- Port Wing
- Birding in Port Wing
Birding in Port Wing - Photos from Laura Erickson
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Alder Flycatcher
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
American Pipit
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Baird's Sandpiper
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Bald Eagle
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Barn Swallow
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Black-and-White Warbler
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Black-Billed Cuckoo
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Bonaparte's Gull with Ring-Billed Gulls
Brown Creeper in Twin Falls Park
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Bufflehead
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Common Merganser
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Common Raven
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Common Tern
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Common Yellowthroat
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Evening Grosbeak
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Fox Sparrow on Kinney Valley Road
Glaucous Gull
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Great Black-backed Gull mingling with Herring Gulls
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Harris's Sparrow on Kinney Valley Road
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Hermit Thrush
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
LeConte's Sparrow
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Mourning Warbler
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Nashville Warbler
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Northern Parula
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Northern Waterthrush on Kinney Valley Road
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Ovenbird
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Pileated Woodpecker
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Pine Warbler
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Red-eyed Vireo
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Rudy Turnstone
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Sanderling
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Sedge Wren
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Semipalmated Plover
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Semipalmated Sandpiper and Sanderling
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Snow Bunting
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Song Sparrow
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Spotted Sandpiper
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Swainson's Thrush
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Swamp Sparrow
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Veery
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Vesper Sparrow
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
White-throated Sparrow
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Wilson's Warbler
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Photo provided by Laura Erickson.
Birding in Port Wing
***Port Wing has recently completed the required steps and has been named a
Bird City by the Bird City Wisconsin organization!***
The location of Port Wing along Lake Superior makes it an ideal spot for birdwatching. Whether the birds are seasonal "residents" or just stopping by while migrating north or south, watching the birds is a great source of entertainment for people in the Port Wing area.
The Port Wing Boreal Forest SNA (State Natural Area) located along Lake Superior is a great birding spot. Walk through the forest along Big Pete Road in the eastern section of the Boreal Forest or near the shore on Quarry Beach in the western section to see a wide variety of birds.
The Port Wing Area Business Association has applied for Port Wing to be designated as a Bird City as part of the Bird City Wisconsin project.
Birdwatching Sites of Interest
- Laura Erickson's Birding Blog - Laura is an author, blogger and radio host, all on the topic of birds. We feel a special connection with her because of her family connections to Port Wing. Listening to her talk about birds inspires us to do what we can to attract and care for the birds passing through Port Wing. More information on Laura Erickson's website.
- Sibley Guides - Blog by David Sibley
- International Migratory Bird Day – Usually held the second Saturday in May or whenever a community decides to celebrate it. This year the Port Wing Township Board has named July 18, 2015, as the International Migratory Bird Day for Port Wing. The 2015 Theme is "Restore Habitat, Restore Birds."
- Great Wisconsin Birding & Nature Trail - Lake Superior Northwoods Region
- Nearby birding areas from Wisconsin Birding Hotspots: Chequamegon National Forest, Apostle Island National Shoreline
Supporting Birds Through Social Activism
Laura Erickson's Ways to Help page--all the text from 101 Ways to Help Birds with updated information
Boreal Birds Need Half: Support North America's Bird Nursery - Petition site urging support of keeping North American boreal forest areas protected and free from industrial disturbance.
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Keeping Birds Healthy
Avoiding window collisions:
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Birds: How to avoid window collisions
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Bird Notes - Making your windows safe for birds
- Earth Easy - 9 Ways to Help Birds Avoid Window collisons
Bird Counts - Contribute to science and conservation
- Great Backyard Bird Count
- eBird: Global tools for birders, critical data for science
- Record the birds you see
- Keep track of your bird lists
- Explore dynamic maps and graphs
- Share your sightings and join the eBird community
- Wisconsin Society of Ornithology Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II recording birds encountered in state natural areas (SNA)
- Register as a new user
- Read tutorials for submitting incidental observations
http://ebird.org/content/atlaswi/news/atlas-data-entry-101-incidental-observations/ - Read tutorials for submitting complete checklists of all birds observed http://ebird.org/content/atlaswi/news/atlas-data-entry-201-complete-checklists/