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Welcome Bird Collision Monitors!

Thank you for being a Bird Monitor for the WIngs program at the Wisconsin Humane Society!

If you have previously participated as a Bird Collision Monitor, please click here to sign up for the Spring 2010 migration and pick which areas you would like to patrol.

Migration Update!

The future is less grim for birds that migrate through Milwaukee, thanks to the dedication of the WIngs Collision Monitors!

Fall 2008 - In 2008, 130 birds of 37 species were found by WHS WIngs Bird Collision Monitors. Species included White-throated, Lincoln's, Swamp, Chipping, Song and Fox Sparrow; 13 Connecticut Warblers, as well as Palm, Nashville, Bay-breasted, Wilson's, Blackpoll and Capy May Warblers, Brown Creepers, Eastern Wood Pewees, Ovenbirds and an American Woodcock.

On behalf of the birds, many thanks to the 2008 Bird Collision Monitors!!

Please use the following WIngs forms to process the birds found on your patrols.

Use the Data Collection Form to print the forms that need to accompany the birds found on your patrol.
The Bird Monitor Report is used to let Wisconsin Humane Society staff know which birds you found on your patrol. This must be filled out and submitted after every patrol.

Important Resource Documents
The General Rescue Protocol is a great reminder on how to capture and handle living birds.
In the unfortunate event that the birds you find have died, please review the Protocol for Handling Dead Birds to ensure proper handling.

The Wisconsin Humane Society has also created a yahoo group, moderated by WHS staff, to use as a resource and means of communitation between Bird Collision Monitors. Please visit the WIngs Message Page if you would like to join this group.

If you have questions, please contact the WIngs team.