November, a chill in the air, the growing season has come to an end, so quickly itseems. The summer has slipped away, many of the beautiful fall leaves are coveringthe ground and life at Collins Marsh has shifted to a slower pace. Much of the fallmigration is complete and we await the arrival of migrants […]
A cool crisp fall morning welcomed CEI birders viewing the many species now using the Collins Marsh empoundment area. Mallards, gadwell’s, widgeons, green winged teal, Canada geese, and many other unidentified ducks graced us with their presence. A female harrier winged her way along the shore while redwinged black birds and finches flew overhead. Birders […]
Stephen Easterly, WDNR Wildlife Biologist, will be speaking Wednesday October 22nd at 6PM about water fowl banding in Wisconsin and Collins Marsh Wildlife Area. It will cover a brief history on banding as well as what, how and why we band birds in Wisconsin. Join us at the Neustadter Nature Center for the presentation, but why […]
October is one of the most beautiful months of the year in Wisconsin, flaming redand yellow leaves accent the tree line and in most places the grass is still green. Thedecorations come out in yards, on porches and children select their Halloweencostumes with excitement! Darkness arrives earlier each day and there is a coolfreshness to […]
CEI’s annual membership meeting is slated for Saturday, September 27th beginning at 10 am. We will start with a short business meeting. Next Wild Ones Fox Valley speaker Shannon Davis-Foust will present “Buzzing for Balance: Pollinators, Food Production, and Wetlands”. Join us for an engaging talk on the essential work of pollinators, the growing impacts of […]
Fall was in the air when CEI Birders met for their September meeting. The first ever Manitowoc County sighting of a swallowtail kite was announced by one member. The declining numbers of fall migrating warbler species and numbers was discussed, with the drop attributed in part to the wildfires at their nesting sites in Canada. […]
September brings with it the shortening day length, cooler temperatures and aseason where plants are finishing seed production to ensure their species persists fornext year. Birds and some insects have decided to migrate in search of better foodsources for the winter or because of changing daylight and temperatures. Spiders areutilizing the tall grasses to spin […]
At August Bird Club we talked about the changing seasons and how the birds are already preparing for migration. We enjoyed a congregation of great egrets just across from the Nature Center. The swallows are gathering in flocks, night hawks will be seen in the next week or so. Keep a look out for fall […]
August 13, 2025 9:30pm or earlier… Please join us at the Collins Marsh Neustadter Nature Center, 20021 Cty JJ, Reedsville for a guided tour of our night sky by local astronomy enthusiast Al Kluczinske. Highlighting our tour will be the Perseid Meteor shower. Although we’ll have the sturgeon moon brightening our view a bit, we […]
August is a great time for a visit to Collins Marsh. Although most of the migratingbirds of fall have not yet headed our way, there are many colorful residents that takeadvantage of the summer insect populations, tree swallows and purple martins arediving about, fly catchers hunt in the willows, egrets and great blue herons are […]