Chirp Chat

This is the Cedar Grove Ornithological Research Station’s 76th year banding raptors. Researchers track the behavior of birds of prey, like hawks and owls, by safely catching, tagging and releasing them. WUWM’s Xcaret Nuñez visited the station to learn more about its work. 

The Cedar Grove Ornithological Research Station has been banding raptors for over 70 years. The station’s banding director, Danny Erickson, shares the history of the station and what researchers can learn from banding raptors.

Hundreds of birds die from flying into glass buildings each year in downtown Milwaukee. But Wisconsin Night Guardians for Songbirds is working to change that.

Rebecca Jabs is a science illustrator and ARTservancy resident drawing, painting and printmaking migratory birds she’s seen at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve at life-size scale.

Beyond Our Senses is a new documentary that follows thousands of Bank swallows as they migrate from South America to Milwaukee's bluffs in the spring.

Birding by ear is a skill that vision and non-vision-impaired folks can learn to help them identify birds.

Piping plover season is officially underway in Wisconsin, and this year marks a decade since they started nesting in Green Bay after being gone for more than 70 years.

If you want to welcome more birds to your yard this spring, it’s important to think beyond bird feeders. Growing native plants can create a year-round bird sanctuary.

It’s almost nesting season for Barred Owls! For a second year, the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center will give people a look into the lives of Barred Owls with a nest box camera.

Looking for a hobby to try out this new year? Give birding a try! Milwaukee Public Library recently added birding kits to its catalog of things you can check out.