A confident Horned Lark, staring you down on a snowy winter day. Photo by Rita Flores Wiskowski.

The BIPOC Birding Club's Milwaukee-area Christmas Bird Count on December 16th and will be our club event for the month of December. Every year, birders around the country participate in the Christmas Bird Count (CBC). These events have been happening for over 120 years all over the country! New and experienced birders work together to visit a variety of parks, backyards, and natural areas to count up all the species and individual birds we can find.

Location

We are planning to do our part in Hopkins Hollow: Meet at the trail head at 4410 N Hopkins Street. Lincoln Creek runs through this area making it ideal for songbirds, hawks, herons, owls and more. Even a Peregrine Falcon has been spotted flying over.

What to Expect

No previous birding experience required! You can expect easy, but uneven trails.

Join us and let's see what we can add to the Hopkins Hollow bird list and the Milwaukee CBC!

Species List

1. Mallard 5

2. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 23

3. Mourning Dove 12

4. Ring-billed Gull 10

5. Herring Gull 4

6. Downy Woodpecker 2

7. Blue Jay 1

8. American Crow 1

9. American Robin 4

10. House Sparrow 2

11. Dark-eyed Junco 2

12. Red-winged Blackbird 3