Nest Box Hike at Marsh Haven Nature Center (Outside – limit 10 people) Join Marsh Haven Nature Center director, Renee Wahlen, as we hike the nest box trail. This easy hike will include frequent stops to monitor the 40+ nest boxes at Marsh Haven. We will record our discoveries and learn more about what birds […]

Nest Box Hike at Marsh Haven Nature Center (Outside – limit 10 people) Join Marsh Haven Nature Center director, Renee Wahlen, as we hike the nest box trail. This easy hike will include frequent stops to monitor the 40+ nest boxes at Marsh Haven. We will record our discoveries and learn more about what birds […]

Scott Mehus, director of the Education Department at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN will be the featured speaker for the 2021 Horicon Marsh Bird Festival.  He will be presenting on “The Golden Eagle Project: A Survey of Winter Populations in the Driftless Region and Beyond” Scott Mehus is co-director of the Golden Eagle […]

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 […]

Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center. Available Spaces: 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 Bird Atlas […]

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 and more.  The spring season holds potential for spotting a […]

Joins us for this new tour. This wildlife area is the 2nd largest in Dodge County.   Most of the 4,500-acre Mud Lake wildlife area is floodplain marsh, dominated by river bulrush and other aquatic plants. The Beaver Dam River runs through the heart of the property where it joins the Crawfish River at the southern […]

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 […]

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.  Meet at Edgewood Church and park in the south lot.  […]