Chequamegon Bird Club Blog

I just purchased a book by Steve Betchkal entitled “All of This and Robins Too:  A Guide to the 50 or so Best Places to Find Birds in Wisconsin”.  Steve is a WSO member and has been birding since he was 11 years old.  I was very impressed with his description of each of his top sites.  He has spent time birding at each one and rates it on the unique species the site is known for, gives you the number of species he has personally identified there, maps, GPS coordinates, excellent directions and even the best strategies for locating birds.  Our own Pershing Wildlife Area is number 28 on his list.  

Claire

All of the activity at my feeders has attracted the attention of a Northern Shrike, much to the dismay of the local (and vocal) Blue Jays.  Each winter I usually see one Northern Shrike hunting around the feeders and this year will apparently follow suit.   Claire

I went out last Saturday looking for the Snowy Owl that Dan Belter had seen but was not successful in locating it.  There were some hunters in the area and they may have flushed it.  I did see that Connie re-found it later that afternoon.  I did see a total of three Rough-legged Hawks, two Redtails and a Bald Eagle so the search did yield some good sightings. 

Claire