Category: Birds

Discover the vibrant world of Midwest birds in our Birds category, your ultimate guide to feathered friends in Wisconsin and beyond! Explore songbirds like cardinals and warblers, spotting their colorful plumage in backyards or along trails. Learn about turkeys strutting through Midwest forests, ducks and herons gracing wetlands, and other water birds thriving in local lakes.

Our posts offer identification tips, fascinating facts on breeding habits, migration patterns, and diets, perfect for birdwatchers and nature lovers. Whether you’re identifying a sparrow’s song or tracking a goose’s flight, our guides bring Midwest birds to life.

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Waterfowl

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe The Eastern phoebe is a medium-sized passerine bird that is part of the flycatcher family. Both the male and females have pale brown heads and backs with a white belly. and black beak....

Blue Jays

Blue Jays There are a few birds that when they visit your backyard, you know what they are, immediately, just by the sound.  Blue jays are one of those birds. Blue jays are predominantly blue...

Baltimore Oriole

Baltimore Oriole The Baltimore oriole received its name from the resemblance of the male’s colors to those on the coat-of-arms of Lord Baltimore. Male The adult male is orange on the underparts shoulder patch and...

Gear for Birdwatching

Gear for Birdwatching Gear for birdwatching – Glorious days are here.  I started a serious fetish with tracking down and photographing each of the warblers that are said to visit Wisconsin. I live in Green Bay...