This field trip is full. Join the waiting list. This morning trip is especially for backyard birders looking to grow their skills! Come to have your bird questions answered and get help identifying all of those small, streaky brown birds and distant ducks! We'll also be keeping our eyes out for any exciting spring migrants! The walk will be on even trails at a leisurely pace so bring the whole family! We will have binoculars for loan.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

This field trip is now full. Please join the waiting list. Are you curious about birds but not sure how to get started? Geared specifically towards people who newer to birding or venturing out for one of the first times, we’ll identify birds together at Nine Springs.

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This field trip is now full. Join the waiting list. This field trip is designed for folks new to birding, and is family-friendly! We will explore the wonderful Cherokee Marsh North Unit, enjoying the sights and sounds of winter. We will share bird ID and talk about how to tell that bird species apart from others. This is a low-key, slow paced, no-pressure outing for beginners.

Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar

This field trip is full. Join the waiting list. This field trip is designed for folks new to birding, and is family-friendly! We will explore the wonderful Cherokee Marsh North Unit, enjoying the sights and sounds of winter. We will share bird ID and talk about how to tell that bird species apart from others. This is a low-key, slow paced, no-pressure outing for beginners.

Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS

This field trip is full. Join the waiting list. Enjoy the nighttime woods on this evening Owl Prowl at Pheasant Branch Conservancy. Great Horned and Barred owls are regularly seen in this area, and we may get lucky and find Screech Owls as well!

Cover photo by Phil Brown

This field trip is now full. Join the waiting list. Enjoy the nighttime woods on this evening Owl Prowl at Pheasant Branch Conservancy. Great Horned and Barred owls are regularly seen in this area, and we may get lucky and find Screech Owls as well!

Cover photo by Arlene Koziol

We’re sorry, this field trip is cancelled. Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning outdoors learning about nature in our Family Field Trip series this fall! On November 11, we’re talking about turkeys!

These field trips are designed to be fun and educational for families with kids. Badgerland Bird Alliance educators Carolyn Byers and Mickenzee Okon will pair some of our school year lessons and games to make these outings not just informational but memorable and silly all in one.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning outdoors learning about nature in our Family Field Trip series this fall! On October 14, it’s all about deer!

These field trips are designed to be fun and educational for families with kids. Badgerland Bird Alliance educators Carolyn Byers and Mickenzee Okon will pair some of our school year lessons and games to make these outings not just informational but memorable and silly all in one.

Photo by Monica Hall

Swift Night Out Social returns this September, and we are collaborating with fellow bird-loving organizations to make this even bigger and better! The BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin, the Feminist Bird Club - Madison Chapter, Madison Audubon and the Wisconsin Chimney Swift Working Group are collaborating to host a community gathering that showcases the amazing phenomenon of hundreds of chimney swifts coming into roost for the night. 

Photo by Steve Benoit

This field trip is full. Join the waiting list! This morning trip is especially for backyard birders looking to grow their skills! Come to have your bird questions answered and get help identifying all of those small, streaky brown birds! We'll also be keeping our eyes out for any exciting migrants and recently fledged birds! The walk will be on even trails at a leisurely pace so bring the whole family! We will have binoculars for loan.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning outdoors learning about nature in our Family Field Trip series this fall! On September 9, we’re talking about bears!

These field trips are designed to be fun and educational for families with kids. Madison Audubon educators Carolyn Byers and Mickenzee Okon will pair some of our school year lessons and games to make these outings not just informational but memorable and silly all in one.

Photo by Eric Bégin

This field trip is now full. Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning outdoors learning about nature in our Family Field Trip series this summer! On August 17, we’re talking about Magnificent Monarchs!

These field trips are designed to be fun and educational for families with kids. Madison Audubon educators Carolyn Byers and Mickenzee Okon will pair some of our school year lessons and games to make these outings not just informational but memorable and silly all in one.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

This field trip is now full. Join the waiting list. Join us as we leisurely explore the gardens and landscape at and around the Lussier Family Heritage Center. Anything and everything is fair game on this trip: plants, birds, insects and whatever else catches our attention.

Photo by Madison Audubon

This field trip is cancelled. Please join us on Aug. 17 instead! Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning outdoors learning about nature in our Family Field Trip series this summer!

These field trips are designed to be fun and educational for families with kids. Madison Audubon educators Carolyn Byers and Mickenzee Okon will pair some of our school year lessons and games to make these outings not just informational but memorable and silly all in one.

Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning outdoors learning about nature in our Family Field Trip series this summer! On August 3, we’re talking about Animal Furs!

These field trips are designed to be fun and educational for families with kids. Madison Audubon educators Carolyn Byers and Mickenzee Okon will pair some of our school year lessons and games to make these outings not just informational but memorable and silly all in one.

Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar

Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning outdoors learning about nature in our Family Field Trip series this summer! On July 27, we’re having a Bird Beak Bonanza!

These field trips are designed to be fun and educational for families with kids. Madison Audubon educators Carolyn Byers and Mickenzee Okon will pair some of our school year lessons and games to make these outings not just informational but memorable and silly all in one.

Photo by Phil Brown

We’re sorry, this field trip is cancelled. Please join us next week! Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning outdoors learning about nature in our Family Field Trip series this summer!

These field trips are designed to be fun and educational for families with kids. Madison Audubon educators Carolyn Byers and Mickenzee Okon will pair some of our school year lessons and games to make these outings not just informational but memorable and silly all in one.

Photo by Madison Audubon

Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning outdoors learning about nature in our Family Field Trip series this summer! On July 6, we’re focusing on Scat-tastic Fun!

These field trips are designed to be fun and educational for families with kids. Madison Audubon educators Carolyn Byers and Mickenzee Okon will pair some of our school year lessons and games to make these outings not just informational but memorable and silly all in one.

Photo by Madison Audubon

We’re sorry, this field trip is cancelled due to unhealthy air quality. Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning outdoors learning about nature in our Family Field Trip series this summer! On June 29, we’re focusing on Pond Dipping!

These field trips are designed to be fun and educational for families with kids. Madison Audubon educators Carolyn Byers and Mickenzee Okon will pair some of our school year lessons and games to make these outings not just informational but memorable and silly all in one.

Photo by Carolyn Byers / Madison Audubon

Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning outdoors learning about nature in our Family Field Trip series this summer! On June 22, the focus will be All About Owls at Warner Park!

These field trips are designed to be fun and educational for families with kids. Madison Audubon educators Carolyn Byers and Mickenzee Okon will pair some of our school year lessons and games to make these outings not just informational but memorable and silly all in one.

Photo by Monica Hall

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!

Photo by Janet Eschenbauch

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!

Photo by Ruth Smith

Registration is currently open to Madison Audubon members only. 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!

Photo by Ruth Smith

Registration is currently open to Madison Audubon members only. 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!

Photo by Ruth Smith

This field trip is full! Join the waiting list. Join us for an energetic field trip to Patrick Marsh Wildlife Area! This field trip is geared for all levels, and will be especially fun for entry-level birders who want to enjoy a bird outing with Dexter "The Wisco Birder" Patterson, co-founder of the BIPOC Birding Club of WI.

Photo by Dexter Patterson

Registration is currently open to Madison Audubon members only. 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!

Photo by Kaitlin Svabek / Madison Audubon

Registration is currently open to Madison Audubon members only. 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!

Photo by Ruth Smith

Registration is currently open to Madison Audubon members only. 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!

Photo by Brenna Marsicek / Madison Audubon

This field trip is full! Join the waiting list. This morning trip is especially for backyard birders looking to grow their skills! Come to have your bird questions answered and get help identifying all of those small, streaky brown birds and distant ducks! We'll also be keeping our eyes out for any exciting spring migrants! The walk will be on even trails at a leisurely pace so bring the whole family! We will have binoculars for loan.

Photo by Arlene Koziol