Bird Festival Events

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 in the Town of Lebanon about one mile west of the unincorporated community of Ashippun. A riverine floodplain forest with open park lands and mature […]

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. Be prepared to move by bus from location to location in search of migratory hot spots. There will be some walking, but it is rated […]

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 Indermuehle Island through the marsh and covering a variety of habitats. Walking on uneven trails and in damp foliage is a possibility. Meet at the […]

Since “discovering” this 70-acre gem, it has been a superstar throughout the Horicon Marsh Bird Festival (154 species e-Birded here). Ziegler Park has 72.3 acres of parkland; most of it is mature wooded forest along the east branch of the Rock River with a 1.5-mile nature trail. This Mayville City Park is a great spot […]

Join Jeff Bahls and Frank Gercz on a guided birding bus tour across 3+ miles of the interior of the refuge via Old Marsh Road. A reconfigured route visits many of the normal hotspots that have been your favorites for so long, but this year we will be able to travel Old Marsh Road by […]

Ledge Park is part of the Dodge County Park system. Ledge Park (82 acres) lies along the Niagara Escarpment, a natural rock ledge which divides the park into upper and lower areas and provides a breathtaking overlook of the famous Horicon Marsh and surrounding countryside. The area is heavily wooded and located along the Niagara […]

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 Marsh. Register and pay at https://www.horiconmarsh.com/ or by calling (920) 643-7072. Price: $38/adult | $20/child Available Spaces: 32

Since “discovering” this 70-acre gem, it has been a superstar throughout the Horicon Marsh Bird Festival (154 species e-Birded here). Ziegler Park has 72.3 acres of parkland; most of it is mature wooded forest along the east branch of the Rock River with a 1.5-mile nature trail. This Mayville City Park is a great spot […]