Statewide birding report: Migration is on! Plus Kirtland's warblers, WBBA
Migration is on! In the south, sandhill cranes, red-winged blackbirds, killdeer, robins, and common grackles have arrived in earnest. Great blue herons, eastern bluebirds, and eastern meadowlarks have also returned, as well as the first eastern phoebes, song sparrows, white pelicans, and common loons. Read more.
A rare Wisconsin songbird flies into the record books again
Wisconsin conservation biologists are eagerly awaiting the return of Kirtland's warblers, hopefully including an Adams County bird that flew to fame in 2015 when researchers found it wintering 1,500 miles away in the Bahamas. Read more.
Early registration for WI Breeding Bird Atlas kickoff event extended to March 22
$30 early registration has been extended to March 22 for the kick off event April 5-7 in Stevens Point, but after that you'll need to register at the door for $40. See what's in store for workshop participants, and help us complete the final season of data collection for this once-in-a-generation statewide bird survey. Sign me up!