MORNING FIELD TRIPS:

We offer shorter, educational birding walks for the beginner and longer, in-depth birding trips for the more intermediate to advanced birders. Choose the level of birding experience you would like. All beginners will learn how to ID a variety of birds, bird by ear, use binoculars and a field guide.

7:00 – 8:30am
        Option A:      Backwater Birding Trips by Boat
                               Guides: to be announced
        Option B:      Introductory Birding Walk at Myrick Marsh
                               (This Trip has been Cancelled)
        Option C:      Bird Banding at Myrick Marsh
                               Guides: to be announced

9:30 – 11:00am
        Option A:      Backwater Birding Trips by Boat
                               Guides: to be announced
        Option B:      Introductory Birding Walk at Myrick Marsh
                               (This Trip has been Cancelled)
        Option C:      Bird Banding at Myrick Marsh
                               Guides: to be announced

(Concurrently)

7:00 – 11:00am     Intermediate / Advanced Birding Walks
        Option A:      Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
                               Guides: Ann Blankenship, Steve Houdek,
                               Jennifer Lilla, Craig Thompson
        Option B:      Van Loon Wildlife Area
                               Guides: Lennie Lichter and Matt Heeter
        Option C:      Wyalusing State Park
                               Guide: Dan Jackson

7:00 – 11:00am     Birding the Backwaters by Canoe & Kayak
                             (Reno Bottoms Area)
                               Guides: Pat Caffrey, Dave Skoloda
                               and Kurt Brownell

 

LUNCH – On your own at local restaurants.

 

AFTERNOON SEMINARS:

Join us at the OmniCenter - Festival Headquarters for exciting educational speakers and seminars on a variety of topics:

1:00 – 1:30  "Crane Count”
                        Jennie Sauer, U.S.G.S
2:00 – 2:30  “Conservation Through Birding: The Jocotoco Birdathon”
                        Craig Thompson, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
3:30 – 4:30  “Owls in Need are Friends Indeed”
                        Karla Kinstler, Houston Nature Center

 

CONCURRENT DURING SEMINARS

1:00 – 4:00  “Landscaping for Wildlife” Yard Tour   Pre-registration Requested
                   15 Participant Maximum. No additional fee.
                   Guides: Peg Zappen, Melinda Knutson, and Jay Fernholtz

 

BIRDER’S BUFFET & KEYNOTE:

5:00 - 6:00              Social Hour / Drinks
6:00 - 8:00              Buffet Dinner & Keynote Speaker: Lindsay and Lee Zieke Lee,
                             Willowglen Perennial Nursery