Acknowledgments
Introduction: It's Discovery—Not Distance—That Matters
Spring
April
1. Greater Prairie Chickens: Sitting Out the Dance
Buena Vista Wildlife Area in Bancroft
2. Sturgeon: Spotting Those Who Spawn
Lake Winnebago, the Wolf River, and the Shawano Dam
3. Sharp-Tailed Grouse: Liking the Land Between
Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area in Northwest Wisconsin
May
4. American Bison: Peeking into the Mountain
MacKenzie Environmental Education Center in Poynette
Summer
June
5. White-Tailed Deer: Ferreting Out a Phantom
Sandhill Wildlife Area in Babcock
July
6. Loons: Counting on the Croix
Saint Croix Flowage in Gordon
August
7. Monarch Butterflies: Playing Tag
The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor
Fall
September
8. Elk: Heeding the Bugler's Call
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Clam Lake
9. Whooping Cranes: Saving a Spirited Species
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Necedah
October
10. Sandhill Cranes: Going Out for the Night, as They Come In
Crex Meadows Wildlife Area in Grantsburg
11. Saw-Whet Owls: Touching What's Wild
Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve in Two Rivers
12. Canada Geese: Dealing with Dueling Attitudes
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge and Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area in Southeast Wisconsin
November
13. Tundra Swans: Losing and Looking to the Future
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in Alma, Wisconsin, and Brownsville, Minnesota
Winter
January/February
14. Bald Eagles: Watching a Winter River
Wisconsin River in Prairie du Sac
15. Gray Wolves: Tracking and Howling
Treehaven in Tomahawk
Appendix: How to Help Wildlife in Wisconsin
Index