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OWBC Field Trip: Owl Prowl at the Cedarburg Bog – FREE

November 14 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition Field Trip Owl Prowl at the Cedarburg Bog

Join the Cedarburg Bog Owl Prowl team as we search for owls. We will be looking for Barred, Great-Horned, Northern Saw-whet, and Eastern Screech-Owls for sure and maybe a rare species such as Long-eared Owl. There are no guarantees as owls can be fickle; however, we have never struck out when weather conditions are right! Dress warm and bring binoculars, water, and a small flashlight. We will mostly be owling along Blue Goose and St. Augustine Road with short forays into the woods and/or the Bog itself. We will be standing in place for extended periods so dress warm with good walking shoes or boots. You may want to eat a snack or early dinner before arrival. If there are strong winds, heavy precipitation, and/or severe temperatures, this outing may be postponed. We will let you know in the afternoon by email if there is a postponement. Check your email in afternoon in case of postponement.

Meet at the UWM Field Station in Saukville (address below).

Recommended for ages 10+ (youth must be accompanied by an adult) and is free to attend.
Pre-registration is required.

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November 14 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

UWM-Field Station

3095 Blue Goose Road
Saukville, WI 53080 United States
262-675-6844
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OWBC meeting: Birding Adventures with WSO President, Lynn Barber @ Lac Lawrann – FREE

October 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition Birding Adventures with WSO President, Lynn Barber @ Lac Lawrann

Lynn Barber, President of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, will begin her presentation with an illustrated sampling from her birding adventures and big years and excerpts from her upcoming book, A Charisma of Owls. She will follow this with an update on what is new at the WSO following its adoption last year of a new strategic plan.

Ages 18+ | Pre-registration required for those joining in-person.
If attending in-person, please meet at Lac Lawrann Conservancy (address below). If joining virtually, use the link below to view the presentation.

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November 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Lac Lawrann Conservancy

300 Schmidt Rd
West Bend, WI 53090 United States

OWBC & Noel J. Cutright Bird Club field trip: The BIG SIT at Forest Beach Bird Observatory – FREE

October 12 @ 6:30 am – 4:00 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition The Big Sit

The Noel J. Cutright Bird Club, in cooperation with the Lake Michigan Bird Observatory and OWBC, will host this annual event at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, five miles north of Port Washington. The count will begin at 6:30 a.m. on the Bill Cowart Memorial Hawk Watch Platform on the northeast corner of the preserve. The Sit’s 17-foot circle is on the perfectly-sized hawk watch platform at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve. Since 2007, birders have recorded a total of 266 species at Forest Beach. Join us for a half-hour, or a half-day! And there will be donuts for the early birders.

Meet at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve (address below).

Recommended for ages 8+ (youth must be accompanied by an adult) and is free to attend.

Questions: contact Carl Schwartz @ cschwartz3@wi.rr.com


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October 12 @ 6:30 am – 4:00 pm

Forest Beach Migratory Preserve

4970 Country Club Rd
Port Washington, Wisconsin 53074 United States

OWBC meeting: Creating a Network to Build Bird Habitat – FREE

September 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition Creating a Network to Build Bird Habitat with Joanna Demas at Mequon Nature Preserve & on Zoom

Please note, with our apologies that this event has been cancelled.

Joanna Demas joined the Lake Michigan Bird Observatory team in 2023 as Director of Conservation and Partnerships. Joanna oversees the Neighborhood Habitat Improvement Project (NHIP), a key initiative focused on improving residential habitat for birds and other wildlife in the Lake Michigan Basin, enhancing suburban stream water quality, and advancing scientific understanding of urbanization’s impact on birds. The program also seeks to build a network of engaged and knowledgeable community scientists. Join us to discover how you can get involved in NHIP and how the Observatory’s new partnership with Bird City Wisconsin will amplify its conservation impact.

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October 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Mequon Nature Preserve

8200 W. County Line Road
Mequon, WI 53097 United States

OWBC field trip – Bird Banding Demo @ Mequon Nature Preserve – FREE

September 13 @ 7:00 am – 11:00 am

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition Bird Banding Demo at Mequon Nature Preserve

Have you ever wondered how birds are studied? While birds are relatively easy to observe in the natural world, there is only so much that can be seen through a pair of your favorite binoculars. Bird banding allows for an up-close look at individuals and species and gives a glimpse into breeding, migration, age and health that would otherwise be difficult to study from afar. Join licensed master banders and MNP staff as they demonstrate songbird capturing and banding techniques and how birds are examined and what that information can tell us. Get an up-close look at species utilizing MNP for breeding and migration stop over. The demonstration will take place in Harvey’s Woods, on the west side of the preserve. This event is weather dependent for the safety of the birds.

Recommended for ages 8+ (youth must be accompanied by an adult) and is free to attend.

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Mequon Nature Preserve – park at the Swan Road parking lot entrance at 10000 N. Swan Rd. We will hike from there!


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September 13 @ 7:00 am – 11:00 am

Mequon Nature Preserve – Swan Road Parking Lot

10000 N Swan Rd
Mequon, Wisconsin 53097 United States + Google Map

OWBC meeting – Mystery of Migration with Bill Volkert – FREE

September 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition Mystery of Migration with Bill Volkert at Mequon Nature Preserve & on Zoom

One of the most fascinating aspects of the lives of birds is their ability to migrate thousands of miles as they follow the changing seasons. This presentation will explore the annual migration of birds, their seasonal phenology, and explore recent studies that reveal more information and instill greater wonder over the phenomenon of bird migration. Birds not only come and go with the seasons, but they do so in the same order every year. This program will provide an insight into why birds migrate and the orderly succession of species that arrive in Wisconsin each spring.

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September 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Mequon Nature Preserve

8200 W. County Line Road
Mequon, WI 53097 United States

OWBC Field Trip: Birding in the N. Kettle Moraine

June 5 @ 6:00 am – 1:00 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition Field Trip: Birding in the Northern Kettle Moraine Forest with Jeff Baughman

Veteran expert birder Jeff Baughman is intimately acquainted with all the rarities and specialty birds of the Northern Kettle Moraine. He also knows the Northern Kettle Moraine “like the back of his hand!” We will explore a number of Kettle Moraine hotspots like Mauthe Lake, Jersey Flats, Haushalter Lane, Spruce Lake Bog. We will be in search of multiple warbler species, flycatchers, raptors, sparrows, and waterbirds. Signature resident species such as Northern Waterthrush, Hooded, Pine, and Cerulean Warblers will be especially targeted along with Acadian and Alder Flycatchers, Henslow’s Sparrow, and Northern Waterthrush. Totals of 85 to 95 species have been observed in the past on this outing. Bring lunch, snacks, and water. Carpooling will be encouraged. This outing is sponsored by the Friends of the Cedarburg Bog, Lake Michigan Bird Observatory and the Noel J. Cutright Bird Club.

Ages 18+ | Pre-registration is required through the Friends of the Cedarburg Bog.
Meet at the Jersey Flats Prairie (address below).

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June 5 @ 6:00 am – 1:00 pm

Jersey Flats Prairie

639 County Rd SS
Campbellsport, Wisconsin 53010 United States

Riveredge Bioblitz

July 12 @ 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Riveredge Bioblitz

Riveredge welcomes all to our first annual Bioblitz at the new Riveredge Sandhill Property! (Sandhill is located @  4630 St.Finbars Road, Saukville, WI 53080  – park on the East side of St. Finbars Road.)

The Bioblitz is a free event where participants actively contribute to the historic monitoring and inventory of plants, birds, insects, fish and more within a fixed acreage of land and water. We’ll use photo documentation and data collection with the easy-to-use iNaturalist app. (If you’re new to iNaturalist, we’ll show you how to use it.) See below for a guide to the day–come for all or just drop in for your favorite activity.

GUIDE TO THE DAY

Anytime 8:00 am – 3:00 pm | Registration and App Orientation (Downloading iNaturalist on your phone is the first step to contributing to this citizen science community effort. We will be on-hand to give you a short tutorial to the app if you haven’t used it before! If you would like your observations to count towards this BioBlitz, you will join the Riveredge Bioblitz through the iNaturalist application on your smart device.) Our Registration and App Orientation Table will be located on the trailhead into Sandhill and open from 8:00am to 3:00pm.

Anytime 8:00 am – 3:00 pm | Bioblitz! (Once registered, simply use the app to help you identify and record everything from grass, flowers, insects, trees, birds and mammals!  Your contributions will be added to our total species list, help to inform management, and track change over time. 

8:00 am – 12:00 pm | Songbird Capture and Banding Research Observation (Mist-nets and a banding table will be set up with an ability to approach and engage researchers recording data and banding wild songbirds. The Riveredge Research Manager Jana Gedymin will lead this effort.  Jana is a Master Bander certified through the Institute for Bird Populations)

9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm | Tour Woody Plant Identification and Community Orchard Demonstration Area (Matt Smith, research and conservation director, will lead groups on a tour of wild native woody plants and the native agroforestry plantings Riveredge has established with the Savanna Institute and Great Lakes Protection Fund.  Matt has been a restoration ecologist for the last 24 years and is well-versed in teaching native species identification and ecology.  Tours will be 30 minutes long and run on the hour at 9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm

8:30am, 9:30am, 11:30 am, 1:30pm | Tour Birding by Sight and Song (Nathaniel Reinartz, conservation manager, will lead groups on an educational hike to discover the area’s songbirds by sight and song.  Nathaniel is a professional atlaser and bioacoustic technician that annually monitors birds in their habitats, conducts Wisconsin breeding bird atlas field surveys, and speciates birds through audio recordings and spectrograph analysis.  Nathaniel also leads the Friday morning bird walks at Riveredge.  If you don’t have binoculars we have enough to lend for the tour 🙂  Tours will be 45 minutes long and run at: 8:30am, 9:30am, 11:30 am, 1:30pm  

8:00 am – 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Interactive Youth Activity Table (Riveredge Environmental Educators will host fun nature-based activities t<hroughout the day in the shade)

 

All ages welcome | Children must be accompanied by an adult
This event is free for everyone!
Pre-registration is not required, but highly recommended so you can be notified of any changes due to weather.

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View or print the instructions for the iNaturalist app ahead of time by clicking the green button below!

Instruction Sheet for Getting Started with iNaturalist

July 12 @ 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

OWBC: Kettle Moraine to Wyalusing State Parks Field Trip

May 15 – 16

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition: Birding from Southern Kettle Moraine to Wyalusing State Parks Field Trip

This program is full. Please see the event calendar for other OWBC programs and field trips.

Start Thursday in the Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest and make your way across the state to Wyalusing State Park at the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers. Overnight lodgings in Prairie du Chien, group dinner at the Black Angus followed by a foray for Eastern Whip-poor-wills and Common Nighthawks. Friday morning dawn trip to Wyalusing for rare warblers and then follow the Mississippi north to La Crosse where participants can attend the WSO convention (separate registration required) or head home.


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May 15 – May 16

OWBC: Birding in the Cedarburg Bog by Canoe/ Kayak

May 9 @ 6:30 am – 9:00 am

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition: Birding in the Cedarburg Bog by Canoe or Kayak

Mud Lake in the Cedarburg Bog is the largest and least visited lake in Ozaukee County. It furthermore is one of the top birding areas in the county. During this outing, we will explore Mud Lake and its surroundings in search of a true wilderness experience only 20 miles north of a major urban metropolis. We will be looking for late migrants and avian residents uncommon to rare in southeastern Wisconsin, e.g., two bittern species, Alder and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, rails, and waterbirds of every ilk. We will do about 1.5 miles of paddling. This program is being presented by the Friends of the Cedarburg Bog in partnership with the Ozaukee Washington Birding Coalition.

Canoes will be provided at a $10 rental fee payable at the time of the outing. A limited number of personal kayaks and canoes will be allowed, but only with advance permission. If you have questions or need permission to bring your personal kayak or canoe, contact John O’Donnell at johnodonnell132@gmail.com.

Ages 18+ | Pre-registration is required through the Friends of the Cedarburg Bog.
Meet at the UWM Field Station in Saukville (address below).

Friends of the Cedarburg Bog Website

May 9 @ 6:30 am – 9:00 am

UWM-Field Station

3095 Blue Goose Road
Saukville, WI 53080 United States
262-675-6844
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