Bird City Newsletters

In this newsletter, we explore the theme of this year's World Migratory Bird Day -- Dim the Lights for Birds at Night! -- and pass along five simple actions you can take to help birds at night. In addition, we describe what the Pringle Nature Preserve and Kenosha County, a Bird City since 2014, accomplished with the small grant we awarded them in 2021.

In this newsletter, we describe what the Mequon Nature Preserve and the City of Mequon, a Bird City since 2010 and a High Flyer, accomplished with the small grant we awarded in 2021, and we pass along details about the upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count. In addition, we remind Bird Cities that 2022 renewals are due by January 31 and that fees for new applications and renewals are now $175.

In this newsletter, we describe what the Town of New London, a Bird City since 2010 and a High Flyer, accomplished with the small grant we awarded it in 2021, and we announce that fees for new applications and renewals are now $175 and explain the reasons for the increase.

Because we suspect that even representatives of the 15 inaugural communities recognized by Bird City Wisconsin in 2010 may not know the history of the organization they helped to launch more than a decade ago, this newsletter takes a look back, recalling how the program got its start.

In this issue, we share happy news from the Algoma Bird City Committee about a new children's book that was specially written to help the city celebrate World Migratory Bird Day, and we pass along resources from the Wisconsin Chimney Swift Working Group for chimney sweeps and masons that will benefit Chimney Swifts. Also in this issue: a reminder that it may be time for your community to update its street signs.