To kick off the event Birds and Brews ( a Birdwatching Social) will be Friday, April 29 at 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Join the Festivities in the Town Square Ballroom. It’s open to the public and there will be snacks, a raffle table, and drinks available at the Jury Bar. At 6:00 pm Tom Schultz will fill you in on all the information for Saturday.
Then on Saturday, April 30th from 6:00 - 8:00 am join the Green Team Birdwatching! It’s a bright and early start at the Sunnyside Conservancy. The bird hike will be led by Tom & Wendy Schultz, Jon Roti Roti, Mary Guell and area birders.
After the hike head back to Town Square for the following:
8:00 - 9:00am - Breakfast Social & Re-cap of the morning Bird Walk. Coffee and Renards’ FAMOUS cinnamon rolls will be available. (We will have cups but encourage you to bring your own!).
Also, peruse the fine selection of bird-related items in our raffle!
9:00 -9 :15 am - Welcome to the 9th Annual Green Lake Bird Festival!
Recognition of Bird City Award/International Migratory Bird Day by Tom Schultz and Mayor Ray Radis.
9:30 - 10:30 am - “Banding Snowy Owls - A First Hand Account” by Jeff Bahls, Horicon Marsh Bird Club President and Rick Vant Hoff, Horicon Marsh Bird club Board Member
10:30 am - 11:00am - Closing Words About Birds. by Tom Schultz, local bird expert, professional Wildlife Artist.
Raffle Drawing after the closing!!!
WAIT! How About Another Field Trip??? Heck, why not? It’s Springtime!
11:30 am - Gather at the Princeton High School parking lot
11:30 - 11:45 am - Travel to the White River Marsh/Rustic Road
11:45 - ??? Look for Spring migrants, Whooping Cranes!
Celebrate the BIRDS around us!
Bring a FRIEND! It’s FREE. It’s FUN. It’s for ALL AGES!
Extra binoculars will be available, but participants should bring them if they can.
Any further questions can be directed to Tom Schultz at 920-960-1796 or by email trschultz@centurytel.net
IT ALL STARTED WHEN…
The Green Lake Bird Festival started in 2013, when local birding enthusiasts, led by Tom Schultz, sought to earn the designation Bird City Wisconsin for Green Lake. With the addition of the Bird Festival, Green Lake was named Bird City Wisconsin in 2014. The following January, the Green Lake Bird and Nature Club launched, with Town Square Community Center as its home. Meeting from September through May, the club attracts audiences from 60 to 100 to its meetings and presentations. The club frequently hosts field trips to nearby birding destinations and offers special presentations during the summer months. The Green Lake Bird and Nature Club facebook group has nearly 500 members.