With the recent visits by a number of birders to FBMP to see the crossbill flocks, you may want to know about other things happening here in the coming months. a) Raptor watches starting in September - these dates & times will be set based on updated weather conditions;raptor watch dates & times will be posted here on the Birdnet. Join us at the Bill Cowart memorial raptor watch platform, which was dedicated last fall: http://wglbbo.org/events/6-hawk-watch-platform-dedication b) Grosbeaks Galore Birds and Habitat Workshop 2: http://wglbbo.org/events/48-grosbeaks-galore-oct Registration is in process for this event; if you missed it last year, join us this year! C) Other events, news, projects, calendar, Purple Martin and Chimney Swift pages: http://wglbbo.org/ (Click on the tabs at the top of the page) To learn more about Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, and the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust, the organization that owns and manages this and many other properties in Ozaukee and Washington counties, go to: http://owlt.org/visit-our-preserves/forest-beach-migratory-preserve If you are interested in a bird list for FBMP, you can create one in eBird; if you would like a copy of the barchart checklist e-mailed to you, just contact me. The FBMP bird list is now at 224 species, with records from only the past 3 years -- all data recorded since the preserve was set up, and land management and restoration was initiated. The recent Red Crossbill sightings are not new additions to the checklist. If you would like to visit the office and library of the Observatory at FBMP, please make arrangements by emailing me. I am not on-site every day. -- William P. Mueller Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory WGLBBO online: <wpmueller1947@xxxxxxxxx> <wpmueller1947@xxxxxxxxx>http://wglbbo.org/ Project Coordinator, Milwaukee BIOME Project BIOME Project online: http://milwbiomeproj.wordpress.com/ Blog:http://futureofbirds.blogspot.com/ wpmueller1947@xxxxxxxxx 414-698-9108 Milwaukee, WI #################### 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