Experience the amazing American Kestrel close up! We will visit the kestrel nest boxes that volunteers in our Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring Program steward, open them up, and place research bands on the chicks' ankles. It doesn't harm the birds, and allows scientists to study things like nesting preferences, migration, etc. Plus, it is really, really fun!
Adults are $25/person. Children are $10/person and must be accompanied by an adult.
Currently the following day/time/locations area available:
June 3 in Columbia County. Meet at Goose Pond Sanctuary at 7:45 am.
June 5 in Dodge and Columbia County. Meet at Goose Pond Sanctuary at 7:45 am.
June 8 in Lafayette County. Meeting location and time TBD but this will be a full day event, leaving the Madison area around 7:00 am
June 11 in Columbia County with Janet and Amber from Central Wisconsin Kestrel Research program. Meet at Goose Pond at 7:45 am for the morning session, or at 12:30 pm for the afternoon session.
June 13 in Black Earth and south of Madison. Meeting location and time TBD but this will be a full day event, leaving the Madison area around 7:00 am
June 18 in Black Earth and south of Madison. Meeting location and time TBD but this will be a full day event, leaving the Madison area around 7:00 am
additional sessions will be added as they become available
There are a variety of dates and locations available. Please select only one date to allow as many other folks to participate as possible. Registration is currently open to Madison Audubon members only.
To attend, participants should be able to walk on uneven terrain, expect to walk through grasslands and ditches where ticks and other insects live, and be willing to drive or carpool 50+ miles between nest boxes.
Cover photo by Brenna Marsicek / Madison Audubon
