With 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 […]
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 […]
With trip leader Matt Herzmann. Limit: 15. Price: $15. 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 […]
With trip leaders Tim Hahn and Caleb Jenks at the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center. 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 […]
With trip Leaders: Becca Sher and Seth Cutright. Limit 15. Price: $15. We will start at the base of the hill on Ledge Road. GPS coordinates, (43.596827, -88.628356) and walk our way to the west. After covering the Ledge Road area, we will car caravan 3/4 mile to the Bud Cook Hiking Area for grassland […]
With 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 […]
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 birding. Meet at the Horicon […]
With trip leaders: Kelli Bahls and Jeff Bahls. Limit: 15. Price: $15. Located on the edge of the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area, Northern Road cuts through hardwood forest, native grassland and ends at the Redhead Impoundment. We will walk along the gravel road seeking woodland birds and a short walk out into the grasslands […]
Trip Leaders: Greg Seegert. Price Free. Limit: 15. This will be a festival exclusive event as the Old Marsh Road is not open at this time of year to the general public. Park at the boardwalk parking lot off of the Auto Tour and then walk to the west end of Old Marsh Road to […]
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 […]
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. […]
