Upcoming Events…

Burlington Christmas Bird Count

Hoy Audubon Society requests all birders and those interested in helping look for and count birds to join the 122nd annual Christmas Bird Count this month. This nationwide program, coordinated by the National Audubon Society, is free and open to the public. It involves gathering information in designated count areas and from home feeder watchers

Racine Christmas Bird Count

Hoy Audubon Society requests all birders and those interested in helping look for and count birds to join the 122nd annual Christmas Bird Count this month. This nationwide program, coordinated by the National Audubon Society, is free and open to the public. It involves gathering information in designated count areas and from home feeder watchers

Kenosha Christmas Bird Count

Hoy Audubon Society requests all birders and those interested in helping look for and count birds to join the 122nd annual Christmas Bird Count this month. This nationwide program, coordinated by the National Audubon Society, is free and open to the public. It involves gathering information in designated count areas and from home feeder watchers

Chiwaukee Prairie Plants: Rare, Colorful, Unique

Kenosha Public Museum 5500 First Avenue, Kenosha, WI

Come learn about the unique, colorful, and rare plants of Chiwaukee Prairie in a public presentation held in partnership with the Wild Ones Root River Chapter. Photographer and Carthage College biology professor Dr. Dana Garrigan will team up with Chiwaukee Prairie Preservation Fund’s volunteer naturalist Kay McClelland to take you on a photographic tour to

Hoy Field Trip: Waterfowl & Gulls on the Kenosha Lakefront

Southport Park 7825 First Avenue, Kenosha, WI

We'll meet at the parking lot at Southport Park. We will also visit other spots along the lakefront. The field trip end time will depend on bird activity and/or weather conditions but will generally conclude no later than 12:00 PM. Along the lake we'll be looking for waterfowl as well as various gull species. It's

Birds of the Chiwaukee Prairie

Kenosha Public Museum 5500 First Avenue, Kenosha, WI

Join the Hoy Audubon Society for a public presentation about local birds. Carthage biology professor and photographer Dr. Dana Garrigan will team up with John Krerowicz, a local bird enthusiast and member of the Hoy Audubon Society’s board of directors to introduce you to some of the bird species present in Chiwaukee Prairie in southeastern

Hoy Field Trip: Gulls on the Racine Lakefront

Samuel Myers Park 1 11th Street, Racine, United States

We'll begin at Myers Park then make our way northward to the Racine Harbor. The field trip end time will depend on bird activity and/or weather conditions but will generally conclude no later than 12:00 PM. Along the lake we'll be looking for waterfowl as well as various gull species. It's winter and is usually

The Great Backyard Bird Count!

A world-wide, joint effort by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society, and Bird Studies Canada—open to all. Visit birdcount.org for more information

Hoy Field Trip: Eagle Lake Waterfowl

Eagle Lake Park 23705 Church Rd,, Kansasville, WI

******UPDATED DATE: Due to the poor weather forecast, Saturday’s field trip to Eagle Lake is being rescheduled to Sunday, March 20, 9:00 AM. We will still be meeting at Eagle Lake Park. *** Meet at Eagle Park. We'll arrive at Eagle Lake park (north side) at 9:00 a.m. We'll bird the lake then check the

Cliffside Park Woodcock Walk

Cliffside Park 42.819136, -87.819927

Meet at parking area #2. At 5:30 PM, we'll meet at walk the trails during the daylight in search for early spring bird migrants. By 7:15 PM, meet by the gate north of parking area #2 to walk the trail north where we will await to hear the "peents" and view the aerial dances of

Wisconsin Conservation Congress Spring Hearings

The Spring Hearings provide an opportunity for the public to weigh-in on a wide range of natural resource-related topics. This annual meeting lets the public give input on proposed changes to conservation regulations. The questionnaire will be available online beginning April 11, 2022 (starting at 7:00 PM) and remain open through 7:00 PM on April

Canceled — Pike River Pathway Spring Bird and Woodcock Walk

Pike River Pathway - Wendi Court Parking Area 42.73382404732291, -87.87196917600282

CANCELED- Due to continuing rain and thunderstorms into late this afternoon, the field trip for Wednesday, April 13 has been canceled. We will meet at the section of the Pike River Pathway Park in Mount Pleasant located south of Old Spring Street, the Wendi Court parking area: From the Airline Road and Old Spring Street