Please join PhotoMidwest for an approximately 3-hour introductory bird photography class at the Horicon Marsh Visitor Center beginning at 4pm on Saturday, May 7. The class begins with a classroom session followed by about 2 hours photographing in Horicon Marsh. If there is bad weather, DNR staff will have mounted specimens to practice photographing indoors […]

Join DNR Educator Liz Herzmann at sunset as we hike into a restored grassland to listen for the ubiquitous sounds of dusk at the marsh.  Our target birds will be woodcock, sora, Virginia rail, American bittern, barred owl and Wilsons snipe.    Be prepared for a mile walk in low light conditions and possible uneven terrain.  […]

With trip leader: Matt and Liz Herzmann. Limit: 15. Price $15. 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 […]

With trip leaders Tim Hahn and Caleb Jenks at the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center. 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 […]

With trip leaders Jeff Bahls and Brad Webb. Limit: 15. Price: Free. This will be a festival exclusive event as the Old Marsh Road is not open at this time of year to the general public.  We will walk about 1.25 miles out from the east end of Old Marsh Road birding along the way […]

With trip leader: Rick Vant Hoff. Limit: 15. Price $15. The hike on the Waupun boardwalk is 2/3 of a mile long and winds alongside the Rock River.  The boardwalk goes out to the river itself and through a woodland area.  With migration underway, there is the potential for spotting a wide variety of birds.  […]

With trip leaders Tim Hahn and Caleb Jenks at the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center. 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 […]

This program will introduce some of Wisconsin’s raptors through mounted specimens, artifacts, resources, and LIVE birds. Appreciate the many benefits raptors provide to humans and nature, learn action items to help our raptors through habitat conservation and awareness, and celebrate the majesty of these amazing birds of prey. It is a privilege to work with […]

With trip leader: Jeff Bahls. Limit: 15. Price: $15. Trip leader Jeff Bahls will be using the knowledge obtained from other festival field trips in finding various birding locations (Hot Spots) in hopes of adding the best birds in the time allotted. We will car caravan from the center to the best areas found during […]

With trip leader: Rick Vant Hoff. Limit: 15. Price $15. The hike at Marsh Haven Nature Center consists of three different trails; a wetland trail, a prairie trail and a woodland trail, with no trail longer than ½ mile.  Common birds in the area are Eastern Bluebirds, swallows, a variety of sparrows, hawks, Sandhill Cranes […]