​Rebecca E. Koch
Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Birdfeeders at UWSP campus and Schmeeckle
To provide opportunities for UWSP BIOL 377 (Ornithology) students to observe local birdlife in different habitats, I am placing four bird feeding stations around the UWSP campus and nearby Schmeeckle Reserve. These stations are for observation only (no experimentation), and provide a valuable resource for students to gain insight into wild bird appearance and behavior.
For questions or comments, please email me!
CBB STATION
​The first feeding station on the UWSP campus is up and running! The CBB Feeding Station features black oil sunflower seeds, suet, and sometimes thistle seeds. It is around the northwest corner of the CBB, tucked in a trio of conifers and visible from both outdoors and inside the CBB itself (from the cafe / lecture hall area windows).
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Species observed so far: house finch, black-capped chickadee, American goldfinch, northern cardinal; nearby, white-winged crossbill, song sparrow, house sparrow, mourning dove
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PARKWAY PICNIC STATION (Schmeeckle)
Closed for the season!
The Parkway Picnic Feeding Station features black oil sunflower seeds, thistle seeds, and/or a block of suet. It is just north of Maria Dr. from Reserve Street, across from the UWSP parking Lot S, visible from the Green Circle trail and just uphill of the Parkway covered picnic area.
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Species observed so far: black-capped chickadee; nearby, dark-eyed junco, northern cardinal, white-breasted nuthatch
These feeding stations are non-invasive and approved for observational use by the UWSP Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (protocol 2025-EX02) as well as Schmeeckle Reserve (Education and Research Use Permit 290125S201). No animals are harmed.