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Mark Martin, bird expert and caretaker at the Audubon's Goose Pond Sanctuary near Arlington, cites the importance of such migratory stopovers for the many birds that travel through Wisconsin on their spring and fall journeys around the globe. Wetlands such as those at Goose Pond are one of the state's most endangered habitats yet are vital places because they provide rest and food, such as aquatic plants, for migrating birds. The Goose Pond Sanctuary near Arlington is noisy with birds as the fall migration gets underway. These yellow legs are on their migratory flight, bound for a winter in South America, but they have stopped for a while at Goose Pond where they dine on water-borne invertebrates.
Wood ducks are among the many species of waterfowl that rely upon migratory stopovers such as the Audubon's Goose Pond Sanctuary during their spring and fall journeys. The western meadowlark is one of several grassland birds in Wisconsin that is declining in numbers, largely due to loss of habitat. Migratory birds such as the golden-winged warbler are dependent not only on Wisconsin but also on the health of their wintering grounds in Central and South America. The red-headed woodpecker used to be a common sight in Wisconsin but is a rare find in many areas because of the destruction of the oak savannas upon which it relies.
Species such as the Henslow's sparrow have declined by as much as 90 percent over the last century because the grasslands where it nests are disappearing.      
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