Bird records take flight; call for more volunteers goes out; live chat June 4
Bird survey volunteer Marjorie Rhine took this photo this May of a sandhill crane and its young.
Bird records take flight; call for more volunteers goes out
ASHLAND -- While volunteers helping survey Wisconsin birds have already lit up the record books before prime nesting season even begins, survey organizers are calling for more avid and interested birders to join the cause to provide the most comprehensive account yet of the birds that call Wisconsin home.
"Already, volunteers are setting new records for the atlas survey and changing what we know of the breeding bird landscape in Wisconsin," says Nick Anich, Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. "We've had some great findings so far. But there is still so much more to learn and we need more volunteers to help better our understanding of Wisconsin birds." Read more…
Join live chat June 4 on nesting bird survey or read transcript later
Join a live online chat June 4 from noon to 1 p.m. to ask your questions about birds nesting in Wisconsin and how you can join the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas, a survey conducted largely by volunteers, to understand changes in the past 20 years in bird populations. On the day of the chat, go to dnr.wi.gov and click on the image on the right or search "ask the experts." If you can't join at noon, read the transcript later at the same link.