The Big Sit Bird Count 2020
This year’s Big Sit at Glacial Park in Ringwood, IL was our best day ever! Our location changed this year from our regular location at the parking lot next to Powers-Walker House. This year our event was set up on the patio overlook at Lost Valley...
The Big Sit 2022: Annual Birdwatching Event
Sunday, October 9, 2022 7 AM – 5 PM Lost Valley Visitor Center (back patio & marsh overlook) Glacial Park, Ringwood, IL Novice through Expert Birders are Welcome! The concept is simplicity itself: find a good place for bird watching and count all the bird...
31 Bird Species Spotted at Turner Tract for WMBD 2022
On Saturday, May 14, Friends of Hackmatack NWR celebrated World Migratory Bird Day with bird walks and displays at the Turner Tract in Genoa City, WI. Our birding experts, Randy Schietzelt and Steve Byers, followed the Traveling Protocol for bird observation. A...
Reptiles & Amphibians
Reptiles and amphibians (also known as “herps”) are a secretive group of species that inhabit the prairies, wetlands, and oak woodlands of the bi-state region. Many wildlife biologists consider them to be excellent barometers of ecological health because they are...