An avid bird watcher, Anna from Columbia, MO visited our Wisconsin bed and breakfast on May 6-9 and spotted 38 unique species of birds! She came prepared with her own binoculars and lots of bird knowledge. Our daughter stopped at Barnes and Noble to purchase Anna a copy of her very own “Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide” by Stan Tekiela which fits perfectly in the back pocket of jeans.
Here are some of the species you will be able to see Wisconsin Bird Watching at Justin Trails Resort:
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Another beautiful bird of note is the Scarlet Tanager. Charles, our sawyer, actually pointed out this very striking bird to me while we were working in the forest in June. The male’s body is bright red with black wings and tail, while female is less colorful and more difficult to spot as they are just a medium size bird who loves deep woods high in the canopy. Every year they visit at Justin Trails on their migration pattern to northern South America.
That’s one reason we care so much about this land. Every bird sighting feels like a small reminder to protect the habitat they come back to each year.
Total Birds Sited this Spring:
Barred Owl
Brown Thrasher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Eastern Phoebe
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Palm Warbler
Blue-Gray gnat-catcher
Baltimore Oriole
Red-bellied Woodpecker
House Finch
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chipping Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Robin
Red-winged Blackbird
Blue Jay
White-Throat Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Song Sparrow
House Wren
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
Rock Pigeon
Pileated Woodpecker
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
American Goldfinch
Mourning Dove
Harriss Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Eastern Bluebird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Scarlet Tanager
Indigo Bunting
Orchard Oriole