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OWBC: Chirp Chat – at Riveredge and Virtual

April 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition: Chirp Chat with Xcaret Nunez

Chirp Chat is a monthly series on Lake Effect, a news magazine show on WUWM – Milwaukee’s NPR Station. Producer, Xcaret Nuñez, will share with us some of her favorite interviews with Wisconsin birders. Topics they’ve explored include why bird names matter, the Mississippi Flyway, spark birds and so much more.

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April 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Riveredge Nature Center

4458 County Hwy Y (Hawthorne Dr)
Saukville, WI United States + Google Map
(262) 375-2715

OWBC: Columbia/Dane County Field Trip

March 29 @ 7:00 am – TBD

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition: Columbia/Dane County Field Trip

Tour ponds and flooded fields in this very productive area. A wide variety of water birds, shorebirds, migrant passerines and others are possible (Swans, Greater White-fronted & Ross’s Geese, Pipits, Longspurs, Sparrows, etc)

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Contact trip Leader,Carl Schwartz, at cschwartz3@wi.rr.com or 414-416-3272 if you have questions.

Meet at the Park and Ride lot at Highway 33 and I-41 in Allenton (address below).


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March 29 @ 7:00 am – 12:00 pm

Park & Ride at 33 and 41

6689 County Rd W
Allenton, Wisconsin 53002 United States

OWBC: Diversified Birders

March 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition: Diversified Birders

This program was rescheduled from March 12 to March 18.

Rita Flores Wiskowski, is the Milwaukee area coordinator for the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin. She is also an avid birder and citizen science enthusiast who also serves on the board of the Wisconsin Metro Audubon Society, where she has been tasked with creating diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Her goal is to help to make birding safe and accessible for everyone. One of her biggest joys is to be with someone as they discover the joy and excitement of birding for the first time. Rita believes that the more voices and experiences we bring to this hobby, the better our enjoyment, the stronger our conservation efforts, and the more promising our future will be.

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March 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Lac Lawrann Conservancy

300 Schmidt Rd
West Bend, WI 53090 United States

Riveredge Birdathon & Bandathon

May 10 @ 6:30 am – 1:00 pm

Riveredge Birdathon & Bandathon

A day filled with opportunities for bird enthusiasts!

Interested in birding out on the land with the Birdathon team? (Meets at 6:30am at main Visitor Center lot)

Birdathon: Join birders in the main Visitor Center parking lot at 6:30 a.m. to be part of a team that will attempt to cover all of Riveredge, searching for as many species as possible throughout the morning and early afternoon. To participate, contact Carl Schwartz cschwartz3@wi.rr.com

Donations are appreciated to help support the Noel J. Cutright Bird Club since this is the club’s only fund-raising yearly event. If you can’t donate at the event but still wish to, please contact Carl (email listed above) to submit a donation!

Are you an early bird who is excited to look for owls? (Meets at 4:00 am)

Early Morning Owling: If you want to help with the early morning owling at 4:00 am, contact Carl Schwartz at cschwartz3@wi.rr.com

Interested in observing bird banding? (Drop in during 7:30am – NOON window, West parking lot)

Bird banders will be working out of Connie’s Classroom, the building just to the left of the West (River Outpost) parking lot. From 7:30am – noon, please feel free to drop by to observe the process and learn from the banding team. Find us out on the porch! We’re happy to show you how banding works, and talk about how the data gained contributes to Riveredge’s 30+ year legacy of avian research. Just be sure to approach quietly to avoid stress to the birds. 

The Bandathon rain date is May 11th.

All ages | Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.


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May 10 @ 6:30 am – 1:00 pm

Riveredge Nature Center

4458 County Hwy Y (Hawthorne Dr)
Saukville, WI United States + Google Map
(262) 375-2715

OWBC: The Cedarburg Bog

February 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition: The Cedarburg Bog – Formation, Hydrology, Ecology, and Uniqueness

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS PROGRAM WILL BE VIRTUAL ONLY (not in person)

Presented by Jim Reinartz, president of the Friends of the Cedarburg Bog and former UWM Field Station director. Glaciation of the Cedarburg Bog and UWM Field Station area created pronounced topographic relief in the Bog’s basin and adjacent uplands comparable to that in the Kettle Moraine. The large size and slope of the wetland that developed in the low-lying basin results in a complex pattern of water movement responsible for a mosaic of nearly every major wetland plant community found in Wisconsin. The Cedarburg Bog is regionally unique as the last remaining large wetland with pre-settlement plant communities that were once the dominant wetland types in southeastern Wisconsin.

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February 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

OWBC: Year-round movements of Rough-legged Hawks wintering in WI

January 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition: Year-round movements of Rough-legged Hawks wintering in WI

The OWBC is partnering with the Southern WI Bird Alliance to offer this program. From 2021-2022, nine GPS transmitters were attached to wintering Rough-legged Hawks in Wisconsin. Many of these transmitters are still functioning and have provided multiple years of full annual cycle movements. Come learn about the year-round movements of Rough-legged Hawks wintering in the great state of Wisconsin, and how these nine birds fit into the broader Rough-legged Hawk Project that has tracked nearly 200 hawks throughout North America.

Neil Paprocki recently completed his PhD at the University of Idaho studying differential migration in birds. Neil has been a professional ornithologist for 17 years and has been working with Rough-legged Hawks for nearly 15 years.

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January 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Bird Club Field Trip in Ozaukee, Sheboygan, & Washington Counties

February 15 @ 7:00 am – 12:00 pm

Bird Club Field Trip in Ozaukee, Sheboygan, & Washington Counties

Carpool caravan field trip in Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Washington Counties in search of overwintering birds and rarities.

Meet at Coal Dock Park in Port Washington (address below) at 7:00 am.

Ages 18+

No signup required. Trip leaders: Carl Schwartz (you can contact him at cschwartz3@wi.rr.com or 414-416-3272) and Joan Sommer.


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February 15 @ 7:30 am – 1:30 pm

Coal Dock Park

146 S Wisconsin St
Port Washington, Wisconsin 53074 United States + Google Map

OWBC New Years Field Trip & Lunch

January 1 @ 7:30 am – 1:30 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition: New Years Field Trip & Lunch

The Noel J. Cutright Bird Club is inviting all members of Ozaukee Washington Birding Coalition organizations to participate in their annual “Every Bird Is a New Bird” Field Trip to launch your 2025 list! We will begin at 7:30 a.m. at Coal Dock Park in Port Washington and end at noon with lunch (sub sandwiches, chips, cookies and beverages) in the Riveredge Nature Center barn.

Meet at Coal Dock Park in Port Washington (address below).

Ages 12+ | Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please RSVP to Carl Schwartz at cschwartz3@wi.rr.com or at 414-416-3272 by Dec 28 or sooner so that we have enough food. Yes — there is such a thing as free lunch! Trip leaders: Carl Schwartz and Joan Sommer

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January 1 @ 7:30 am – 1:30 pm

Coal Dock Park

146 S Wisconsin St
Port Washington, Wisconsin 53074 United States + Google Map

Christmas Bird Count

December 14 – All Day

Christmas Bird Count

New and experienced birders needed to count birds within a 15 mile circle around Riveredge. Backyard feeder counters needed as well. Help for all or part of the day!

Ages 18+ (kids can assist)

Contact Mary Holleback at mholleback@riveredge.us or 262-416-1224 to register.

Pre-registration required by December 13 at 12:00 pm (noon)


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December 14, 2024 All day

Coal Dock Park

146 S Wisconsin St
Port Washington, Wisconsin 53074 United States + Google Map

Science Thursday Lecture Series: Waterbirds of the Cedarburg Bog

December 12 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Science Thursday Lecture Series: Waterbirds of the Cedarburg Bog with John O’Donnell

The Cedarburg Bog Important Bird Area (IBA) is a mosaic of dry and wet habitats. In this presentation, the primary focus will be on resident and migratory bird species using the wet habitats of the bog, e.g., cedar swamp, hardwood swamp, conifer bog, string bog, sedge meadow, willow/alder/dogwood swamp, and six glacial relict lakes surrounded by emergent vegetation. Much of the Bog has boreal features which attract species not typically breeding anywhere else in southern Wisconsin. Special attention will be given to these species as well as to recent arrival species looking for a new home.

This program is offered in-person and virtually. If joining in person, meet at Riveredge in the barn. Zoom link is found below!

Science Thursday Lecture Series are always free! | Designed for ages 18+

Pre-registration is not required, but highly recommended for the In-Person option. No registration necessary for those joining on Zoom.

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December 12, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Riveredge Nature Center

4458 County Hwy Y (Hawthorne Dr)
Saukville, WI United States + Google Map
(262) 375-2715

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