Annual Midwest Crane Count
During the annual count in April, volunteers survey wetlands and other birding locations for Sandhill and Whooping Cranes.
Citizen Science Projects: Birds
Bluebird Restoration Association of WI
Members build bluebird trails and monitor trails through recording and summarizing nest box data.
Project Link
http://braw.org/Sponsors
North American Bluebird SocietyBRRRDathon
Teams participate in a two-day, January birdathon.
Project Link
http://saxzim.org/signature-events/Sponsors
Friends of Sax-Zim BogGreat Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program
Volunteers collect data on birds, frogs, and their habitats to assess populations and their associations, contribute to to conservation management, and increase public awareness.
Project Link
http://birdscanada.org/volunteer/glmmp/Sponsors
Bird Studies Canada, Environment Canada, United States Environmental Protection AgencyGreat Wisconsin Birdathon
The Great WI Birdathon engages individuals and communities to raise support and awareness for birds in WI in this walkathon-style fundraiser. Participate by donating to a team or forming your own to count birds.
Sponsors
Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Bird Conservation InitiativeHawk Ridge Birdathon
Birders of all levels of abilities are invited to participate in this fun citizen science event individually or with a team. Count as many species as you can in 24 hours!
Project Link
http://hawkridge.org/event/birdathon/Sponsors
Hawk Ridge Bird ObservatoryLoonWatch
LoonWatch’s Annual Lakes Monitoring Program engages an active volunteer network of Loon Rangers as its primary tool to collect critical long-term data on loons in northern WI. Working as population monitors and environmental educators, these volunteers have been the field force that has provided data, and contributed to environmental awareness.
Project Link
https://www.northland.edu/sustain/soei/loonwatch/Sponsors
Northland College, Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesMinnesota Loon Monitoring Program
Information about Common Loon numbers is collected on over 600 lakes. Volunteers visit lakes during the summer, count adult and juvenile loons, and report observations for data management and analysis.
Sponsors
Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesMinnesota Marshbird Survey
The overall goal of the MN Marshbird Survey is to create ongoing, long-term marshbird monitoring for the state of MN. This will provide natural resource managers information they need to effectively manage these secretive birds and their wetland habitats.
Sponsors
Minnesota Audubon, Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint VentureWestern Great Lakes Owl Monitoring
Volunteers survey owls along designated routes to better understand the distribution and abundance of species in the region.