Upcoming Programs / Field Trips

International Migratory Bird Day 2013
Life Cycles of Migratory Birds
Saturday, May 11
Kenosha - Kenosha Public Museum: 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Racine - River Bend Nature Center: 11:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.

View the Racine IMBD Flyer here.
View the Kenosha IMBD Flyer here.

   International Migratory Bird Day 2013 will be celebrated here in Wisconsin at scores of locations. More celebrations per capita than anyplace else in this hemisphere!

   This year the focus will be on all aspects of a migratory bird's life, from nesting and migration to breeding and raising young. Most importantly, it addresses the need for conservation throughout the life cycle. As always, the annual conservation theme is relevant to host organizations and participants throughout the world.

   Migratory bird conservation requires our participation every month of the year. Habitat conditions in one season may affect the survival and nesting success of birds in another. Winter habitats are just as important as nesting sites, and their quality influences nesting success. Stopover sites, the places where birds rest and refuel during migration, are also critical. Sandy beaches, forests, grasslands, and other habitats must be present for birds flying long distances.

   Along every leg of the journey and at non-breeding and breeding sites, birds also face threats from free-roaming cats, tall buildings and towers, chemicals, wind turbines, and more.

 

FIELD TRIP:  Evening Warbler Walks at Colonial Park (Racine)
Wednesday evenings - 5:30 P.M.
May 8, 15, 22, 29

   Colonial Park is one of the best places in the area to see migratory birds like warblers, Indigo Buntings, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Baltimore Orioles, and Scarlet Tanagers. Our Wednesday evening hikes are a great way to experience the progression of spring migrants that will pass through here on their way from their southern wintering grounds to their northern breeding grounds as well as those birds that summer here. Birdwatchers at all levels, from beginner to advanced, are welcome.

   Bring your binoculars and your bird book, wear your hiking boots, and bundle up! Spring evenings can cool at Colonial Park, so wear a warm jacket and gloves. If it's raining lightly, we'll still go on a hike. If it's a downpour, we won’t.

   Colonial Park is located along the Root River at the end of West High Street. We’ll meet in the parking lot at 5:30 P.M.  Map.

FIELD TRIP:  Morning Bird Walks at
River Bend Nature Center (Racine)
Friday mornings - 8:00 A.M.
May 3, 10, 17, 24
3600 N Green Bay Rd, Racine, WI
Map

   Rick Fare will lead the bird walk. Birdwatchers at all levels, from beginner to advanced, are welcome.  Bring your binoculars and your bird book, wear your hiking boots, and bundle up for the spring mornings.

FIELD TRIP: Bird Walks at Hawthorn Hollow
Tuesday mornings - 8:00 A.M.
May 7, 14
880 Green Bay Rd, Kenosha, WI
Map

   Meet Stan Rosenstiel outside the nature center. 

 PROGRAM: Audubon's Hummingbirds at Home Project
Thursday, June 6 - 7:00 P.M.
Sealed Air YMCA
8501 Campus Drive, Mount Pleasant, WI 53406
Click here for a map

http://birds.audubon.org/hummingbirds-home

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Picnic with the Peregrines! Wednesdays, June 12 and 19 12:00 - 1:00 PM.
	Peregrine Falcon - by Ted Keyel

   Back by popular demand. Bring lunch and enjoy watching the young, newly-fledged Peregrine Falcons and their parents. The Racine County Courthouse, at 730 Wisconsin Avenue, hosts the most visible Peregrine Falcons in the state! Hoy will have spotting scopes set up near the picnic table on the southwest lawn. Binoculars - bring ‘em if you’ve got ‘em!

   These falcons are formidable hunters that prey on other birds (and bats) in mid-flight. Peregrines hunt from above and, after sighting their prey, drop into a steep, swift dive that can top 200 miles an hour.

   Peregrine falcons are among the world's most common birds of prey and live on all continents except Antarctica. They prefer wide-open spaces, and thrive near coasts where shorebirds are common, but they can be found everywhere from tundra to deserts.

   Peregrine Falcons have nested successfully on the Racine Courthouse and Pleasant Prairie Power Plant for many years. You may view the Peregrine families in person or keep tabs on their progress at falconcam.goracine.org or we-energies.com/environmental/protect_wildlife.htm . The eggs normally hatch about May 5th.

   [UPDATE: Thursday, March 28 - First egg seen on the Racine Courthouse video camera]

PROGRAM: TBA
Thursday, June 6 - 7:00 P.M.
Sealed Air YMCA
8501 Campus Drive, Mount Pleasant, WI 53406

   .2012 Cooper's Hawk Family - Video
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Cooper's Hawk by Eric Howe

WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY

   The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO) sponsored field trips are open for anyone to attend. 
For a listing of Field Trips, click here.

   Bring a bag lunch or cooler. For the WSO field trips, severe weather conditions may cancel the trip. In the event of cancellation, every attempt to notify participants via the WSO Hotline (call 262.784.4032 for recording) and WisBirdNet (recent postings at http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html )

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