Benjamin F. Goss Bird Club
Waukesha, WI
The Benjamin F. Goss Bird Club was founded to increase knowledge and appreciation of birds through education, research, preservation and conservation, and to provide public awareness of birds and their role in the environment - all of which remains our goal and purpose to this day.
UPCOMING EVENTS
All club events are open to the public. If you can't join in person, our meetings can be attended via Zoom. If you are not a member but would like to join via Zoom, please email BFGoss@gmail.com and we will share the meeting link with you. Meetings begin at 6:45, with the presentation starting at 7:00 and a brief business meeting to follow.
Stay connected with the club by visiting
the Goss Bird Club Facebook Page
for news about the club and area birds, or by joining our Facebook Discussion Group,
where you can share your own sightings, stories, or ask questions of local birding experts.
Goss Bird Club
2024 BIRDS SEEN LIST
2025 BIRDS SEEN LIST
Unless otherwise noted, events are held Retzer Nature Center, S14 W28167 Madison Street, Waukesha
(Retzer Nature Center is located about 4 miles west of Waukesha, near the end of Madison Street)
*Team Goss Hawks*
CLICK HERE
for the webpage for our team page for the Great Wisconsin Birdathon. Our team - The Goss Hawks - will be birding in Waukesha County parks this Spring
to find as many birds as we can, while also contributing data to the county conservation program.
If you can make a donation, half will go to the Bird Protection Fund, to protect critical habitat for threatened birds in Wisconsin. The other half of donations to our team will come back to our club, so we can use them for local conservation initiatives. This year, we will be helping to fund planting of bird friendly habitat in the county parks to provide more native plants for birds to eat from and nest in. So every dolar donated does good locally and throughout Wisconsin.
Sunday |
Program: Science Illustration and Ornithology
Join Wisconsin illustrator Rebecca Jabs to learn how interpretive artwork enhances our study of birds.
From early field guide illustrations to today's digital infographics, the focus of scientific illustration has shifted to reflect new technologies and needs.
Rebecca will share examples of work from various illustrators as well as some of her own work.
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Saturday |
Waukesha May Bird Count
In place of our normal Sunday meeting, the Goss Bird Club will conduct the annual Waukesha May Count.
The count is conducted as a 24 hour event, from midnight to midnight, finding as many species as possible. ...although most folks
do most of their birding during the day on Saturday. The 15 mile diameter count circle is divided into eight sections, each with a section leader who manages
the coverage for their assigned area. While similar to the Christmas Bird Count, the May Count focuses the basic species list, rather than counting individual birds.
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2025 Spring Field Trip Schedule Click on the link to the left for a printable version with more details. April 4 to June 13 Friday Bird Walks – 7:00AM – Retzer Nature Center: Meet in the parking lot for a 2- to 2½ hour hike around the property. We hope to see many different birds as they migrate through or return home. We have seen 50+ species on a single hike in the past. Bring binoculars.
April |