In 2011 the Village of Trempealeau was awarded the status of a Wisconsin “Bird City” by the Milwaukee Audubon Society
Bird City Wisconsin, a program of the Milwaukee Audubon Society; was created in 2009 and began recognizing communities for the following year. The program recognizes municipalities for the conservation and education activities that they undertake to make their communities healthy for birds…and people.
To be recognized as a Bird City, a community must meet criteria spread across six categories: habitat creation, protection & monitoring; community forest management; limiting or removing threats to birds; public education; Energy & Sustainability and the official recognition and celebration World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD).
Annually, the Village of Trempealeau renews our Bird City status with passage of a Resolution that designates celebration of International Migratory Bird Day as the second Saturday in May. The fees are graciously paid by Trempealeau Chamber of Commerce to support this.
Village of Trempealeau Bird City Member Page
Village of Trempealeau celebrates World Migratory Bird Day at the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge. The 2023 World Migratory Bird Day event was a family-friendly event held by refuge staff and volunteers. Activities consisted of seven separate birding hikes around the refuge, a beginner bird hike for kids ages 4-12, bird banding demonstrations, a DIY bird feeder workshop, a “Bird’s Eye View” presentation, and a 2023 Junior Duck Stamp exhibition. River Valley Raptors was there as well to showcase some of their live raptors. World Migratory Bird Day Festival Event Page here. Photos from the event this year can be found on the refuge’s Facebook page here
World Migratory Bird Day will be celebrated on April 11, 2024 at the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge.
The refuge continually updates their website and Facebook pages to keep information available to area visitors about upcoming bird education events. Follow along to see what is next!
Follow the links below to learn more about bird safety from the American Bird Conservancy:
American Bird Conservancy – Cat’s Indoors
American Bird Conservancy – Bird Collisions Threats/Prevention
American Bird Conservancy – Cats and Other Invasives
Additional information educating you on how to protect birds from window strikes can be found at the following links:
Reducing Bird Collisions with Glass
National Audubon Society Bird Safe Home Brochure
Follow the links to create a bird friendly back yard:
How to create a bird friendly yard
Creating a Bird-Friendly Yard with Native Wisconsin Plants
Bird City Wisconsin works hard to implement its mission:
To encourage all communities in Wisconsin to implement sound bird-conservation practices by offering public recognition to those that succeed in (a) enhancing the environment for birds and (b) educating the public about the interactions between birds and people and about the contributions birds make to a healthy community.