Wisconsin Statewide Birding Report 7.11.14
We're now at the peak of nesting season with many species fledging young and working on late nests. Bird song is still apparent statewide with many warblers, vireos and other Neotropical migrants still singing well across the north over the holiday weekend. Adult shorebirds have been reported migrating back south after breeding in the high arctic and boreal forest. Birders should focus on recently flooded agricultural fields and along beaches on Lake Michigan. DNR will be providing a list of shorebird "hotspots" in the coming week for the peak of migration in August. - Andy Paulios, wildlife biologist, Fitchburg
