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First Post-COVID-19 Birding Trip: Wisconsin and Horicon NWR

10,000 Birds

On eBird, Horicon NWR has nearly 300 species observed, more than 18,000 checklists, and 13 hotspots. On the drive back to Chicago, I made a brief stop at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center , a 185-acre preserve on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, that is well worth a visit. There is an auto tour route with several trails along the route.

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Ravenswood Winery: Besieged (2014)

10,000 Birds

Beer has become famously associated with particular cities in history – Munich, London, Dublin, Pilsen, Milwaukee – in ways that no wine ever has. For birders who know the importance of being in just the right habitat in finding a particular species, this isn’t at all an unfamiliar idea.

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