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The 2025 Horicon Marsh Bird Festival is May 9-11, 2025. Registration is now OPEN!

We are excited to welcome back Horicon Marsh Boat Tours at Blue Heron Landing! For information about the Horicon Marsh Boat Tours please call 920-643-7072. Or visit www.horiconmarsh.com.

For general Horicon Marsh Bird Festival questions contact 920-210-9054 or [email protected].

Primitive Camping

Marsh Haven Nature Center W10145 Wisconsin 49, Waupun, WI, United States

Tenting area or camper parking is available at Marsh Haven Nature Center, located on the northwest corner of the Horicon Marsh (Highway 49), during the Horicon Marsh Bird Festival. Facilities […]

NEW! Early Birds and Brews Boat Tour

Horicon Marsh Boat Tours 305 Mill Street, Horicon, WI, United States

Kick off the Horicon Marsh Bird Festival weekend with an Early Birds and Brews Tour! Enjoy a complimentary coffee or beer brew and a delightful Birding Adventure tour into the […]

It’s Back! Mud Lake Bus Tour

Reeseville Community Center 406 N. Main Street, Reeseville, WI, United States

Join us, as we branch out into new territory! Join Jeff Bahls, DNR Wildlife Supervisor, Andy Paulios and DNR property Manager Eric Kilburg, to explore one of Dodge County’s other […]

Get Tickets $45.00 34 tickets left

Birding Adventure Boat Tour

Horicon Marsh Boat Tours 305 Mill Street, Horicon, WI, United States

Engage in a Birding Adventure to glimpse one of the over 300 species of birds that visit Horicon Marsh Annually. This is a guided two-hour pontoon ride into the Horicon […]

Harnischfeger Park

Harnischfeger Park 3048 N Crawfish Rd, Ixonia, WI, United States

Your guides will be Jeff, Suzanne and Kelli Bahls.  Harnischfeger Park (132 acres) is the largest Dodge County Park. The park is in southeastern Dodge County along the Rock River […]

Get Tickets $15.00 31 tickets left

Birding Adventure Boat Tour

Horicon Marsh Boat Tours 305 Mill Street, Horicon, WI, United States

Engage in a Birding Adventure to glimpse one of the over 300 species of birds that visit Horicon Marsh Annually. This is a guided two-hour pontoon ride into the Horicon […]

Nest Box Hike

Marsh Haven Nature Center W10145 Wisconsin 49, Waupun, WI, United States

Join Marsh Haven Nature Center director, Matt Rupnik, as we hike the nest box trail. This easy hike will include frequent stops to monitor the 40+ nest boxes at Marsh […]

Introducing…The Whooping Crane!

Let us introduce you to the regal Whooping Crane! During this easy walking tour, staff from the International Crane Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will discuss crane […]

Sounds & Dances – Dusk into Dark

Marsh Haven Nature Center W10145 Wisconsin 49, Waupun, WI, United States

Join USFWS staff Erin Railsback, for this unique dusk into dark tour of critters that sing, call, and dance as the sun sets and night falls on Horicon Marsh. The tour […]

Get Tickets $20.00 36 tickets left

First Light Birding Bus Tour: Saturday

Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center N7725 Highway 28, Horicon, WI, United States

This is a field trip designed for birders who want to add as many species as possible to their bird lists. Field trip leaders are Jeff Bahls and Pat Horn. […]

Get Tickets $30.00 32 tickets left

Birding Adventure Boat Tour

Horicon Marsh Boat Tours 305 Mill Street, Horicon, WI, United States

Engage in a Birding Adventure to glimpse one of the over 300 species of birds that visit Horicon Marsh Annually. This is a guided two-hour pontoon ride into the Horicon […]

Bird Hike at Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center

Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center N7725 Highway 28, Horicon, WI, United States

Kid & Family Event. Join leaders for a hike that will focus on bird species along the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center trail system; a boardwalk reaching out to […]


Header Photo: Jeff Bahls