Wisconsin, known as ‘America’s Dairyland’ for its famous cheese, also has a lot to offer in terms of wildlife and nature.
It has a coastline on two famous lakes, Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
Wisconsin’s wildlife ranges from bison to white-tailed deer to grey wolves.
The hawks that you are most likely to be able to see in Wisconsin are the Red-Tailed Hawk and the Red-Shouldered Hawk, being two of the most common hawks in the US.
The rarest hawk in the state is the Swainson’s Hawk as it only has a small breeding area within Wisconsin.
The state has a large number of protected birds and they have a conservation plan to help protect the 116 priority bird species. This is called the ‘Wisconsin All-Bird Conservation Plan’.
Wisconsin has a continental climate and is described as a humid state.
This is largely due to it being a mid-western state and it means that the state has warm summers and cold winters with noticeable seasonal changes.
Wisconsin has 43 different state parks. It also has a variety of state forests and wildlife areas that bring the total number of state park units to 66.
Combined, all of Wisconsin’s state parks bring an annual average of 14 million visitors.
Since we’ve talked about Wisconsin’s climate and bird population, you may be thinking you want to visit to try to spot some hawks for yourself.
But which types of hawks should you look for and how will you know when and where to spot them?
Below I’ve compiled information of each of the eight species of hawk in Wisconsin and when is the best time to try and see them.
Hello,
I live in WI, in a small city called Hartford. I was letting my daughter’s dog out one day when I heard all the crows screeching and taking flight. I figured there might be a hawk nearby, but to my great astonishment, I saw an Eagle with a young one circling and flying overhead. Multiple times I might add. My daughter’s dog is very small and I took him inside. The next day I saw my daughter’s neighbor and told her about the Eagles because she also has a very small dog. She told me that she had seen them the week before, hunting a block down. Since then I have seen them 2 more times and my son in laws father has seen them as well where he lives. Amazing!!! I might add that now I stand by my grandbaby dog when I let him out and have told my daughter to do the same. I had read recently that WI is seeing a great comeback 9f Eagles, but I never thought I’d see them here. My husband and I have a vacation home in Northern WI (not too far North, by WI Dells)and never see them there! Lol