Milwaukee birding and outdoors

I’ve been known to say that I carry a compact binocular wherever I go and this is true with only a few rare exceptions (I was in church in the pic, so no binocular). Mostly, it’s a habit I developed from all my years of birding and wildlife watching and, yes, there is always some wildlife to see, even in the city and definitely in the suburbs. Now that I have moved to a beautiful suburban section of Milwaukee, my compact binocular habit has been strongly reinforced and you will always see a compact binocular on my kitchen table for catching all the latest action at my bird feeders. Definitely bring your binocular when you come visit and I'll put on a pot of coffee and do some bird watching in real style. If you live in Milwaukee or visit Milwaukee, I strongly recommend you carry a binocular. I am happy to report that a birding binocular will get good use in this city.

Yes, in the few shorts months I have lived in Milwaukee, I am very pleased with the birding and the wildlife. As cities go, I have found Milwaukee, in general, to be more open and less congested than my last address, namely Chicago. My neighborhood, specifically, is the next best thing to living out in the woods. We have a fair expanse of forest across the street and I suspect this is one of the big reasons my bird feeders are going crazy this winter. This same forest also has a paved bike trail, which also doubles as a fabulous ski trail when the city forgets to plow it. When the city does plow it, I just go backcountry on one of the many deer trails through the brush.

There is a park only a few hundred feet from our house with an open area and it appears to be a good spot for telescopes, though I am still waiting for the skies to clear - it has been a very cloudy winter. For sure, though, skies are darker, here, than they were in Chicago.

As for fishing, I will report on that come spring

What can I say? This country gal is doing well in this big city, not to mention having the best husband in the world.

Good luck in your new location. I'm sure there was some adjustment after living in Chicago. You're right about needing to keep binoculars handy-you never know what you may see. (Posted by  C. E. Webster: 4:13 PM  )