Thurs, Sept - May, (6 or) 7-9PM, at DNR Service Station Hwy 28

Wisconsin Society for Ornithology , Annual Convention , May , wsobirds.org/wso_dates.html ,

New London: North East Wisconsin Bird Club, www.newbirdclub.org/html/meetings.htm

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