January Bird club kicked off with a viewing of a video from the Great Lakes Eagle Project, part of a UW Wisconsin Sea Grant program. A trained team tags, assesses and collects biological samples from eaglets at 5 to 9 weeks of age. The study is monitoring levels of heavy metals, chemicals and PFAS as […]
January, the start of a new year, a time to take stock of where we have been and plan for where we are hoping to go. What goals do we want to achieve in the future? Afresh start for the calendar and a time when many people make New Year’s resolutionsplanning for self-improvement. Here’s an […]
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 […]
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. […]
CEI bird club members learned a new term at today’s meeting at the Neustadter Nature Center. Jizz is the overall impression or appearance of a bird gathered from such features as shape, posture, flying style or other habitual movements. A member had asked how best to easily detect an Eastern Phoebe frequenting their yard . The […]
Although April 22nd is officially Earth Day, Friends of Collins Marsh will be honoring it with events on April 26 & 27, 2025. Saturday, April 27th 9:00am CEI Birders Road Cleanup CEI Birders Adopt-a-HIghway Spring Trash pickup Saturday April 26th at 0900. Meet at the Neustadter Nature Center, 20021 CTY RD JJ, to pick up […]
April’s CEI Bird club meeting began with a welcome to several new birding enthusiast attendees. Upcoming events were then reviewed, including the Midwest Crane Count April 12th, CEI road cleanup April 26th, plus a newly scheduled event at the Nature Center on April 27th. Rebecca Jabs, who created the remarkable Divers and Dabblers panels at […]
Event planning took up much of the March 11th CEI Bird club meetings’ agenda. Members reviewed the steps to register and participate in the Annual Midwest Crane count on April 12th. Our club covers many of the blocks on the western edge of Manitowoc County. There’s something magical about experiencing the sunrise with the sights and […]
CEI bird club members met on a frigid February 11th morning to catch up on their past month’s bird sightings, discuss the escalation of bird flu in the wild avian population and speculate as to what may be contributing to the decline of formerly abundant species in the Marsh. Black tern, yellow-headed blackbirds and black […]
CEI Bird Club’s first meeting in 2025 started with discussion of the Christmas Bird Count results. Members shared their successes (+failures!) counting on the dreary, rainy December day. Results show a reduction in overall numbers seen. Compiler Bob D also shared the rich history of the Collins CBC. This past survey marked the 51st year […]