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:
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.
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
