Guiding Documents

At the core of our work is the desire to welcome, include, and respect everyone who is or wants to be part of the birding community. We are proud to partner with organizations like Feminist Bird Club, Birdability, and others who work hard to shift the way birding is done and who can be part of it. These guiding documents strongly influence our work. We continue to learn, improve our own practices, and build out this page throughout the Club’s existence.

A comic created by Freya McGregor (Instagram: @the.ot.birder), capturing an experience members of the BIPOC Birding Club had in northern Wisconsin this summer. Our club is creating community for birders who are otherwise made felt unwelcome in the birding world.



Cover photo by Jeff Galligan

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Unlike males, which have a bright red-orange plumage, female Flame-colored Tanagers have a more subdued olive-green plumage with hints of yellow and red on their face and underparts. This is the first seen outside of Arizona, New Mexico or Texas and
Today, we had the privilege of seeing arguably the rarest bird to visit the state of Wisconsin. Thanks to multiple tips from our fellow Bird Nerds in the community, we got some great looks at a beautiful female Flame-colored Tanager! Shoutout to our
Dear BIPOC Flock, We regret to inform you that the Woodcock Walk event scheduled for Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Cherokee Marsh North Unit has been canceled due to inclement weather. Our top priority is the safety and well-being of all particip
36 bird nerds came to bird the @milwaukeecozoo on Saturday. We were led by the hospitable Zoo staff, and spent a lot of time touring the aviary. Of the native birds, we all agreed that the Ring-necked Duck was the favorite. Here's the list of the 20
Here's the count for today's birding: 45 Canada Geese 3 Wild Turkeys 1 Barred Owl 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 31 American Crows 11 Black-capped Chickadees 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 6 European Starlings 2 House Finch
Join us tomorrow for a walk through the @uwarboretum. We will be looking for "the usual suspects", our hardy overwintering friends. The arboretum can be a great place for raptors and does provide some surprises, so it will be a great advent