Call it a comeback: How Wisconsin is helping recover Piping Plovers across the Great Lakes

Call it a comeback: How Wisconsin is helping recover Piping Plovers across the Great Lakes

Piping plover season is officially underway in Wisconsin, and this year marks a decade since they started nesting in Green Bay after being gone for more than 70 years.

Chirp Chat: How to create a bird-friendly garden with Wisconsin native plants

If you want to welcome more birds to your yard this spring, it’s important to think beyond bird feeders. Growing native plants can create a year-round bird sanctuary.

Chirp Chat: Watch baby owls hatch on this Milwaukee live stream

It’s almost nesting season for Barred Owls! For a second year, the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center will give people a look into the lives of Barred Owls with a nest box camera.

Chirp Chat: Check out a birding kit at the Milwaukee Public Library

Looking for a hobby to try out this new year? Give birding a try! Milwaukee Public Library recently added birding kits to its catalog of things you can check out.

Chirp Chat: Discover winter ducks in Wisconsin

Lake Michigan’s shoreline is a great place for duck-watching in the winter. Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser and Greater Scaup are species you’ll regularly see.