Birding report: Bluebirds are back, kestrels, loons & tundra swans too
Winter or no winter, parade of birds continues
Despite extensive snow and ice, northern birders are finally seeing some migrants. The vanguard of American robins, red-winged blackbirds, American kestrels, ring-billed gulls, red-tailed hawks, and peregrine falcons have joined the trumpeter swans, Canada geese, common goldeneyes, common mergansers, and other waterfowl as far north as Lake Superior. Read more.
Bird surveyors needed for 300+ locations; 2 training workshops set
With just two of five breeding seasons left to go, organizers of a comprehensive survey of birds that nest in Wisconsin have identified more than 300 locations where volunteers are needed to help gather information for the survey, known as the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II. Read more.