The Oshkosh
Bird Club was founded on May 4, 1970 in order to stimulate interest
in and promote the preservation of birds. Club members are actively
involved each year in field trips, bird counts, and local bird
projects.
The Oshkosh
Bird Club meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
in the Rowland Room on the lower level of Evergreen
Manor Retirement Community, 1130 N. Westfield St., Oshkosh,
Wisconsin. The July meeting is a picnic and is not at Evergreen
Manor, look under programs for information.
The meeting
includes a short business session, recent bird sightings,
a program and refreshments. Everyone is welcome
to participate!
Here
is a link to the 2008
Oshkosh Bird Club brochure if you would like to print
your own copy.
Field
Trips - 2008
January
13 (Sunday) - Birding in Waushara County - starts
off with breakfast at the Fin N Feather Restaurant in Winneconne,
meet at 8:00 a.m. at the restaurant. Winter finches and open
country birds.
March 29 (Saturday) - Birding the Shiocton to Navarino
Area - Ducks, swans and geese
Car pool departs from Sears Grand on Koeller Road at 6:30
a.m.
Meet Bay Area Bird Club at observation deck on Van Patten
Road at 7:30 a.m.
April
19 (Saturday) - Birding Lake Winnebago Shoreline - Oshkosh
to Menasha - Spring migrants
Meet at Sears Grand on Koeller Road at 7:00 a.m.
June
8 (Sunday) - Birding Wiouwash Trail (Hortonville)
- Nesters and late migrants
Meet at Sears Grand on Koeller Road at 6:00 a.m. or directly
at Wiouwash Trail parking lot at 7:00 a.m.
August
23 (Saturday) - Birding Horicon Marsh - Shorebirds
Meet at Sears Grand on Koeller Road at 6:30 a.m.
Will caravan
with the Northeast Wisconsin Bird Club to the marsh.
October
11 (Saturday) -
Birding Bubolz Nature Preserve - Sparrow and hawk
migration
Meet at Sears Grand on Koeller Road at 7:00 a.m. or Bubolz
parking lot at 8:00 a.m.
Contact
Dar Tiede for field
trip information.
Programs
- 2008
Most
programs are the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at
Evergreen Retirement Community
January
2 (Wednesday) - Plans for Cormorant Control - Jeff Pritzl
February 5 - Birding Coastal Washington State - Jon Motquin
March 4 - Gardening for Birds - Mariette Nowak
April 1 - Birding Bolivia - Bill Volkert
May 6 - John James Audubon - Artist - Vicki Medland
June 3 - Wisconsin's Wildlife Action Plan - Joe Henry
July 12 (Saturday) - Oshkosh Bird Club Picnic
August 5 - Eagles of the Fox Valley - Randi Segal
September 2 - Status of Eastern Bluebirds in Wisconsin - Pat
Ready
October 7 - Painting Birds for Field Guides - Tom Schultz
November 1 (Saturday) - The World of Shrikes - Ryan Brady
(joint program with Mosquito Hill) at Mosquito Hill at 10
a.m.
December 2 - Rookeries on Lake Winnebago and Preparing for
the Christmas Bird Count - Tom Ziebell
Bird Count Days
May 10, 2008
September 20, 2008
December 14, 2008
Past
Bird Counts
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May
Bird Count 1999
September
Bird Count 1999
December
Bird Count 1999
May
Bird Count 2000
September
Bird Count 2000
December
Bird Count 2000
May
Bird Count 2001
September
Bird Count 2001
December
Bird Count 2001
May
Bird Count 2002
September
Bird Count 2002
December
Bird Count 2002
May
Bird Count 2003
September
Bird Count 2003
December
Bird Count 2003
May
Bird Count 2004
September
Bird Count 2004
December
Bird Count 2004
May
Bird Count 2005
September
Bird Count 2005
December
Bird Count 2005
May
Bird Count 2006
September Bird
Count 2006
December
Bird Count 2006
May
Bird Count 2007
September
Bird Count 2007
December
Bird Count 2007
For
more information about the Bird Counts call 920-235-0326 or
email Thomas Ziebell.
Projects
Purple
Martin Colony
Terrell's
Island Bird Survey
Dues
Student - $3.00
Single
- $7.00
Family
- $10.00
Hotline
Use the Oshkosh Bird Club Hotline to report unusual
birds. Call 920-725-7915 or email David
Kuecherer. Please provide the following information:
-Type of bird
-Date
-Time
-Location of the bird sighting
David
will contact all club members who wish to receive hotline
information.
Links
American
Birding Association
Audubon Society
Barn Owl Trust
Bird Links
to the World
BirdSource - Birding
with a Purpose
Bluebird Restoration Association
of Wisconsin
Bubolz Nature Preserve
Butte des Morts Conservation
Club
Conservation
Through Birding
Heckrodt Wetland
Reserve
International Crane
Foundation
Mosquito
Hill Nature Center
Nature Conservancy
Northeast Wisconsin Birding Club
Noel's Quad 30
Campaign
Operation Migration
Oshkosh Bird Club
Bylaws
Oshkosh
Public Library
1000 Islands
Environmental Center
Rush
Lake Restoration
Ultimate Bird Guide
Whooping
Crane Reintroduction Project
Wisconsin Bird Conservation
Initiative
Wisconsin Breeding
Bird Atlas
Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources
Wisconsin eBird
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
WSO
Online Bookstore
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