The Goss Hawk Archives


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Volume 4, Issue 4
February 2020

In this edition read about...

  • Old-fashioned Bird Hotlines
  • Take Five with .... Ed Hahn

Volume 4, Issue 3
November 2019

In this edition read about...

  • Special Events for Goss Bird Club
  • Take Five with .... Jasonn Weber
  • Christmas Counts of the mid-1960s
  • Great Birding on a Great Lake - WSO Convention 2020

Volume 4, Issue 2
October 2019

In this edition read about...

  • 3 Billion Birds Gone. Now What?
  • Bird Games
  • Our Club's Connection to the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
  • Field Report: The Big Sit

Volume 4 , Issue 1
September 2019

In this edition read about...

  • Goss Bird Club in Conservation
  • Spence Speaks - Bird Finding
  • WI Breeding Bird Atlas II Finises with a Bang!
  • A Moment from the Archives: Next Month Our Program Will Be...
  • Goss Bird Club Schedule

Volume 3, Issue 7
April 2019

In this edition read about...

  • Jack's work in the WSO
  • Spring, Waukesha County 1970
  • Take Five With .... Mike & Jennifer Tyskiewicz
  • Summer Birding Opportunities in 2019

Volume 3, Issue 6
March 2019

In this edition read about...

  • The Goss Hawks Fly Again for Conservation!
  • WINC is 25!
  • Dear Ben Goss....
  • Take Five With .... Don & Christine Reel
  • WI Conservation Congress Meets April 8th

Volume 3, Issue 5
February 2019

In this edition read about...

  • An Oologist in Our Midst
  • Species Spotlight: Ring-necked Pheasant
  • The Atlas Saved My Birding Life
  • Owl Prowl Report


Volume 3, Issue 4
January 2019

In this edition read about...

  • Waukesha 2019 Christmas Bird Count
  • Archives Reveal Goss Club’s Involvement in Bird-Related Issues Near and Far
  • Owl Prowl
  • Great Backyard Bird Count
  • An Invitation to Join Team Knowles-Nelson

Volume 3, Issue 3
November 2018

In this edition read about...

  • Take Five with.... Larry Kascht
  • Birding Podcasts
  • Species Spotlight: Solitary Sandpiper
  • Artifacts in the Archives
  • WI Breeding Bird Atlas II: Season 4 Summary

Volume 3, Issue 2
October 2018

In this edition read about...

  • The Importance of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund
  • The Surprising Continuation of the Story of the Hoffman’s “Bird Sanctuary.”
  • WSO Code of Birding Ethics

Volume 3, Issue 1
September 2018

In this edition read about...

  • Birds and Tropical Storms
  • A “Bird Sanctuary” in Waukesha County
  • Author Spotlight: Katie Fallon
  • 2018-2019 Club Event Schedule

Volume 2, Issue 7
April 2018

In this edition read about...

  • The Imperial Woodpecker
  • Take Five with Melanie Krause
  • Storm-halted Migration
  • May Count is 5/12
  • Spring/Summer Birding Events

Volume 2, Issue 6
March 2018

In this edition read about...

  • Trail Building with the Ice Age Trail Alliance
  • Take Five with Mary Korkor
  • Reminder: Spring Hearings for the WCC
  • 1976 Was an Important Year for Goss Bird Club
  • WBBA II - It's Crunch Time!

Volume 2, Issue 5
February 2018

In this edition read about...

  • What constitutes a species? And who says?
  • Take Five with Tim!
  • The first Wisconsin White-eyed Vireo Nest was Discovered in Waukesha!
  • Species Profile - Bonaparte's Gull
  • Conservation Congress Hearing is April 9th!

Volume 2, Issue 4
January 2018

In this edition read about...

  • The 118th Christmas Bird Count
  • Take Five with Spence!
  • The B.F. Goss Bird Club’s Connection to Two Pieces of Retzer Art
  • Waukesha County Birds Seen List 2017

Volume 2, Issue 3
November 2017

In this edition read about...

  • 24 Years Ago – A Most Unusual Christmas Count
  • Species Spotlight: Red Crossbill
  • The Tongue of a Woodpecker
  • 2018 Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Convention


Volume 2, Issue 2
October 2017

In this edition read about...

  • Final Installment of The Story of Peter, Charles, Tom & Fred
  • Thank You to Wally and Jasonn
  • Report: The Big Sit!
  • Bird is the Word
  • Unique Birds


Volume 2, Issue 1
September 2017

In this edition read about...

  • Sixth Installment of The Story of Peter, Charles, Tom & Fred
  • The Big Sit!
  • WBBA II: Year 3 Update
  • Great Wisconsin Birdathon
  • Blown Away Birds
  • 2017-2018 Club Schedule


Volume 1, Issue 7
April 2017

In this edition read about...

  • Fifth Installment of The Story of Peter, Charles, Tom & Fred
  • Waukesha May Count - May 13th
  • Walk the Wauk with The Goss Hawks!
  • Summer Clubing
  • Birding with A Purpose - How we can personally contribute to bird conservation.


Volume 1, Issue 6
March 2017

Note that the original publication of this newsletter distributed at the March 19 meeting had the dates for the first two field trips switched. They are corrected in this version:
April 1 - Paradise Valley for ducks and geese.
April 8 - An evening walk at Scuppernong Prairie to find woodcocks and snipe

In this edition read about...

  • WI DNR Conservation Congress Spring Hearing is April 10th
  • Tech Updatees for the Goss Bird Club
  • Fourth Installment of The Story of Peter, Charles, Tom & Fred
  • Nocturnal Surveys: It's not just Owling!
  • Waukesha County Birds Seen List
  • Breeding Bird Atlas Sponsorship - What do we sponsor? Why?
  • 2016 Waukesha Christmas Bird Count - Final Report


Volume 1, Issue 5
February 2017

In this edition read about...

  • Third Installment of The Story of Peter, Charles, Tom & Fred
  • Results of our Supply Drive for the Wildlife In Need Center
  • Take 5 with..... Anne Moretti!
  • Who is the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
  • Year Three Focus for the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II


Volume 1, Issue 4
January 2017

In this edition read about...

  • Second Installment of The Story of Peter, Charles, Tom & Fred
  • WBBA II Season 2 is in the books!
  • Vern Aune Memorial
  • Birding Ethics from the American Birding Association


Volume 1, Issue 3
November 2016

In this edition read about...

  • First Installment of The Story of Peter, Charles, Tom & Fred
  • Take Five with... Paula Stich!
  • Recent County Sightings
  • Waukesha CBC Prep


Volume 1, Issue 2
October 2016

In this edition read about...

  • A Report from THE BIG SIT! that occured on October 8th
  • WINC Supply Drive Planning
  • News and Notes
  • 2016-2017 Club Meeting and Bird Count Schedule


Volume 1, Issue 1
September 2016

In this edition read about...

  • Member Pulse Survey
  • Planning for THE BIG SIT!
  • WINC Supply Drive Planning
  • News and Notes
  • 2016-2017 Club Meeting and Bird Count Schedule