The Urban Ecology Center’s field sites are important stopover habitats for migrating birds. Community Scientists have been collecting important data on birds since the 1980’s and the Urban Ecology Center is a founding partner of the Milwaukee Biome Project, with the goal of identifying important regional stopover habitats. Weekly bird walks, banding, point counts and transects are all conducted by Community Scientists.
If you are willing to commit some time we can help you learn the difference between the calls of the Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, or you can experience first-hand what it is like to feel the heartbeat of a bird in your hand. In return, you can collect valuable data for the Center that enables us to study the changes in arrival times of migrating birds and other projects.
Want to learn more about some of the species of birds (and other wildlife) we see in the Milwaukee area? Take a look at the nature notes created by UEC Community Scientist, Heidi Meier, for summaries and interesting facts.
Not on our weekly bird walk recap email list and want to keep up to date with the weekly species lists? Email Amanda at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
If you are interested in helping the Urban Ecology Center with bird research, please contact Maggie Steinhauer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
For more information on the Milwaukee Biome Project, please visit: http://milwbiomeproj.wordpress.com/
The Urban Ecology Center’s bird research has received valuable funding from:
- The Citizen-based Monitoring Network of Wisconsin’s Partnership Program.
- The Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes Research Initiative
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
- Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
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