Ways to Stay Informed
Sign up for Reminders
Birds
Automatic email reminders from BirdCast (Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Purdue University) that will notify you when the migration forecast is high for your area. Expect 8-10 alerts per season (spring/fall).
Wisconsin cities available for alerts: Appleton, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee
Live Forecasts
BirdCast from Cornell Lab & Purdue University
Background photo by Stephen Rahn CC BY 2.0
Northern Lights
Space Weather Live
Free app for iPhone and Android.
This app uses official data sources from NOAA, NASA, and other organizations.
My Aurora Forecast & Alert
Free app for iPhone and Android.
This app uses official data sources from NOAA, NASA, and other organizations.
Aurorasaurus
Aurorasaurus is a NASA citizen science project that crowdsources aurora sightings to show you where aurora is actually being seen.
Lights Out Wisconsin
Fireflies
We will email you notices for when fireflies start blinking in Wisconsin, and when it’s especially important for you to turn off exterior lights from sunset to sunrise. Firefly blinking happens May through August.
Sign up to receive emails from Lights Out Wisconsin!