Introductory Birding Walk at Myrick Marsh
These hikes have been cancelled.
The Myrick Marsh is a wet, green oasis in the middle of a city. It's a place where both wildlife and people can enjoy a freedom rarely found in an urban environment. This is a walk along the raised dikes in La Crosse's often-threatened urban wetland. With its open pools and expanses of reeds, sedges, and grasses, the marsh is home to muskrat, beaver, otter, fox and deer. Over 180 species of birds have been seen in the marsh and the nearby Hixon Forest in the past few years and mid-May is prime time. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron and Snowy Egret are among the more unusual species seen here over past few years. Black Terns and Great Egrets are resident species that are found here even when they are rare in the rest of Wisconsin. Bird species to be seen in early spring may include most of the ducks found in Wisconsin; all of the swallows; any of the migrating warblers, vireos & sparrows; American Bittern; Sandhill Crane; Virginia Rail; Sora; Baltimore Oriole; Yellow-headed Blackbird; Song & Swamp Sparrows; and Marsh Wren.
Day & Time: Saturday morning at 7:00am - 8:30am and 9:30 – 11:00am.
No Fee
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Directions:
From the OmniCenter, travel south on Highway 35. Turn west
(left) on La Crosse Street. The entrance to Myrick Park will be on your
left, across from the University of La Crosse campus. You may also
access by driving south on Highway 16, and then turning east (right) onto
La Crosse Street. The entrance to Myrick Park would then be on your
right.
Meeting: The group will meet at the Gun Club Shelter. There is a parking lot across from the shelter for your vehicles.
Drive Time: 20 minutes