Horicon Marsh Bird Club invites birders of all skill levels – as well as anyone who enjoys the great outdoors – to the 28th Annual Horicon Marsh Bird Festival This weekend-long event provides family-friendly activities and educational experiences designed to showcase Horicon Marsh’s role as an important habitat for birds and wildlife.
Highlights of this year’s Bird Festival NEW trips to Old Marsh Road, night sounds, boating and birding, LIVE birds of prey, smaller more intimate guided tours, and so much more!
Schedule of Events:
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Harnischfeger Park
Your guides will be Jeff, Suzanne and Kelli Bahls.Harnischfeger Park (132 acres) is the largest Dodge County Park. The park is in southeastern Dodge County along the Rock River in the Town of Lebanon about one mile west of the unincorporated community of Ashippun. A riverine floodplain forest with open park lands and mature hardwood forest, this area offers unique birding opportunities. An 800 foot long boardwalk and several miles of trails through woods and along the Rock River has yielded 146 bird species e-Birded to date. Depending on river levels we could see woodpeckers, shorebirds, warblers and flycatchers. It is one of the few spots in SE Wisconsin that consistently yields Prothonotary Warblers.We will be walking along level mowed trails.
Meet at Harnischfeger Park W3048 Crawfish Road, Ixonia, WI near the restroom facilities.
