Wisconsin offers great opportunities for birding.
Learn all you need to know right here. Field guides, birding hotspots and lots of other resources.
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Wisconsin Bird Guides
Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide, Second Edition
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Amazon Price: $9.32 (as of 01/02/2010) 
Wisconsin Birds, 2Nd Ed: Seasonal & Geographical Guide (North Coast Books)
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Amazon Price: $34.95 (as of 01/02/2010)
Festivals
- Chequamegon Birding Festival
- May 16-18, 2008 in Bayfield and Ashland. Field trips, workshops and guest speakers.
Wisconsin Birding on the Web
- WI Birding Hotspots
- Links to all the great parks and refuges for great birding.
- Resource Page with Links
- A page with tons of links to good WI birding info, from Birding.com.
- WI Birding Trail
- All about the Great Wisconsin Birding Trail, including maps you can download.
- Checklist - WI Birds
- From the DNR. PDF 722 Kb.
Audio CDs - WI Bird Songs
Birds of Wisconsin Audio CDs: Companion to Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide
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More on Bird Songs
Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song
$27. Book has built-in audio player - hear the song as you study the bird! 250 species and corresponding songs. Also has "lavish full-color illustrations."
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The Singing Life of Birds: The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong
Comes with a CD too!
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Birdsong: A Natural History
Answers the question -- why do birds sing?
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Other Stuff on Wisconsin Birding
Wisconsin Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species (State Nature Guides)
Handy laminated brochure, not a book.
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Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 01/02/2010)
MORE BIRD STUFF from The Curious Wren
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Best Bird Feeders -- my tried and true recommendations, and most are squirrel-proof!Great Birdbaths and Fountains -- a nice selection of practical baths, drippers, fountains and accessories.
Hummingbirds! -- Facts, feeders, books and fun merchandise for hummer lovers.
Bird Shirts and Hats -- Shirts and hats featuring wild birds!
Whooping Cranes
There's a project underway to teach whooping cranes the migration route from Sauk County Wisconsin to Florida. An ultralight plane leads the way.See the links below to learn more.
Whooping Cranes
- Operation Migration
- The official web site of the project using an ultralight plane to teach cranes the flight path to Florida.
- Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership
- "Bring Back the Whoopers" web site.
Audubon in WI
- Audubon Chapters in WI
- Page listing all Audubon chapters in the state.
- Madison Audubon Society
- Link to Madison's chapter.
- Northeastern Chapter - Audubon
- Green Bay, Fox River Valley area.
Movies for Birders
The Life of Birds
The acclaimed 10-part PBS series. Attenborough takes us around the world to see amazing bird behavior.
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Winged Migration
A documentary with spectacular footage of birds in flight -- close up! More musical background than narration. Gorgeous.
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Amazon Price: $11.99 (as of 01/02/2010)
March of the Penguins (Widescreen Edition)
Emperor penguins in Antarctica trek miles and miles to their breeding ground, and endure the harshest conditions. See how chicks are hatched and reared.
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WI Birding Organizations
- WI Nature Mapping
- NatureMapping is a biodiversity survey program that allows citizens, school groups, and professionals to enter wildlife observations into a statewide database.
The observations are then used in natural resource management, scientific studies and environmental education. The program provides an opportunity for students and volunteers to perform field studies that contribute to the state's biological databases. Wisconsin NatureMappers submit their observations online. - WI Bird Conservation Initiative
- A cooperative partnership to deliver the full spectrum of bird conservation emphasizing voluntary stewardship.
Horicon Marsh
- Enjoy Horicon Marsh
- More commercial web site, with helpful information and links for visitors.
Greater Prairie Chickens of Central Wisconsin
Central Wisconsin is home to the leks (breeding grounds) of the greater prairie chicken.See the link below to web sites with more information.
Prairie Chickens
- Conservation Initiatives - Prairie Chicken
- Information about the prairie chickens and their numbers.
- DNR web site
- Success of the prairie chicken in WI. All about the mating rituals and "booming" at Buena Vista marsh.
Cool Stuff for Bird Lovers in WI
Swiss Gear Schloss Double Bottle Hydration Fanny Pack
Great for birdwatching -- carry books, water, food. Comes w/bottles.
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Vortex Harness Strap
$19.95 from Amazon. Take the strain off your neck!
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Birds (Fandex Family Field Guides)
50 die-cut cards to get started on bird identification. Great for kids.
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Fun Books about Birding - by Birders with a Passion
Tales of a Low-Rent Birder
Dunne's collection of 19 essays and sketches about his adventures chasing birds.
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Kingbird Highway: The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
Ornithologist Kenn Kaufman's humorous account of the year he spent birding (and hitch-hiking) across America at age 19.
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The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession
A journalist follows expert birders as they compete to see the most species in one single year. Very comical stories of mad dashes all over the US just to see a bird.
Amazon Price: $10.80 (as of 01/02/2010)
Hummingbird & Oriole Feeders
More Serious Books
To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifetime Obsession
The title says it all. Goal -- to see every bird on earth.
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A Parrot Without a Name: The Search for the Last Unknown Birds on Earth
Scientists go to remote Peru to search for an undiscovered species of parrot. Fascinating.
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A Hummingbird in My House: The Story of Squeak
The first of Heidcamp's three books about her adoption of a hummer. She hosts the hummer in her house over the winter, and gets to know the bird intimately.
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