Trip leader: Matt Herzmann. Limit: 20. Price: Free. Bigby (Big, green, bird year). Green birding is birding done without the use of fossil fuels and/or the internal combustion engine. Green birders are self-propelled birders, e.g., walking, riding a bicycle, paddling a canoe or kayak, or using skis or snowshoes. Join Dodge County’s Breeding Bird Atlas […]
Free. No registration required. Trip leader: Tim Hahn and Sarah Warner 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 […]
Trip leaders: Marty Evanson and Brad Webb. Limit: 15. Price $15. 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 […]
Grab a bite to eat at the Horicon Marsh Education & Visitor Center’s Chili Lunch. Enjoy a relaxing meal while sitting inside the lower lobby of the visitor center or enjoy the day at any of the picnic tables surrounding the visitor center. Cash only. Chili Lunch proceeds benefit the Friends of Horicon Marsh Education […]
Price: Free. No registration required. Your hike leader will be Liz Herzmann. This program will introduce binocular and field guide use and bird identification. A short bird hike will accompany the program. The hike may be on uneven trails, but they are rated easy. This is for ALL ages that want to learn more about […]
Trip Leaders: Pat Horn and Jeff Bahls. Limit: 15. Price $15. Meet at location. Meet in the first large gravel parking lot on the west side of the road. GPS coordinates: 43.515000251818094, -88.59032805262444 Located on the edge of the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area, Northern Road cuts through hardwood forest, native grassland and ends at the […]
Marsh Haven Nature Center Special Event Admission: $5/adults, $3/children 14 & under. Indoor Respect Our Earth Theater. No registration needed or pre-payment necessary. 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 […]
Please join PhotoMidwest for an approximately 3-hour introductory bird photography class at the Horicon Marsh Visitor Center beginning at 4pm on Saturday, May 13. 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 […]
Available Spaces: 36. Price: $20.00 Trip leader Jeff Bahls and Tim Hahn will be using the knowledge obtained from other festival field trips in finding various birding locations (Hot Spots) in hopes of adding as many species as possible in the time allotted. Walking on uneven trails is possible. Meet at the Horicon Marsh Education […]
Free Event at Rock River Tap. Join your fellow festival goers and bird buddies at "The Rock". Compare sightings and celebrate life birds. The Rock River Tap has been a local hangout for decades. It features a nice deck along the shores of the Rock River, 6 beers on tap and a great food menu. […]
Trip Leader: Liz Herzmann. No registration required. During the day, Horicon Marsh is a relaxing and tranquil place to enjoy nature. But the dark mysteries of the marsh at night can be "chilling" to those not accustomed to the sounds of nocturnal creatures. Hike leader Liz Herzmann will dispel the myths of the night as […]
Available Spaces: 36. Price: $35.00. Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Join Jeff Bahls, Frank Gercz and Greg Seegert on a guided birding bus tour across 3+ miles of the interior of the refuge via Old Marsh Road. A reconfigured route this year visits many of the normal hotspots that have been your favorites for […]
