The largest city in Winnebago County, Rockford, contains over 150,000 people. In a city so large, some people are getting together to put some native back into the ground. Recently,Brian Leaf from Severson Dells led a local elementary school on a trip to plant over 50 kinds of native prairie seeds at Wesley Willows (a
Category: Bird Conservation
Winnebago County Spring Bird Count Results
The results are in from the Spring Bird Count and they are a rather mixed bag. First of all, Winnebago County had 164 species, the sixth lowest total in the last 10 years but ten more species than 2006. At least 12 missed species were seen during our 72-hour birding event (but that was two
Winnebago County Lacks Good Shorebird Habitat
During The Birdfreak 72-hour Birding Event of Winnebago County, Illinois, we did not find many shorebirds. Winnebago County has many great forest preserves and different types of habitat, but no mudflat-type areas. It would be wonderful if Winnebago County would be able to create an area for shorebirds to stop by. Solitary Sandpiper – Winnebago
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72-Hour Birding Event – Day Three
Rose-breasted Grosbeak To complete our 72 hour birding event we hit up one of our favorite birding locations, Sugar River Forest Preserve. This is a great location for warblers, flycatchers, and a nice variety of wonderful birds. We added a Blackburian Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, and Red-shouldered Hawk. We struck out on Hooded Warbler and any
72-Hour Birding Event – Day Two
Eastern Kingbird On day two of our 72-hour Birding craze, we added 22 more species. Early this morning, the Birdfreak Team headed out to Nygren Wetlands to find Soras and Sandhill Cranes (success!). We missed the Marsh Wren and Orchard Oriole that had been spotted there earlier in the week, but plan to go back
72-Hour Birding Event – Day One
In the wee hours of the morning began the Birdfreak’s 72-hour Birding Weekend. We are entering Winnebago County, Illinois in America’s Birdiest City/County contest. As far as we know, this is the first time our county has been entered.
Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey
The Nicolet National Forest is located in northeast Wisconsin. This forest is 360,000 hectares and has a large variety of ecosystems including coniferous forest and glacial lakes. In 1987, the Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society realized that there wasn’t much information on breeding birds in northern Wisconsin. They started the Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey to
International Migratory Bird Day
International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) is Saturday, May 12th. The theme this year is “Birds in a Changing Climate”. This is a topic that seems to always be in the news and always seems to bring up debate, disagreement, and despair. Instead of focusing on doom & gloom, IMBD does a great job of promoting
