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"Following the state’s first documented barn owl nest since 1999, individuals (not nests) were recently documented in both Sheboygan and Crawford counties," writes Ryan Brady, DNR Natural Heritage Conservation Program Biologist. "Other highlights include a varied thrush in Sheboygan and Townsend’s solitaires in Columbia, Marquette, and Sauk. Though the species is not rare, a ruddy turnstone along the Milwaukee lakefront is notable not only for being a late migrant but also sporting a numbered leg band that was placed on the bird by Danish researchers in Greenland!"

"Tundra swans reached the state in a big way this week, the first major influx coming on Nov. 17 when birders reported hundreds from various sites around the state and over 1,200 in Portage County," writes Ryan Brady, DNR Natural Heritage Conservation Program Biologist. "A total of 18 snowy owls have been reported from 14 counties, the bulk of those arriving this past week.

Eagle-eyed Wisconsinites report dozens of new bald eagle nests February 2, 2021 (Wisconsin DNR) MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsinites reported a number of new bald eagle nests in 2020, while volunteers from Madison Audubon Society monitored known nests from the ground in nine counties. These collective volunteer efforts greatly helped the Wisconsin DNR‘s bald eagle monitoring and protection efforts in 2020 and are expected to do so again as bald eagles soon begin nesting in southern Wisconsin. Documenting and surveying known bald eagle nest locations is important to track population trends. This...

DNR: Eagles making a comeback in Wisconsin February 2, 2021 10:28 AM Jourdan Vian January 22, 2020: Karen R. of West Salem caught this majestic picture of a bald eagle in this file photo. The DNR reported Monday that the bald eagle continues to thrive in Wisconsin. MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) — The bald eagle is making a comeback in southwestern Wisconsin, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Wisconsinites reported dozens of new bald eagle nests in 2020 and volunteers from the Madison Audubon Society monitored known nests from the ground in nine counties to th...

Learn More About Volunteer Efforts And How You Can Contribute Trail cameras are helping reveal American marten behaviors to help inform restoration efforts.. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continues to make strides supporting endangered species in 2020. This includes helping threatened turtles, aiding promising field trials for vaccines to save bats from white-nose syndrome and restoring a globally rare bedrock glade in the Baraboo Hills. Reports of endangered bumble bee sightings in 2020 reached record numbers, matching an ...