Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative

A cooperative partnership to deliver the full spectrum of bird conservation emphasizing volunteer stewardship.

Yellow-headed Blackbirds
Tundra Swan migration, photo by Robert Rolley
Ryan Brady surveying
Female American Redstart, photo by Ryan Brady
Students participate in a bird banding demo

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Read up on the 2017 NABCI State of the Birds report
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Field trips not to be missed!
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Survey for nightjars and owls
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Breeding Bird Atlas needs your help
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