Wisconsin Statewide Birding Report 5.21.10
Bird migration is rapidly progressing. Southern Wisconsin is past the peak for neotropical migrants but there are still lots of birds to come. Shorebird migration will peak in the next week. Bird migration is entering peak in northern Wisconsin for the next week. Many of the boreal migrants are now moving in including magnolia, Cape May, blackburnian, Connecticut, bay-breasted, blackpoll and Canada warblers. Early nests have been initiated for many long-distance migrants and broods are now apparent for many early migrants including sandhill cranes. Birders should hit the field this week as bird diversity is now peaking in forests, grasslands, and wetlands statewide.
