Horicon Marsh Bird Festival

Schedule:

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 FREE and 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.

This hike is free and no pre-registration is needed.

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 ($20pp), 36 spaces available.

Cost: $20.00