Upcoming Programs / Field Trips

PROGRAM: Thursday, August 5th
River Bend Nature Center
3600 N Green Bay Road - Racine
7:00 P.M.

Changes in Bird Populations
 Speaker: Bill Mueller, Ornithologist/Conservation Biologist, Cedarburg Science LLC Conservation Chair - Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO) Project Coordinator - MCAMMP/The Milwaukee BIOME Project.
Read more about Bill here.
Or visit his blog at: bluebirdslaugh.blogspot.com

FIELD TRIP:  August 7th and September 12th
Swift Night Out

    Join the Hoy Audubon group to count chimney swifts in downtown Racine.  Meet at 6:45 PM at the corner of Water St. and College Ave.  We have had chimney swifts to count for the past six years.  Come and help find their roosts.

FIELD TRIP:  August 21st and 22nd
Horicon Marsh

   Meet at park and ride at Ryan Road, 7:30 A.M. I will arrange for rooms at Audubon Inn in Mayville. We will go to Dike Road and other places along the east side of the marsh, leaving highway 49 and other spots on the north side for the WSO trip on Sunday. Directions : I-94 north to I-894. West to US 45, north to US 41. North to exit 72 WI 33. West on 33 to the outskirts of Horicon. Turn north on WI 28. go to highway TW. North on TW to Dike Road. West on Dike Road. I have reserved 6 rooms at Audubon Inn 45 North Main Street, Mayville. for $ 79. You may book one of those by calling (920) 387-5858. Do so by August 6 as at that time the rooms will be released.

   Hoy Audubon’s field trip to Horicon, specifically the Dike Road, is scheduled for August 21. If you’re wondering what birds you might see there during the third week of August, this bar chart from eBird will give you a pretty good idea. Click here to view.

   Our field trip coincides with fall shorebird migration. You can see from the bar chart which shorebirds are the most abundant (and, therefore, the ones we’re most likely to see) and which are rare.

   Here are instructions for finding a bar chart. Go to the eBird website:
http://ebird.org/content/ebird
Click on “View and Explore Data.” Then click on “Bar Charts.” Scroll down to “Wisconsin” and click on it, then click on “Hotspots in Wisconsin,” and hit “Continue.” This will bring up a long list of Wisconsin birding hotspots. Scroll down to “Horicon – Dike Road,” put a check mark by it, and hit “Continue.” The bar chart above should appear on your screen.

   eBird bar charts are helpful not only here in Wisconsin but also when you’re traveling. Let’s say that you’re going to St. Louis, and you read in the Hoy Honker that one of Bob McFall’s favorite birding locations when he lived there was Riverlands. Go to the eBird website, and following the steps outlined above, search for “Hotspots in Missouri.” From the Riverlands bar chart (285 species total), you’ll know what birds you might get to see during your visit.

Saturday, August 28th
Safari Saturday at the Racine Zoo
11:00 AM.

   Hoy Audubon will be there to lead bird walks and answer all your birding questions.

PROGRAM: Thursday, September 2nd
River Bend Nature Center
3600 N Green Bay Road - Racine
7:00 P.M.

Program TBA

FIELD TRIP:  September 11th
Turtle Valley State Wildlife Area

   Meet at park and ride highway 20. 7:15 A.M. Directions West on WI 11 to Delavan. North on Highway O to either Sugar Creek or Honey Creek Road. west to Highway P. north about 1/4 mile to parking area on the RIGHT. Bring a lunch.

FIELD TRIP:  September 18th
Illinois Beach State Park - Hawk Watch !

   Meet at law office on South Main 8:00 A.M. Directions : Sheridan Road through Kenosha to 17th Street in Winthrop Harbor. East to the north unit of Illinois Beach State Park. Follow the signs to Hawk Watch.

WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY

   The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO) sponsored field trips are open for anyone to attend. 
For a listing of 2010 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 )

Hoy Audubon Society Chapter Membership
2010/2011

Annual renewals for Hoy Audubon Society “Chapter Supporter” memberships are due on July 1 of each calendar year.

Please make check payable to "Hoy Audubon Society" and send to:
Hoy Audubon Society
P. O. Box 044626
Racine, WI 53404

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Enroll a friend or relative as a member of Hoy Audubon Society. Gift memberships are a wonderful way to help our club grow.  Plus, they introduce others to the benefits of belonging to Hoy, such as field trips-both local and distant, informative programs at the monthly meetings, and social events, including the annual picnic and Holiday party.

Wisconsin Bird Checklist 

Last updated - 07/19/2010