Meet: 6:00 pm at the Webster's Grocery Store parking lot in Ripon.  Google Map

Join leaders Tom Prestby and Stuart Malcolm in taking in the night sounds of the grasslands and wetlands surrounding Rush Lake (north of Ripon). We’ll begin in the evening listening for rails, bitterns, and other marshbirds and then take in the display flights of American Woodcock and Wilson’s Snipe. Afterward, we’ll search for nocturnally active marshbirds and owls while taking in the chorus of several species of frogs.

This is an excellent way to learn how to collect nocturnal data for Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II. Bring a flashlight. Contact Tom Prestby at: prestby@uwgb.edu, 414-614-0798.