Whip-poor-will calls puzzle Wisconsin bird watcher
Outdoor writer Joan Humphrey and colleague Ken Luepke chase a nocturnal bird mystery in Adams County Wisconsin tracing a possible chuck-will's-widow sighting and night song. They confirm a distant known western relative began appearing in Wisconsin with records since 1969 and discuss other nocturnal warbler singing anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Humphrey
Adams County
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Joan
Wisconsin
Spencer
Ken Luepke
Ken
Humphrey
William
Will
Chuck-Will
Warren Scott
Whip-Poor-Wills
Lone Rock
Whip-Poor-Will
Marquette County
Poynette
Blue Mounds
Illinois
Missouri
Solon Springs
Connecticut
Garrison Diversion Rift Splits Audubon Leaders
The Garrison Diversion irrigation project triggers a major rift between national Audubon leaders and local chapters across the Great Plains. Ed Brigham III resigns, citing the national compromise. five Dakota chapters oppose the plan while conservation groups warn of environmental damage and expanded irrigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Audubon Society
National Audubon Society
Ed Brigham III
Audubon
Great Plains
Commission
Congress
James River
Dakotas
Arrowhead Nwr
North Dakota
Sand Lake Nwr
South Dakota
James Buhr
Sheyenne Audubon Chapter
Valley City
N.D
Dakota Audubon
The
Sierra Club
James
United States
Canada
Bureau of Reclamation
Dragonflies reveal courtship and ancient flight tricks
UW Madison entomology expert Hugh Robertson explains dragonfly mating, territorial defense, and the copular wheel while noting females mimic male colors to reduce harassment. He details rapid aerial maneuvers, eyesight, and prey capture, and recalls how dragonflies evolved to fly and migrate, with Anax junius arriving in Wisconsin in spring from the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Robertson
South Africa
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Earth
Wisconsin
William Hilsenhoff
UW Madison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chuck-Will’s-Widow
Richland County
Langlade
D.J
Wheeling
III
Mr. Robbins
Medford
United Church of Christ
Dorchester
Milwaukee Public Museum
Eau Claire
By Sam Robbins
Minneapolis
Mr. Brigham
Brigham
Federal Bureau of Reclamation
Society
Audubon Action
Washington Post
Ward Sinclair
Upper Midwest
Souris River
Hudson Bay Basin
Wildlife Society
Fish and Wildlife
Uw-Madison
Madison
Mr. Robertson
Claire
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