It’s time to cheer myself up about being in cold weather with the birds I could see this month. Thanks to diligent eBirders and the Wisconsin Society of Ornithology Records Committee, many of the historic sightings from the state checklist are now online and searchable in eBird. If a particular species interests you, search for sightings within the timeframe of interest. (Also, please note I’ll be updating this post to keep current with sightings for the month.)
In 2016, a lucky Clark Co. residence ended up with a gray-crowned rosy finch! In winter 2015 a brambling appeared at a northern feeder. Also watch your feeders for the very rare but possible…
- black-throated sparrow
- Scott’s oriole