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White River Marsh
Saturday, May 04, 2024 
Contact Tom Schultz e-mail: trschultz44@gmail.com or Jeff Baughman e-mail: jlbirder@gmail.com

We’ll be meeting early – prior to sunrise to experience the dawn chorus of American Woodcock, Wilson’s Snipe, Sora and Virginia Rails, Sandhill and Whooping Cranes, and others birds of the marsh. We often find a selection of early warblers (Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, Pine, and others), as well as Marsh and Sedge Wrens. The group will initially hike down a gravel road for a mile or two, before leaving to visit other sites via car caravan. These include several stops in White River Marsh, before continuing southward to other birding locations in Green Lake County. We typically finish our morning at Lake Maria. Bring along a lunch.

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 Trip registration opens on April 4, 2024.
Initially this event will be open only to WSO members and our field trips are free. Non-members are able to sign up within 14 days of the trip if spots remain open on trips with attendance limits. Further details about trip logistics will be sent to registrants prior to each field trip.

Number attending this event: 9
This tab is for minor (age under 18) guests who will accompany you for this field trip. Guests are bound by the same terms the adult registrant agreed to.

Any additional adults must sign up for themselves separately.

This tab is for minor (age under 18) guests who will accompany you for this field trip. Guests are bound by the same terms the adult registrant agreed to.

Any additional adults must sign up for themselves separately.
WSO field trips are led by volunteer field trip leaders. They may involve participating in a caravan of vehicles driving, often on narrow county and town roads with many turns and curves, from place to place to observe birds. You will drive your own vehicle or ride in the vehicle of another. Field trips may involve stopping at multiple locations along public highways and roads and getting out of vehicles to view birds from the roadside or crossing the road on foot. In these circumstances, all participants must be aware of public traffic. Field trips may also involve walking or hiking over terrain which may be steep, muddy, slippery, rough or uneven. We ask that you acknowledge your understanding of these conditions, agree to follow the directions and instructions of the leaders of the field trip, and read and sign a liability waiver.

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are limiting the size of our field trips. We ask that all participants respect social distancing as needed or requested.

Finally, we ask that all participants agree to engage in only accepted ethical bird watching practices and to conduct themselves in a courteous manner and to present a positive image of WSO. This conduct includes being respectful and helpful to other field trip participants, guests and students, the public and WSO volunteer trip leaders.