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Birding Events of Interest to Southeastern Wisconsin
Reports of Past Events: 2006 -- 2007 -- 2008
See Bottom of page for more Meetings and Field Trips
See also Wisconsin Online - Birding Events: www.wisconline.com/cgi-bin/find.pl?t=sub&subject=Birding

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

Birding Events:
Birding By Ear with John Feith
Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 7:00 P.M.
(Social time begins at 6:45 P.M.)
First Presbyterian Church, Lower Level, 810 North East Avenue, Waukesha
More information about John Feith at www.caculo.com
Benjamin F Goss Bird Club, Monthly Meeting, www.gossbirdclub.org
For more info about the Goss Bird Club contact:
Harlow Bielefeldt - 262-792-1711 - harlowbiel AT aol.com

The Birds of Winter
10-11 am on Wednesday, Sept. 24th
Presentation by Marlyn Winter
Who they are, what to feed them and how they survive the winter.
Kelly Senior Center at 6100 S. Lake Dr, Cudahy
Call the center to register at 414-481-9611.

Wednesday Morning Birdwalks at Havenwoods
When trails are NOT snow-covered, 8 AM
Havenwoods State Forest, Milwaukee , www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/havenwoods
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.

Recurring Field Trips:

Milwaukee:

- Urban Ecology Center, Weekly Bird Walks, Every Thurs, 8AM
www.urbanecologycenter.org

- Lake Park Duck Watches , 1 Saturday per month, Oct - Mar, 11AM-1PM,
http://home.wi.rr.com/phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
Fall 2008: -
Winter 2009:

- Lake Park Warbler Walks , 6 Saturdays per migration, 8:30-10AM,
Spring 2009: -
Fall 2008: Aug 23, Aug 30, Sept 6, Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27

- Enderis Park Bird Watching Club, Field Trips,
www.birdwatchusa.com/Pages/FIELD_TRIPS.html
usually second weekend of each month

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

Southeastern Wisconsin (Ozaukee, Racine, Waukesha Counties)

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

- Newburg, Riveredge Nature Center, riveredgenaturecenter.org/default.aspx?id=139

- 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

- 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:

- 2008 Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Field Trips,
www.wsobirds.org/wso_field_trips_08.pdf ,
Tom Schultz trschultz@vbe.com
September 7 (Sunday) Green Bay - Fall Warblers
September 19-21 Wisconsin Point , Jaegerfest
October 19 (Sunday) Harrington Beach SP - Hawks

- Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Field Trips

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

- 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.new.rr.com/oshkoshbirdclub/#field ,
Monthly Weekend Field Trips, Contact Dar Tiede, ctiede@new.rr.com
All trips meet at Sears Grand on Koeller Rd. unless otherwise indicated.
October 11 (Saturday) 7 AM - Birding Bubolz Nature Preserve www.bubolzpreserve.org/

- Mosquito Hill Nature Center, N3880 Rogers Road, New London, WI 54961 www.co.outagamie.wi.us/Parks/MH_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:

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

- Illinois Ornithological Society:
Calendar , www.illinoisbirds.org/calendar/index.html
and Annual Field Trips , www.illinoisbirds.org/fieldtrips.html
February, Gull Frolic, Winthrop Harbor , www.illinoisbirds.org/gull_frolic.html
June, Swainson's Hawk Search, northwestern Kane and south-central McHenry Counties

- Illinois Audubon:
Calendar , www.illinoisaudubon.org/calendar.html
Sanctuaries , www.illinoisaudubon.org/sanctuaries.html
Chapters , www.illinoisaudubon.org/chapters.html

- Chicago Area ,
Rare Bird Alert www.xnet.com/%7Eugeiser/Birds/ChicagoRBA.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.php
North Pond Bird Walks www.chicagobirder.org/north-pond.php

- 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
Recurring Meetings:
Milwaukee:

Monthly , Urban Ecology Center , www.urbanecologycenter.org
Birding 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

Enderis Park Bird Watching Club, www.birdwatchusa.com/Pages/PROGRAMS.html

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,
confirm the meeting location before attending by contacting:
Harlow Bielefeldt - 262-792-1711 - harlowbiel AT aol.com

Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 7:00 P.M. (Social time begins at 6:45 P.M.)
First Presbyterian Church, Lower Level, 810 North East Avenue, Waukesha
Birding By Ear with John Feith, nature sound recordist, videographer
More information at www.caculo.com

Sunday, October 19, 2008
Retzer Nature Center, S14 W28167 Madison Street, Waukesha
4:00 P.M. Bird Hike
5:30 P.M. Bring a "Brown Bag Supper"
6:30 P.M. Program : How to ID Raptors in Flight
Guest Speaker: Bill Cowart

Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 7:00 P.M. (Social time begins at 6:45 P.M.)
First Presbyterian Church, Lower Level, 810 North East Avenue, Waukesha
Hawaii Trip Report by Anne Moretti
PowerPoint presentation featuring trips to 4 islands:
Oahu, the Big Island of Hawaii, Maui and Kauai.

Saturday, December 20, 2008 (Tentative Date)
Waukesha Christmas Bird Count

Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 7:00 P.M. (Social time begins at 6:45 P.M.)
First Presbyterian Church, Lower Level, 810 North East Avenue, Waukesha
Birds Without Borders - Aves Sin Fronteras
Recommendations for Landowners: Belize and Mesoamerica edition
Vicki Piaskowski http://www.zoosociety.org/Conservation/BWB-ASF/

Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 7:00 P.M. (Social time begins at 6:45 P.M.)
First Presbyterian Church, Lower Level, 810 North East Avenue, Waukesha
Galapagos Archipelago-Birding Trip Report by Carl Schwartz

Sunday, March 15, 2009 - 7:00 P.M. (Social time begins at 6:45 P.M.)
First Presbyterian Church, Lower Level, 810 North East Avenue, Waukesha
Attracting Birds to Your Back Yard, Pat Ready
To attract a wide variety of birds to your yard you need to provide a
diverse habitat meeting three basic needs - food, water, and shelter.

Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 7:00 P.M. (Social time begins at 6:45 P.M.)
First Presbyterian Church, Lower Level, 810 North East Avenue, Waukesha
Southern Savannah Birding & Nature Trail with Susan Foote-Martin
More information at: http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/trail/maps.htm

Saturday, May 17, 2009
Spring Bird Count

Sunday, June 21, 2009 (Father's Day)
Field Trip TBA Because we 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.
2008 Meeting Calender , riveredgenaturecenter.org/default.aspx?id=76
SEPTEMBER 2 - DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS: HOW MANY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO NEST IN WISCONSIN?
OCTOBER 7 - MONITORING AVIAN PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVORSHIP AT RIVEREDGE
NOVEMBER 4 - MILWAUKEE COUNTY AVIAN MIGRATION MONITORING PARTNERSHIP

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)
September 2 - Status of Eastern Bluebirds in Wisconsin - Pat Ready
October 7 - Painting Birds for Field Guides - Tom Schultz
November 1 (Saturday) - The World of Shrikes - Ryan Brady at Mosquito Hill at 10 AM
December 2 - Rookeries on Lake Winnebago and Preparing for the Christmas Bird Count - Tom Ziebell

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