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:
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Nest Box Hike
Join Marsh Haven Nature Center director, Matt Rupnik, 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 are building nests and raising their young at the nature center.
Free. No registration required.
Location: Marsh Haven Nature Center W10145 Wisconsin 49 Waupun, WI 53963
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Sounds & Dances – Dusk into Dark
Join USFWS staff Erin Railsback, for this unique dusk into dark tour of critters that sing, call, and dance as the sun sets and night falls on Horicon Marsh.The tour begins at Marsh Haven Nature Center. With special permission from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, we will take a bus on the Auto Tour loop at dusk and stay AFTER DARK. The bus will make stops to get out to hear and see the Woodcock dance and to listen to songs and calls of the marsh’s nocturnal birds and amphibians. Conditions permitting, we will take a short walk down Old Marsh Road and the Boardwalk to enjoy the night sky and experience a new perspective of the marsh at night. Long pants and sleeves are recommended as well as closed toed shoes.Bring a flashlight if you wish.
Meet at Marsh Haven Nature Center at 7pm.
Registration with payment required.
Location: Marsh Haven Nature Center W10145 Wisconsin 49 Waupun, WI 53963
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