Madison Audubon Society
2011 Field Trips and Activities

Field Trip Committee: Levi Wood, Peter Fissel, Peter Gorman Detail about individual trip locations, times, and contact info are available about a month or two before the trip in the CAWS newsletter and the 2011 Field Trip Details. Always check the Message Board for any last-minute updates.
Trips are free, open to non-members, and there's no sign-up unless noted. Enjoy Birds, Nature, Healthy Activity, and Outdoor Education! Many of these trips are great for families and children. Click here for MS Word (.doc) version
DayDateField Trips and ActivitiesTrip Leader / Contact
SaturdayJanuary 8Wisconsin River RaptorsMarty Evanson
TuesdayJanuary 18Free Public Presentation: Documentary Film on Faville GroveCharles Johannsen
Fri-Sat-SunFebruary 11-13Garden Expo - Learn about Green Landscaping, Chimney Swifts and MorePaul Noeldner
Fri-Sat-Sun-MonFebruary 18-21Great Backyard Bird CountAnyone can participate at your own home, school, workplace etc, see http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ to sign up and get information!
SaturdayMarch 5Early Spring MigrantsSteve Thiessen & Max Witynski
SaturdayFebruary 19Great Backyard Bird Count Event - UW ArboretumPeter Fissel
SaturdayFebruary 19Great Backyard Bird Count Event - Cherokee MarshPaul Noeldner
TuesdayMarch 15Wings Over Madison Banquet - Breakthroughs in Avian ScienceChuck Hagner
WednesdayMarch 16Conservation Conversations - Support your birds and habitatKaren Etter-Hale
SundayMarch 27Spring Birding at Rose LakeNolan Kollath & Brad Webb
SaturdayApril 2Spring Birds of Columbia Co.Tony Kalenic & Carol Anderson
SaturdayApril 9Spring Birding at Lake Farm ParkPat Ready
SaturdayApril 9Beginning BirdingAl Holzhueter
ThursdayApril 14
(rain date if needed: April 21)
Frogs Night OutBob Hay
FridayApril 15Evening at Schoeneberg's Marsh and Erstad PrairieMark & Sue Martin
SaturdayApril 16Ice Age TrailGary Werner
Saturday or SundayApril 16 or 17Jefferson-Dodge Bird WalkJefferson-Dodge Team
SundayApril 17Visit Faville Grove Sanctuary WestLars Higdon
FridayApril 22Evening at Cherokee MarshTony Kalenic & Levi Wood
SaturdayApril 23Beginning BirdingAl Holzhueter
SaturdayApril 23Baraboo Hills Spring Wildflowers and BirdsMike Mossman
WednesdayApril 27Turville Point Spring EphemeralsRuss Hefty
ThursdayApril 28Warbler Walk at Pheasant BranchMike McDowell and Aaron Stutz
SaturdayApril 30Birding at Wyalusing State ParkQuentin Yoerger & Charles Naeseth
SundayMay 1Lakeshore Nature Preserve Bird HikePeter Fissel & Dan Doeppers
SundayMay 1Wisconsin River BottomsChris West
TuesdayMay 3Warbler Walk at the ArboretumLevi Wood & Max Witynski
WednesdayMay 4Wildflowers at Heritage SanctuaryRuss Hefty
WednesdayMay 4Warbler Walk at Turville PointPeter Fissel & Quentin Yoerger
ThursdayMay 5Warbler Walk at Pheasant BranchMike McDowell
FridayMay 6Evening Birding at Nine SpringsPeter Fissel & Dan Doeppers
SaturdayMay 7Cherokee Marsh PaddleJan Axelson
TuesdayMay 10Warbler Walk at the ArboretumJohn Feith and Jim Berkelman
WednesdayMay 11Warbler Walk at Cherokee MarshDan Graham & Peter Fissel
ThursdayMay 12Warbler Walk at Pheasant BranchJesse Peterson and Mike McDowell
ThursdayMay 12Evening at Token CreekEd Saur
SaturdayMay 14Bird Banding Biocore Prairie Bird ObservatoryMara McDonald
SundayMay 15Birding Mud Lake Wildlife AreaJohn Romano
SaturdayMay 21Janesville's Cook ArboretumTom Klubertanz
SaturdayMay 21Butterflies of Bauer-Brockway Barrens (Jackson Co.)Mike Reese
SaturdayMay 21Big Birding Day - Form or Join a Team!Paul Noeldner, Peter Fissel
Saturday or SundayMay 21 or 22Jefferson-Dodge Bird WalkJefferson-Dodge Team
SundayMay 22Leopold-Pine Island IBA BirdingMike Mossman
ThursdayMay 26Evening at Pheasant BranchMike McDowell
Sat/Sun/MonMay 28-30Lake Lucerne Memorial Day Weekend Birding CampPaul Noeldner, Amy Eilenfeldt
SundayMay 29Birding at Baxter's HollowAaron Stutz
SaturdayJune 4Birds of Devil’s Lake & Baxter's HollowChuck Heikkinen & Delia Unson
SaturdayJune 4Warner Park BirdsTrish O'Kane
ThursdayJune 9Kettle Pond FrogsRuss Hefty
SaturdayJune 11Grassland Birds at Middleton AirportMike McDowell & Curt Caslavka
SundayJune 12Birds & More at Wisconsin’s DesertPeter Gorman and Peter Fissel
ThursdayJune 16Evening at Black Earth PrairieKathie & Tom Brock
SaturdayJune 18Moved to July 9: Grassland Birding in Western Dane & Eastern Iowa CountiesSteve Richter and Dave Sample
SaturdayJune 18Butterflies of Pleasant ValleyAnn Thering
Saturday or SundayJune 18 or 19Jefferson-Dodge Bird WalkJefferson-Dodge Team
SaturdayJune 25Butterflies of Cherokee MarshKathy Kirk
SaturdayJune 25Madison School Forest – Forest EcologyScott Taylor
SaturdayJuly 2Madison Butterfly CountKarl & Dorothy Legler
MondayJuly 4Butterflies and Dragonflies at Swamp Lovers PreserveKarl & Dorothy Legler, Tod Highsmith
SaturdayJuly 9Birds and Butterflies at Barneveld PrairieSteve Richter and Dave Sample
SundayJuly 10Tour Faville Grove Sanctuary EastLars Higdon
WednesdayJuly 13Owen Park PrairiesRuss Hefty
Saturday or SundayJuly 16 or 17Jefferson-Dodge Bird WalkJefferson-Dodge Team
SundayJuly 17Pretty Things with Wings at Lakeshore Nature PreserveEdgar Spalding
SundayJuly 17Prairies at their PeakKathie & Tom Brock
FridayAugust 5Swift Night OutSandy Fuller
SaturdayAugust 6Goose Pond Prairie RestorationMark & Sue Martin
SaturdayAugust 6Canoe Cherokee Marsh Ecological RestorationRuss Hefty
SaturdayAugust 13Butterflies of the Avoca/Blue River AreaMike Reese
SundayAugust 14Shorebirds of Southern WisconsinPeter Fissel, Quentin Yoerger
Saturday or Sunday August 20-21Jefferson-Dodge Bird WalkJefferson-Dodge Team
ThursdayAugust 25Fall Warbler Walk at Pheasant BranchMike McDowell
SaturdayAugust 27Butterflies and Blossoms at Pheasant BranchDreux Watermolen
SundayAugust 28Fall Birding at Lakeshore Nature PreserveMarty Evanson & Roma Lenehan
ThursdaySeptember 1Evening Tour of Owen ParkSylvia Marek
SaturdaySeptember 3Birding Madison School ForestPeter Fissel, Peter Gorman & Nolan Pope
SaturdaySeptember 3Grasshoppers!Kathy Kirk
SundaySeptember 4MonarchsKarl & Dorothy Legler
MondaySeptember 5Pleasant Valley Conservancy TourKathie & Tom Brock
WednesdaySeptember 7Stricker’s Pond WaterfowlRuss Hefty
SaturdaySeptember 10Bird Banding Biocore Prairie Bird ObservatoryMara McDonald
SundaySeptember 18Birding Zeloski Marsh (Jefferson-Dodge Bird Walk)Nolan Kollath & Brad Webb
SaturdayOctober 1Saw-whet Owl Banding near Stevens Point (changed from Oct 15)Levi Wood & Mara McDonald
SundayOctober 2Fall Birding at Lakeshore Nature PreserveEric Wood & Roma Lenehan
SaturdayOctober 8Migrant Songbirds of Pheasant Branch ConservancyMike McDowell
WednesdayOctober 12Knollwood WoodsRuss Hefty
SundayOctober 23Goose Pond Scope DayDorothy Haines
SaturdayOctober 29Migrant Songbirds of Pheasant Branch ConservancyMike McDowell
SundayNovember 6Lake Michigan BirdingAaron Stutz
SaturdayNovember 19Mississippi WaterfowlChris West
SaturdayDecember 3Madison LakesAl Shea
SaturdayDecember 17Madison Christmas Bird CountAaron Stutz