Migratory Bird Conservation
Wisconsin
Coordinator:
Chief: Jane West
e-mail: MidwestNews@fws.govBHW Federal Building
1 Federal Drive
Ft. Snelling, MN 55111-4056
Phone: 612-713-5458
Fax: 612-713-5286
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)
Quick Fact
1.9 million bird watching participants
252 million bird watching days
More than 69,000 duck hunters
72,462 Federal Duck Stamps sold (2002-2003)
Three Important Bird Areas on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands in Wisconsin: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Necedah NWR, Trempealeau NWR
Inventory and Monitoring
Waterfowl Breeding Pair Survey
Woodcock Singing Ground Survey
Mourning Dove Call Count Survey
Mid-Winter Waterfowl Survey
Waterfowl and cormorant banding program
Great Lakes Colonial Waterbird Survey
Resident Canada goose breeding population survey
Research
Study of Forster’s tern population dynamics at Horicon NWR
Study of the effects of woody removal on grassland birds in southwestern Wisconsin
Management
Wetland and grassland protection, restoration and enhancement
Bottomland hardwood restoration
Develop hunting regulations
Issue migratory bird permits
Integrated bird conservation planning at the state Bird Conservation Region levels
Whooping crane restoration
Double-crested cormorant banding in Green Bay
Outreach
International Migratory Bird Day
Junior Duck Stamp Contest
Partnerships
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Ruffed Grouse Society
Wisconsin Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (U.S.G.S.)
Partners in Flight
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan
North American Waterbird Conservation Plan
Ducks Unlimited
University of Wisconsin
