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Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival
Thursday, May 16, 2019 

13th Anniversary of Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival -- 3 days of birding and nature activities on Wisconsin's south shore of Lake Superior at the peak of spring migration.

With over 100 field trips and programs on all things nature, such as birds, butterflies, wildflowers, snails, spiders, elk, pine martens, frogs, fish, and mushrooms. We also have birding by bicycle, kayaking trips, Apostle Islands cruises, Loon Pontoon, live bats and birds, mammal tracking, geocaching, and more. Renowned speakers and trip leaders, such as Ruth Oppedahl (Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin), Larry Weber (author and naturalist), Adrian Wydeven (Timber Wolf Alliance), Tracy Hames (Wisconsin Wetlands Association), Tom Nicholls (WSO Golden Passenger Pigeon award winner) and local birding experts Ryan Brady, Nick Anich, Tim Oksiuta, Dick Verch, David Bratley, and more.

Birders and nature lovers of all skills and ages will find a wealth of choices at this year's festival.