WSO Menu

Promoting the enjoyment, study, and conservation of Wisconsin's birds.

Events Calendar

Milwaukee: Lakefront Birding
Sunday, January 11, 2026 

Our January field trip will travel by car caravan to visit a variety of lakefront locations in Milwaukee, then northward to Port Washington (or Sheboygan). We'll hope to search wintering gull flocks for Lesser and Great Black-backed Gulls, as well as Glaucous and Iceland Gulls. We expect to find an assortment of waterfowl, including possibly scoters and Long-tailed Duck, and a Snowy Owl is always possible. Dress warmly and bring your "energy" foods.

To register, check back here closer to the trip date. Please note that pre-registration on the WSO website is now required for field trip attendees, which includes the signing of waivers. Trip details will be emailed to registrants (including the link to a Google map) a few days prior to that event. 

Water fowl swim in a partially frozen harbor surrounded by snowy piers.

Photo: Port Washington Harbor, 2018 (photographer unknown)