Birding in Wisconsin

The top birding locations in Wisconsin include Horicon Marsh, 6th Avenue Marsh, Adam Birding Conservancy, Arena Boat Landing, Ashland Waterfront - General, Asylum Point Park/Picnic Point Wildlife Refuge, Baileys Harbor Point, Bark Bay Slough State Natural Area, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, Bender Park, Browntown-Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area, Buena Vista Grasslands/Marsh, Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park - North Unit, Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park - South Unit, Chiwaukee Prairie State Natural Area - Kenosha Dunes Unit, Cliffside Park, Coal Dock Park, Collins Marsh State Wildlife Area, County V Ponds, Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area, Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area - Phantom Lake Road, Cruson Slough, Devils Lake State Park, Engel Conservation Area, Estabrook Park, Fischer Creek Conservation Area, Fischer Lake, Fish Camp Park, Lake Kegonsa, Fish Lake State Wildlife Area, Fishermen's Road (La Crosse), Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, George W. Mead State Wildlife Area, George W. Mead State Wildlife Area - Smoky Hill Road, George W. Mead State Wildlife Area - South Rice Lake, Glacial Drumlin State Trail - Lake Mills west to Zeloski Marsh, Goose Lake Area, Goose Pond, Governor Dodge State Park, Governor Nelson State Park, Governor's Island, Grand River Marsh State Wildlife Area - Marquette County, Grant Park - general, Grobschmidt Park, Harrington Beach State Park, Harrington Beach State Park - WGLBBO waterbird count site, Harvey-Wangsness Wetland, Havenwoods State Forest, Herbster Lakefront, High Cliff State Park, Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area - Education and Visitor Center, Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area - General, Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Horicon National Wildlife Refuge - Auto Tour and Trails, Horicon National Wildlife Refuge - Dike Road, Horicon National Wildlife Refuge - Highway 49, Horicon National Wildlife Refuge - Ledge and Point Rds, Horicon National Wildlife Refuge - Old Marsh Road, Indian Lake County Park, Ken Euers Nature Area, Kettle Moraine State Forest - Mauthe Lake Rec. Area, Kettle Moraine State Forest - Ottawa Lake Recreation Area, Kettle Moraine State Forest - Pike Lake Unit, Kewaunee Harbor, Killsnake State Wildlife Area, Kohler-Andrae State Park, L. H. Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve, Lake Barney, Lake Du Bay - Dam Area, Lake Kegonsa State Park, Lake Koshkonong - Vinnie HaHa Road/boat launch, Lake Mills State Wildlife Area - Zeloski Marsh, Lake Park, Leola Marsh State Wildlife Area, Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve, Long Bridge/Head of the bay, Ashland, Lost Creek Wetland (Stevens Point), Lower Wisconsin SR - Bakken's Pond Unit, Lower Wisconsin SR - Mazomanie Unit (dog trial grounds), Lower Yahara River Trail, Lulu Lake Preserve, Mack State Wildlife Area, Manitowoc Lakefront, Mascoutin Valley State Trail, Maywood Environmental Area, McMillan Marsh State Wildlife Area, Mequon Nature Preserve, Milwaukee Harbor, Mirror Lake State Park, MMSD Dredge Material Management Facility, Mosquito Hill Nature Center, Mud Lake State Wildlife Area, Mud Lake, Ozaukee County, Myrick Marsh (La Crosse), Necedah National Wildlife Refuge - general, Necedah National Wildlife Refuge - Sprague-Mather Flowage, Necedah National Wildlife Refuge - Visitor Center, Newport State Park, Nicholson Wildlife Refuge, Nine Springs Natural Area (MMSD Wildlife Observation Area), North Point Park, Oconto Harbor, Odana Marsh, Olin Park/Turville Point Conservation Park, Oneida Reformatory Road Pond, Paradise Valley State Wildlife Area - Bark River Unit, Patrick Marsh/Brazee Lake, Peninsula State Park, Peninsula State Park - Weborg Point, Perrot State Park, Peshtigo Harbor State Wildlife Area - Peshtigo Point/Pond Road, Pheasant Branch Conservancy, Pigeon River Park, Point au Sable Natural Area, Point Beach State Forest, Point Beach State Forest - Molash Creek, Port Wing Harbor, Portage Park, Potosi Landing, Powell Marsh State Wildlife Area (incl. vista & dikes), Prairie du Sac Dam, Prairie Springs Park/Lake Andrea, Prentice Park, Rainbow Flowage, Richard Bong State Recreation Area, Ridges Sanctuary, Root River PKWY #13, Rose Lake State Natural Area/Dorothy Carnes Park - west, Rush Lake, Saint Nazianz, Samuel Myers Park, Sandhill State Wildlife Area, Sauk Prairie Canoe Landing, Sauk Prairie Recreation Area, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Schmeeckle Reserve, Schoeneberg Marsh, Seagull Bar State Natural Area, Sensiba State Wildlife Area, Sheridan Park, Shovelers Sink (use separate hotspot for pond to the south), South Metro Pier (Oak Creek), Strawberry Ln., Stricker's Pond, Swan Pond Waterfowl Production Area - Fish Hatchery Road, Tenney Park, Thompson's West End Park, Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge - general, Uihlein Waterfowl Production Area, Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge - Goose Island, UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve - Picnic Point, UW Madison Arboretum, UW Madison Arboretum - Gardner Marsh, Vernon Marsh, Vernon Marsh - Benson Avenue, Vernon Marsh - Inner & Outer DU Dikes/Figure 8, Veterans Park (Milwaukee), Virmond Park, Warnimont County Park, Washington Island, Wehr Nature Center, White River Marsh State Wildlife Area, Wind Point (Lighthouse and Shoop Park), Windward Square Dr. and Lower Lake, Wisconsin Point, Wisconsin Point - First parking lot, Wolf River Bottoms Wildlife Area - Herb Behnke Unit, Woodland Dunes Nature Center, Woodland Dunes State Natural Area, Wyalusing State Park, Yellowstone Lake State Park. Each offers unique habitats and species.

The best seasons for birding in Wisconsin are Spring and Summer and Fall. Spring migration brings diverse species through the area.

Notable species in Wisconsin include Canada Goose, Sandhill Crane, American Bittern, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Forster's Tern, Ring-billed Gull, Red-bellied Woodpecker, American Crow, and more. The state supports wetland, marsh, grassland, urban park, coastal, lake, river/riparian, forest, canyon habitats.