Great River Birding and Nature Festival Mini-Train Through Tiffany Bottoms May 8, 2010 7am to Noon
A rare treat! Birding by mini-rail car through the Tiffany State Wildlife Area and the Chippewa River Bottoms. Riding the Chippewa Valley Railroad Association's Mini-Train with a guide through the Tiffany Bottoms during the spring migration is an unforgettable experience. During the 2009 birding event 76 species of birds were sited.
Contact the Nature Center, or call (608) 685-3303 to reserve your spot for the 2010 Spring Birding Event. Cost is $40 per person, which includes the train ride, a sack lunch and some of the best birding guides in the area.
Many thanks to the Chippewa Valley Motor Car Association and the Durand, Chippewa River & Pacific Railroad for their wonderful work in restoring the mini-trains and tracks into the Tiffany Wildlife Area & Chippewa River Bottoms.
2009 SPRING Birding Event -- Species Sited -- Total of 76
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
Ruffled Grouse
Wild Turkey
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downet Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Blycatcher
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chicadee
White-breated Nuthatch
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-singed Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Box-breasted Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler
Easter Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bungint
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
WOA Nature & Art Center 118 N Main Street, Alma, Wisconsin (608) 685-4067 center@wingsoveralma.org
