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OWBC Meeting: Understanding Bird Populations and How They Change

July 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition Meeting: Understanding Bird Populations and How They Change

Bill Mueller, emeritus director of the Lake Michigan Bird Observatory, observes: “In less than a single human lifetime, 2.9 billion breeding adult birds have been lost from the U.S. and Canada, across every ecosystem, and including some of the most abundant and familiar species. While some species are increasing and many others remain stable, we are most concerned about the 40% that are declining.” His presentation will describe how we have learned this.

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Free for everyone! | Designed for ages 18+
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July 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Riveredge Nature Center

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

Memory Cafe – FREE

August 6 @ 1:00 – 2:30 pm

Memory Cafe

In partnership with the Ozaukee County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC), Riveredge is offering a Memory Café. It meets on the first Thursday of every month. The café is intended for people with all stages of memory loss and their caregivers. Fun nature related activities are planned for the group each month. The Café offers the opportunity for people to be socially, physically and creatively active in a natural setting whenever possible. The group provides additional sources of support and assistance to those coping with the issue of memory loss and cognitive changes.

Call Sarah Prohuska at ADRC to register 262-284-8120.

August 6 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Riveredge Nature Center

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

Memory Cafe – FREE

July 2 @ 1:00 – 2:30 pm

Memory Cafe

In partnership with the Ozaukee County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC), Riveredge is offering a Memory Café. It meets on the first Thursday of every month. The café is intended for people with all stages of memory loss and their caregivers. Fun nature related activities are planned for the group each month. The Café offers the opportunity for people to be socially, physically and creatively active in a natural setting whenever possible. The group provides additional sources of support and assistance to those coping with the issue of memory loss and cognitive changes.

Call Sarah Prohuska at ADRC to register 262-284-8120.

July 2 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Riveredge Nature Center

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

OWBC Meeting: Birds, Whales and Polar Bears in Churchill, Manitoba

June 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition Meeting: Birds, Whales and Polar Bears in Churchill, Manitoba

Horicon Marsh Bird Club leaders Jeff and Suzanne Bahls share the story of their trip to Churchill, Manitoba, Polar Bear capital of the world. They paddled with Beluga Whales and saw Polar Bears and sub-arctic birds. An amazing combination of wildlife, scenery, native culture and small town feel.

This program is offered in-person at the Lac Lawrann Conservancy (address below) and virtually on Zoom.
Free for everyone! | Designed for ages 18+
Please register using the button below if you plan to attend in-person or join virtually or email info@laclawrann.org.

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June 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Lac Lawrann Conservancy

300 Schmidt Rd
West Bend, WI 53090 United States

Memory Cafe – FREE

June 4 @ 1:00 – 2:30 pm

Memory Cafe

In partnership with the Ozaukee County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC), Riveredge is offering a Memory Café. It meets on the first Thursday of every month. The café is intended for people with all stages of memory loss and their caregivers. Fun nature related activities are planned for the group each month. The Café offers the opportunity for people to be socially, physically and creatively active in a natural setting whenever possible. The group provides additional sources of support and assistance to those coping with the issue of memory loss and cognitive changes.

Call Sarah Prohuska at ADRC to register 262-284-8120.

June 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Riveredge Nature Center

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

Monitoring Eastern Bluebirds in a Suburban Neighborhood and Their Surprising Adaptability – FREE

August 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Monitoring Eastern Bluebirds in a Suburban Neighborhood and Their Surprising Adaptability

For many years, Al Sherkow has been the area’s busiest, most experienced and most-in-demand bird bander, working on monitoring projects at the Urban Ecology Center, Riveredge Nature Center, and the Mequon Nature Preserve. During 2022, Al and his wife moved from Whitefish Bay to Bayside. He soon started banding in his yard and sharing with his new neighbors the wonder of seeing birds up close and the process of banding them. A neighbor noticed birds flying out of an unused wooden newspaper holder under a mailbox. Al looked and Eastern Bluebirds were building a nest there. In 2025, he monitored 19 traditional bluebird nest boxes, and 18 newspaper holders. These latter birds aren’t following the guidelines for placing bluebird boxes. That they are using the newspaper holders is an interesting adaptation to expand their range into this suburban neighborhood. Al and his neighbors have learned a lot, and this program will share it with you.

This free program is offered virtually and in-person at the Mequon Nature Preserve.
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August 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Riveredge Nature Center

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

OWBC: Land Trust Preserves Field Trip

May 23 @ 6:30 am – 12:00 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition: Land Trust Preserves Field Trip

Tour three of the amazing Restoring Lands (formerly OWLT) preserves. Start at Kurtz Woods, then visit Bratt Woods and finish at Donges Bay Gorge Natural Area.

Meet at 6:30 am at Kurtz Woods State Natural Area, off Dahlia Lane between Saukville & Grafton (address below).

Ages 18+ | No registration necessary.
Trip Leader: Carl Schwartz – contact him at cschwartz3@wi.rr.com or 414-416-3272 if you have questions.

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May 23 @ 6:30 am – 12:00 pm

Kurtz Woods Natural Area

926W+XG
Grafton, Wisconsin 53024 United States + Google Map

NJC Bird Club: Field Trip to Lion’s Den Gorge

May 10 @ 7:00 am – 10:00 am

NJC Bird Club: Field Trip to Lion’s Den Gorge

Led by members of the Noel J. Cutright Bird Club, this field trip concentrates on the Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve, which offers a variety of habitats in a major migration corridor. The bird club was one of the first organizations to donate towards the preservation of this 73-acre public park located adjacent to Lake Michigan south of Port Washington.

Meet at 7:00 am at Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve in Grafton (address below).

Ages 18+ | No registration necessary.
Trip Leaders: Joan Sommer and Carl Schwartz; for questions contact Carl at cschwartz3@wi.rr.com or 414-416-3272.

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May 10 @ 7:00 am – 10:00 am

Lion’s Den Gorge

511 High Bluff Dr
Grafton, WI 53024 United States + Google Map

Birding in the Cedarburg Bog by Canoe or Kayak

April 24 @ 6:30 am – 9:00 am

Birding in the Cedarburg Bog by Canoe or Kayak

Birding in the Cedarburg Bog by Canoe or Kayak – co-sponsored by OWBC & Friends of the Cedarburg Bog

Mud Lake in the Cedarburg Bog is the largest and least visited lake in Ozaukee County. Furthermore it is one of the top birding areas in the county and a true wilderness experience only 20 miles north of a major metropolis. We will be looking for two bittern species, alder and yellow-bellied flycatchers, rails, and waterbirds of every ilk. We will do about 1.5 miles of paddling. Canoes will be provided. A limited number of additional canoes or kayaks will be allowed with permission.

Park and meet at 6:30 am at the UWM Field Station in Saukville (address below).

Ages 18+ | Rain Date: May 1st
Please register on the Friends of the Cedarburg Bog event page.

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April 24 @ 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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OWBC Meeting: Woodcock Wander

April 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition Meeting: Woodcock Wander

Join local bird expert Dan Panetti from Wild Birds Unlimited in Mequon on a stroll in search of the American Woodcock. It’s a secretive species most easily found when engaged in wild aerial courtship displays. Although woodcock technically are a “shorebird,” they typically are found in woodlands, forest openings, and ephemeral ponds. The diverse habitats of the Mequon Nature Preserve make this an ideal location for observing them. The outing will start around dusk at 7p.m. with an informational talk followed by a hike in and around the preserve listening for the peent call of the male as he corkscrews from on high to the ground in his distinctive courtship display.

This program is offered in-person at Mequon Nature Preserve (address below).
Free for everyone! | Designed for ages 18+ | Rain date is April 23rd
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April 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Mequon Nature Preserve

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

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