The Wild Patch
Racine County Birdwatching Surprises
Jerry Deboer shares some of his memorable moments.
Despite being sandwiched between Chicago and Milwaukee, Racine County boasts a surprising diversity of birds. At last count 344 species of birds have been recorded. Though we’ve lost some to extinction, every once in awhile a species shows up that nobody has recorded here before. The variety and potential keeps the local birding community excitedly looking for the next rarity to show up. In my years of traveling the county, I’ve had a number of interesting experiences and I thought I’d share some of my highlights. Tops on my “most unexpected” sighting occurred in mid-December, 1992 when a friend, who was developing an interest in birds, told me of a hummingbird coming to his uncle’s house. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are our expected hummer…
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Jerry DeBoer
8:56 am on Thursday, September 1, 2011
Being prepared in knowing when, where and how to find them is most important, then patience and persistence! more ›