Learn the birds of Wisconsin
72 birds in 14 short units, from your backyard to northwoods, Lake Michigan shore, marshes and farmland. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.
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A few you’ll meet first
Wild TurkeyPhoto: Judy Gallagher · CC BY · iNaturalist 
Mourning DovePhoto: Paul Danese · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
Great Blue HeronPhoto: Basar · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
American White PelicanPhoto: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
The course
Each unit is a small group of birds, easiest first, with look-alikes kept apart. Meet them, learn them by sight, sound and story, then finish with a Field test. The units get harder as you go.
Wisconsin Essentials
- Unit 1: Gentle startWild Turkey, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch and American Robin
- Unit 2: Gentle startMourning Dove, Blue Jay, Mallard, Sandhill Crane and Black-capped Chickadee
- Unit 3: Gentle startGreat Blue Heron, Downy Woodpecker, Canada Goose, House Sparrow, Ring-billed Gull and Baltimore Oriole
- Unit 4: Building upAmerican White Pelican, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Song Sparrow, White-breasted Nuthatch and Common Grackle
- Unit 5: Building upHouse Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Trumpeter Swan and Killdeer
- Unit 6: Building upWood Duck, Cedar Waxwing, European Starling, Tree Swallow, Bald Eagle and Turkey Vulture
- Unit 7: Building upGray Catbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler and Red-tailed Hawk
Beyond the Basics
- Unit 8: SteadyAmerican Crow, Eastern Bluebird, Brown-headed Cowbird, American Coot and Green Heron
- Unit 9: SteadyEastern Kingbird, Great Egret, Barn Swallow, Common Loon, Blue-winged Teal and Northern Flicker
- Unit 10: SteadyDouble-crested Cormorant, Great Horned Owl, Eastern Phoebe, White-throated Sparrow and Northern Yellow Warbler
- Unit 11: SteadyCooper’s Hawk, Barred Owl, Common Yellowthroat and Hooded Merganser
- Unit 12: HardestHairy Woodpecker, Osprey, Northern House Wren, Indigo Bunting, American Redstart and Common Merganser
- Unit 13: HardestPileated Woodpecker, American Herring Gull, Chipping Sparrow, Palm Warbler and Bufflehead
- Unit 14: HardestBelted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, American Tree Sparrow, Red-breasted Merganser and Tennessee Warbler