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 […]
Free. Trip leader: Tim Hahn No registration required. 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 habitats. […]
Trip Leaders: Becca Sher and Seth Cutright. Limit 15. Price: Free. 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 birds. […]
Trip leader: Matt 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 countryside. The area […]
Free. Trip leader: Tim Hahn. No registration required. 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 habitats. […]
Trip Leaders: Becca Sher and Seth Cutright. Limit: 15. Price: Free. 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 birds. Ledge […]
Marsh Haven Nature Center Special Event Admission $5/adults, $3/children 14 & under. Indoor Respect Our Earth Theater. No registration required. 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 […]
