CRAZY Spring Migration Birding in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Join Ryan and some friends on April 26, 2022 as they search the Milwaukee Lakefront in Wisconsin for some rare species. The Milwaukee Lakefront is a great place to find migrants and it's been a particularly good year to find rare birds.
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Thanks to Terry Sohl for allowing us to use his range maps
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Black-and-white Warbler in cover photo by Grayson Smith (Edited) (Public Domain)
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Kentucky Warbler in cover photo by Andrew Weitzel (CC by 2.0) (Edited)
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All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann
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[@briancollins8237]

Summer Tanager eating the long chain of midge flies on the spider's web 9:15 was awesome! Great video all around, and great footage of the birds. Good Birding to you!

[@somsvid]

Just brilliant to watch this, brings back long ago (1984) memories of two spring birding trips to Pt Pelee and Long Point in Ontario. 1st day saw 6 spp of warbler in the same tree!!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Ran into someone the other day who told me we should go there and check it out sometime

[@77TOWERS]

I'm so happy you were here for this rare wave of warblers, only lasted about 3 days, but your video will be here as a reminder, Thank You

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Indeed. Now we wait for the next one!

[@TranquiloBayPanama]

I can't tell y'all how cool it is to see our recently departed bird friends, all the way up there in the frozen north of Wisconsin. Literally, only a couple birds on your fabulous list that were not just here. I still have Tennessee Warblers on my banana feeders as of this morning. I really like observing them in such strikingly different habitats than here. Also, thank you very much indeed for including the range maps all the way down to the end of their range. ie.. Central and South America. So many videos only show distribution within the United States. That was a great day of birding!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks so much for sending them up! 😜

[@TranquiloBayPanama]

@@BadgerlandBirding I feed them plenty of Bananas too, keeps them nice and fat for the journey. My banana bill is fixing to drop way down, we go through them by the crate.

[@lisamorrowpeculiar]

Thanks for sharing! Warnimont has been amazing this spring. I popped by Wilson Park on the south side today and it was absolutely wild with warblers and other migrants- I saw my first ever Blackburnian and Northern Parula. Highly recommend heading over!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

I never hear of anyone birding Wilson Park. I'm not even sure where it is lol

[@kathleensteeves488]

Very nice to see a few different bird types from here in Nova Scotia Canada❤❤❤❤❤❤love birds

[@brittnyrv5087]

Seeing videos of birds is so helpful as opposed to pictures in guides. I love watching the behaviors of all the different birds!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It definitely helps to identify them when you can actually see how they move and behave

[@Purfadingu]

This deserves 1,000,000 views! The high quality footage along with intimate knowledge of the bird ecology you bring, as well as the always-positive attitudes and fun sense of adventure... I have never seen a bird eating a whole web of snacky-doo-dums --Wow! Thanks for brightening my day. Peace

[@julieprior3126]

*Wow*! They're all so *colourful*! What a fabulous day you had, in a beautiful location and with such a cooperative group of like minded people. I'm just in awe of those stunning little birds and I was happy to see that darling little Kinglet too. From a rather damp and grey UK, Thankyou for bringing me those uplifting flashes of colour! 👍 🤗

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@juanitakelly3082]

You were on a Warbler Watching High for sure! And how nice to hear you appreciate like-minded people helping you out instead of complaining of folks scaring the birds or blocking the view. So many of our finds are based on tips aren't they?! Birders love to share.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

You can definitely run into some irritating people in the birding community but everyone there was awesome!

[@kateclark7250]

Thank you for this adventure Ryan.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

My pleasure!

[@kitara0001]

this is such a nice video to watch. The birds have left us here in the Caribbean and headding up to you guys. I'm glad you're enjoying them. you just showed me many species that I hope to see where I'm from. Last November we caught a Blackpoll Warbler while bird netting.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Nice! What other kind of birds do you band in the Caribbean?

[@kitara0001]

@@BadgerlandBirding I would say mainly terrestrial birds, both migratory and resident. Every island doesn't have a bird banding program but sometimes it's done for threatened or endangered species.

[@ethanring447]

Man the day you had is like straight out of a dream, so much good stuff.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Hoping to have more dreams like this one!

[@barbaracole709]

It’s nice that they arrive there when there are not too many leaves on the trees yet. It makes them easier to spot. Great video! You got a lot of beautiful birds in one day.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

That’s a really good point. One nice thing about the cold weather

[@donnaleighjenkins4952]

Oh my goodness, those were some beautiful warblers!! So many different ones! I love watching your videos!! Always so many birds and sooo fun to watch!! Thanks Ryan once again, great video!!

[@prescotthenry1727]

We are originally from Beloit and N Illinois. We love to see your videos of the birds and landscapes of where we used to live. We did see the lazuli bunting, but in April here in SW. We did make note of it in the May challenge video just for your reference.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

That is awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@ROLLRIGHTYT123]

Lucky you having such great birds Steve 🇬🇧

[@BadgerlandBirding]

I’ll trade you some warblers for a Garganey lol

[@ROLLRIGHTYT123]

@@BadgerlandBirding we have had up to six at Sumer Leys nature reserve

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

Definitely a lot of good looks at several warblers there in Milwaukee. I was just a Magee Marsh a couple days and because it was cold and windy after a long rain at first not much was seen. When the day warmed a bit we had good looks at a Magnolia warbler which was a first for me. Also several other striking birds besides the warblers. Warbling vireo, Rose-breasted grosbeak and Baltimore oriole to name a few of them.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

All very nice finds!

[@rogerashley8616]

Warblers are absolutely my favorite birds to chase. I take three weeks of vacation just to chase them, and so far have took pics of 30 different ones here in Tennessee this spring.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Taking vacation around migration season is a fantastic idea!

[@johnnyc613]

Some great warbler find guys!!!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks!

[@donfallon2422]

What a treat to see all the beautiful warblers and both tanagers. Thanks for brightening my day in Lincoln CA!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@jacksonbrunner2179]

2:42 That Scarler Tanager is amazing! Love to see all the different brightly-colored warblers!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

I thought you might like this one!

[@mr1pearl]

The scarlet tanager is so pretty hope I get to see one ! You hit the mother load today or when you went I should say ! The summer tanager looks a lot like a fall leaf in New England 😆

[@BadgerlandBirding]

We definitely got lucky and were there at the right time. No day has been like that since

[@oldairyheir]

Wow! What a day for you! Congrats!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@elainepersons9662]

I dream about having a day like that! Awesome video.....

[@BadgerlandBirding]

You and me both!

[@carolshannon6449]

Another great video...your enthusiasm is catching.

[@Chris_Wolfgram]

Your vids get me SO fired up all over again :) I was just in South Padre Island during the only 'small' fallout of the year (April the 26th, 2022), and the first bird I found, was a mature Summer Tanager :) It was super chill, and let me take shots from 10ft, which filled the frame :) Over the next 5 hours, the birds increased by 500% ! I got close to 20 lifers that day, with great shots of most of them... but I'm kind of a newbie at this, so maybe that's not such a big deal :) But it was to me though :) lol Thank you for the great video :)

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks so much for watching! We're glad you're enjoying them! Would love to experience true fallout some day

[@mindyreinstra8738]

Nice footage, spectacular view

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks!

[@NNYDebbie]

Wow, what a day! Fantastic.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@Ovenbirder]

What an epic birding day! Migration has been a bit slow in the warbler department here across the lake. I’m hoping for things to liven up soon!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It's been a weird spring here so far. We have had those few days of great warblers, many random rarities, but on the whole it's been slow for warblers other than this

[@dougjochims7491]

Simply AMAZING!!!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@antlerking69]

Great job guys 14 bird species here one day last week 😊

[@BadgerlandBirding]

That’s great!

[@atgames99]

What a great day!!!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Yes it was!

[@TheDarktater]

This Saturday I am heading over to the Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve (from Minnesota) for a baby shower and hoping some of these warblers will be present. I have only seen a few butterbutts and orange crowned up here so far this year.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Hopefully they'll be on their way soon. The third week is usually the biggest warbler Ruch here in WI

[@johnpradarelli9991]

Great to see you enjoying the warblers in my neck of the woods. I live right off the oak leaf trail 1/4 mile south of Warnimont park. With yesterdays rain gone, I’ll definitely be out there after work looking for more warblers myself. So far I’ve only seen Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Orange-crowned, Pine and Palm. I’d love to see any of the others you happened upon. Thanks for sharing your good fortune and continued enthusiasm.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching! It must be nice to live so close to a nice migrant hotspot!

[@ABirdersParadise]

Wow! That's awesome! We only get about 6 different species of warblers here.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Which ones are they?!

[@ABirdersParadise]

@@BadgerlandBirding So, actually, there are 10, but I have a terrible memory and forgot 4. Nashville, Yellow-rumped, Orange-crowned, Townsend's, MacGillivray's, Yellow, and the 4 I forgot, Wilson's, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, and Northern Waterthrush.

[@justinreed456]

Migration is heating up! Really enjoyed the video. As usual! I’m trying to be out as much as possible right now. Exciting!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Hopefully there'll be more to come!

[@Duclosxrp]

Dream day for sure. Congrats

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thank you!

[@VanessaG1229]

Great video! I get so excited when I see all those different birds. I'm hoping to see some new species this spring, and some of my favorites, like the hooded warbler. My goal is to get a half decent picture of one.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

They're tricky little guys. Rarely do they sit still

[@dixxebell]

Just like eating popcorn on a string! What an awesome day of birding!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Kind of reminded me of slurping spaghetti!

[@nealroberson5718]

Awesome show !! Keep em coming !!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

We’ll keep making em’ if you keep watching em’

[@nealroberson5718]

@@BadgerlandBirding for shor , locked , subscribed an notified 👍💪👊

[@WarblerRidge]

What a great video! It was really nice to sit back and watch y’all find so many beautiful birds. Y’all saw a lot of sparrows too. I kept expecting you to spot the Savanna Sparrow from this month’s challenge. Thanks for taking us along on your outing :-)

[@BadgerlandBirding]

I was half expecting to spot a savannah sparrow there too!

[@snowyowl5556]

Spence is such a legend on camera 😂

[@BadgerlandBirding]

I think it might be his true calling

[@snowyowl5556]

@@BadgerlandBirding agreed

[@reptiledysfunction5512]

Great video Ryan. Nice job!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@hankthebirdman]

Here in Edmonton we are mostly getting White-Crowned Sparrows, White-Throated Sparrows, etc. In our neighbourhood, we even have a flock of Common Grackles!! By the way, congratulations on your finds, the Hooded Warbler was very cool! Keep up the great content!!!

[@stefanilin7981]

I have white-crowned sparrows taking over my balcony in Vancouver...haha.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Well do our best to keep it rolling!

[@capturingnaturewithsandip]

Nice & beautiful video...

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Many many thanks

[@trueaco]

Another outstanding video! Thanks! Very much appreciated!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching!

[@JamieMiles_southmainmuse]

Wow. What a day. I don’t see many in our Georgia winters - but with this vlog, I’ve learned where to look. This winter, I had a feisty Yellow-rumped female that visited my feeder regularly. And on the coast, I saw a Black-and-White. Would love to see a Scarlet Tanager. They do pop up on the eBird rare bird email. Maybe one day🤞. They are such cute, colorful busy birds. You were lucky to see so many.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Lucky indeed! Sometimes that's what it takes!

[@karencooper9185]

WOW...what a wonderful video... ALMOST as good as being there in person... thank you so much for sharing all these beautiful birds with us.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

We’re glad you enjoyed it so much!

[@gabetroyer9219]

I had a great day of birding on Sunday with the first warblers moving through our are in Ohio. There’s a very small Wood lot that’s very special. It’s such and unbelievably small are for how many migratory birds go through there. I had 15 species of warblers with the best being bay breasted and black throated blue. I also had close to all the viroes that come through here in the spring. I’m going back tonight to try to find some more species as there always hooded warblers that stay there and they should have arrived by now. Warblers are my favorite birds to watch and this time of the year is always exciting. Great video 👍

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Do you go to the biggest week in America too?

[@ihatemarcusdejongha1526]

man I've got to make it out east some time. Ya'll got more warblers on that one day than I have on my life list

[@dinosaur_jones]

Have you guys seen the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher down in Racine yet? That could make for an awesome video

[@BadgerlandBirding]

That may be featured in an upcoming video 👀

[@birdman5223]

Truly amazing😎

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It was a great day for sure!

[@birdingthenation]

Amazing! A warbling vireo, ruby throated hummingbird, and Baltimore oriole showed up to our feeders in Illinois.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Very cool! Haven't seen a hummingbird or Warbling Vireo yet this year but did get an Oriole the other day!

[@chrystalmurray5535]

That is a successful treasure hunt! Amazing number of warblers. Had a day like that this last month at Fort Desoto on the west coast of Florida. Thumbs up for habitat conservation.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Always thumbs up for habitat conservation

[@birdingwithrivercorcoran]

Wow! Great video! I am on an airplane right now headed to Ohio! I hope that I can find a lot of warblers!

[@snowyowl5556]

Magee marsh?

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Biggest week in America?

[@birdingwithrivercorcoran]

@@BadgerlandBirding no, southern Ohio. Just got Northern perula and yellow throated warber!

[@nathanwebb4836]

I recently saw some scarlet tanagers come through here and I also am seeing lots of neat warblers around here.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

[@aYetiAteMySandwich]

Warbler time is so exciting! I’m hoping to road trip out to the Magee Marsh Ohio hotspot as often as possible in the next couple weeks. I’m so excited you got to see a Kentucky 😄.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Kentucky is definitely one of the toughest breeding birds to get here in terms of warblers

[@_ethanol_]

Your Chanel is the best! I am uploading videos like yours where I go to the park and look for birds.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks for watching! We’re glad you like it

[@autobass5424]

Very nice footage! Did you have a teleobjective attached to the lumix? How close were you to the birds?

[@dennyperkovitch]

they should rename the hooded warbler the ski-mask warbler

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Haha, they do look like they're about to rob a feeder or something.

[@nathanjahn8100]

Can you do a video on how you find specific bird hotspots?

[@BadgerlandBirding]

We can give it a go at some point! I usually use the hot spots feature on ebird!

[@nathanjahn8100]

@@BadgerlandBirding Thanks! I love the content by the way 😀

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Hey, Nathan! I believe I touch on it in this video! -Derek kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWObn4KgbamtnNk

[@Just_shush_now]

Warblers are weird… sometimes flat out hate them… went for a Pallas warbler waited for around two hours to get terrible views then waited another seven to get no views… then I returned a few days later as a ring necked was reported and got amazing views of a Siberian chiffchaff while watching and then he fantastic views of the pallas and later get great views of the ring necked duck and a scaup on the way back… Warblers decide when they want you to see them. Also no exaggeration about waiting for seven hours- saw it at 10 : 20 and left the reserve at 5 : 15 (17 : 15)