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SAVE THESE DATES for WSO's 2022 Major Field Trips

2022 Major Field Trips Schedule

Jan. 9- (Sunday) -Milwaukee Lakefront Birding

Feb. 12- (Saturday) -Buena Vista Grasslands/Possibly Necedah NWR

March 26 or April 2-(Saturday) -Dane and Columbia County Ponds
*Flex date depending on current reports/conditions

April 23- (Saturday) -Mead Wildlife Area
*Myles Hurlburt and Rob Pendergast leading

May 7- (Saturday) -White River Marsh

June 4- (Saturday) -Northern Kettle Moraine Forest
*Jeff Baughman leading

June 18- (Saturday) -Honey Creek Birdathon -- and Bandathon with Anna Pidgeon

Aug. 14- (Sunday) -Horicon Marsh NWR

Sept. 10-(Saturday) -Green Bay Fall Warblers

Sept. 23-25- (Weekend) -"Jaegerfest"-Wisconsin Point

Oct. 8 or 15- (Saturday) -Harrington Beach State Park Fall Migrants/ Possible Hawk Flight
*Flex date depending on current reports/conditions

Watch the WSO web site calendar for more detailed trip posts in advance of these dates. Also, watch for postings on other regionally-led field trips all over Wisconsin. WSO field trips currently are only open to people who pre-register at https://wsobirds.org/what-we-do/field-trips
Due to COVID-19, attendance is limited – so when a trip is full, it’s full (except for a short waiting list).

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