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Birding Activities in & near
Lake Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Duck Watches at Lake Park
Saturdays 11am - 1pm
Fall: 2-3 Saturdays from October to December
Winter:  1-3 Saturdays in January - March
2005:                                                      Oct 29      Nov 19     Dec  3
2006:     Jan 14     Feb 11     Mar 11                   Nov  4             Dec  9
2007:                  Feb 10     Mar 10            Oct 13       Nov 10     Dec 8
2008:                                  Mar 8            Oct 11       Nov 8       Dec 6
2009:                   Feb 7       Mar 7                                                  

These free, informal watches are open to the general public of all ages.  Recreational birders with spotting scopes volunteer to locate and identify common and rare waterfowl and gulls, both near shore and far out in Lake Michigan.  Dress warmly.

From 11 AM to Noon, meet on the EAST side of Lincoln Memorial Drive, south of Ravine Road and north of Bradford Beach across from the running track.  See this MapQuest map: http://tinyurl.com/9kemt
From Noon to 1 PM, we may drive to McKinley Marina, the Coast Guard Impoundment, or other sites to search for rarities.

Cancelled if weather forecast calls for :
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Bird Banding at the Urban Ecology Center      Contact  Tim Vargo    Tuesdays, before sunset to about 11 AM
Fall 2005:  Aug 30, Sep 6, Sep 13, Sep 20, Sep 27 & Oct 4
Spring 2006:
Warbler Walks at Lake Park
Saturdays 8:30 to 10:00 am
Spring:  Saturdays from 3rd week April to 4th week May
Fall: Saturdays from last week of August to last week of September
Table of Species seen in 2003, 2004, and 2005
2003:                                       May 24       Sept  6      Sept 20     Oct 4 
  2004:       April 24     May 15     May 22       Sept 11      Oct 2        Oct 9 
2005:       April 23     May 14     May 28       Sept 10      Sept 24     Oct 1
Spring 2006:       April 22   April 29   May  6   May 13   May 20   May 27
Leaders: Jym Mooney, Robin Squier, Judith Huf, Roxanne Shrank, Paul Hunter
Fall 2006:        Sept  9      Sept 16     Sept 23     Sept 30    Oct  7    Oct 14
Leaders: Jym Mooney, Robin Squier, Judith Huf, Roxanne Shrank, Marlyn Winter,
Dennis Casper, Kimberly Fein,  Maria Terres, Marilyn Bontly, Ron Gutschow, Paul Hunter
Spring 2007:       April 21   April 28   May  5   May 12   May 19   May 26
   Fall 2007:        Aug 25    Sept 1     Sept 8    Sept 15   Sept 22    Sept 29
Leaders: Jym Mooney, Dennis Casper, Ron Gutschow, Paul Hunter,  Judith Huf,
Spring 2008:       April 19       April 26       May  3       May 10       May 17       May 24
Fall 2008:           Aug 23        Aug 30        Sept  6       Sept 13       Sept 20       Sept 27

  These free, informal walks are open to the general public of all ages. Recreational birders familiar with Lake Park volunteer to lead people of all skill levels to the best birding spots in the park.  Beginning birders are especially welcome.  Camaraderie and discussion of diverse environmental issues are encouraged.

From bridges over ravines birders can look down on thrushes, sparrows, and warblers.  Red-headed Woodpeckers and Eastern Bluebirds occasionally visit the woodland edges.  Sandpipers, gulls and ducks migrate along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

Meet on the WEST side of the Warming House near the tennis courts on the north end of the park.
See also this MapQuest map: http://tinyurl.com/csub9

Cancelled if weather forecast calls for

  Format of Birding Events
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Swift Night Out
Fri, Sat, or Sun after Labor Day
20 minutes before to 10 minutes after sunset,
count Chimney Swifts as they dive into chimneys to roost before migrating to eastern Peru.

Swift Count 2008
Sun  Aug 10, 2008    7:30 - 8:30 PM 
Sun  Sep  7, 2008    7 - 8 PM
corner of Capitol Drive and Maryland Avenue

Swift Count 2007
Sun  Aug 12, 2007    7:30 - 8:30 PM
50 swifts dived into rooftop chimney on apartment building on southwest corner of Capitol Drive and Maryland Avenue
Sun  Sep  9, 2007     7 - 8 PM
16 swifts were seen on this cool blustery evening
8 dived into the same rooftop chimney on apartment building on southwest corner of Capitol Drive and Maryland Avenue
8 went into the inactive incinerator chimney on the school at St Roberts Church on the northeast corner of Capitol Drive and Maryland Avenue

Swift Count 2006
Between  7:05 and 7:25 PM on  Sunday, September 10, 2006
  6 observers saw 370 swifts dive into the chimney an apartment
on the north side Capitol between Farwell and Prospect.

Swift Count 2005
with Paul Hunter at St. Robert's Church 
on Capitol and Maryland in Shorewood
1000 Swifts seen  Friday, September 9th, 2005.
(3 observers saw 45 swifts at  7:45 PM on Sunday , August 14 , 2005)
Swift Count 2004
7 birders watched 210 swifts dive into a chimney at sunset
on the 1000 block of Cass Street. September 9, 2004
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Christmas Bird Counts in Milwaukee occur on the
first Saturday during the annual Audubon count period,  which runs from December 14th through January 5th
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                5:00 am  Owling
                8:00 am  Bird Counting for Beginners
            2003:  Dec 20
For info on other park activities:
 Lake Park Friends, (414) 962-1680, or e-mail  Dolores Knopfelmacher.
Keep the Bird Feeders Full!
Write your check out now to "Lake Park Friends"
and put "Bird Seed Appeal" on the memo line. 
Mail it right away to:
Lake Park Friends, PO Box 71197, Milwaukee WI 53211

Lake Park Bird Feeders Alliance
Mike Goodman  
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