Massive migration makes its way through SE Wisconsin; ‘This is when the birders start to go crazy’

MILWAUKEE — The birds are  back! Warm southwest winds brought a massive bird migration through southeast Wisconsin. For the next couple of weeks, it’s only going to get better for bird spotters here.

When a migration of this size is underway, it takes the guesswork out of where you should go to see birds. The answer right now is — anywhere outside.

“There’s sparrows, there’s warblers, there’s black birds. There’s something probably from every family of birds that’s moving in,” said Don Quintenz, a naturalist.

Don Quintenz

Quintenz is a naturalist and bird expert at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in Fox Point. As we speak, Wisconsin bird watchers are the benefactors of a massive migration.

“The cold we had and the persistent north winds, they don’t migrate when that happens. So they kind of build up,” Quintenz said.

When favorable winds start blowing, the birds make their move in masses. Flocks made up of thousands of birds are arriving now in Wisconsin.

“There’s probably not a family I can think of that isn’t moving into this week,” Quintenz said.

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In fact, Quintenz estimates more than 40 species a week are flying into Wisconsin. The best part — the peak of this migration has not even happened yet.

“This is when the birders start to go crazy and their families lost them for the next month,” Quintenz said.

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