Someone should write a book with all these birding spots... (cue Daryl) Ryan Brady Washburn, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady > Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:54:05 -0600 > Subject: [wisb] Re: Favorite birding spots > From: birdmandaniel@xxxxxxxxx > To: contrarymary53058@xxxxxxxxx > CC: cpetherick@xxxxxx; wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To find local birding hotspots, you might want to check out eBird. There > are a few different ways to search the data but here's what I usually end > up doing... > To find where and what birds are being seen in your area go to > http://ebird.org/content/wi, click on View and Explore Data then Bar Charts > and click on on your county of interest. I find it most useful to click on > the Map button to the right of the species name. > > If you have an ebird account you can set up eBird Alerts for your county. > So anytime someone observes a species you haven't seen yet in your county > you will get an email (hourly or daily). To do this, go to > http://ebird.org/ebird/wi/alerts, click on My eBird, then Manage My Alerts > and scroll down to Needs Alerts. > > > Cheers, > Daniel Schneider > Fort Atkinson > > > Daniel R. Schneider > Rainforest Biodiversity Group <http://www.rainforestbiodiversity.org/> > Helping to Conserve & Protect Our Tropical Ecosystems > > > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Mary Cullen > <contrarymary53058@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > Just an addendum. The information about the Great Wisconsin Birding > > Trails at the link mentioned by Jan below is also available in hard copy > > format as well. We don't go anywhere in WI without them. I make notes > > about each site right in booklet for future reference. > > > > Here's how to obtain hard copies (copied from the website): > > > > Region Viewing Guides > > These guides are PDF files of brochures created by the > > Wisconsin Department of Tourism (John P. Cronin). The PDF files are > > very large and may be slow to view unless you have a fast internet > > connection. Hard copies of these guides can be ordered online at Travel > > Wisconsin, by phone (800/432-TRIP), or at Wisconsin Travel Information > > Centers. > > > > > > Mary Cullen > > Nashotah, Waukesha > > > > <") > > ( \ > > / |`` > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > > > From: Chris Petherick <cpetherick@xxxxxx> > > >To: jan@xxxxxxx; wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:31 PM > > >Subject: [wisb] Re: Favorite birding spots > > > > > >Thanks for sharing that with the list - I had never seen that before. > > What a fantastic guide! > > > > > >Chris Petherick > > >Fox Point, Milwaukee County > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of Jan Axelson > > >Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 8:59 PM > > >To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Subject: [wisb] Re: Favorite birding spots > > > > > >> Where are your favorite spring birding areas? I want to map out my > > spring birding trips and would love some suggestions. Where would I get the > > greatest variety of passerines and waterfowl? Since I just started birding > > in the last year I have a lot of birds I > > have yet to see! > > >Many ideas here: > > > > > >http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/trail/maps.htm > > > > > >Jan Axelson > > >Dane County > > >#################### > > > > > > > > #################### > > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin > > Birding Network (Wisbirdn). > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > > > > > > > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding > Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn