Bill Mueller specializes in avian studies related to wind power development, conservation planning, habitat assessments, endangered species surveys, and natural resource management projects. Bill is actively involved with ornithological groups in Wisconsin including the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative (WBCI), where he was a former Chair of WBCI's Issues Committee and a current member of the Issues and Outreach Committees. He is the current Conservation Chair of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, and a member of its Board of Directors. Bill is Project Coordinator for MCAMMP, the Milwaukee County Avian Migration Monitoring Partnership, a group of ten scientists operating in partnership with faculty and staff from Milwaukee's Urban Ecology Center, the WDNR, UW-Milwaukee, the Univ. of Hawai'i, and the Univ. of Western Ontario. Bill coauthored the species accounts for Important Bird Areas of Wisconsin, and coauthored many species and wetland habitat accounts as part of the Wisconsin All-Bird Conservation Plan. He has completed numerous bird surveys, including raptor and endangered/threatened avian species surveys for wind energy and utility clients, and state and federal agencies. He has experience with the Incidental Take Authorization process. Bill received his master's degree from UW-Milwaukee.