Hello Bird and Nature Friends, a quick reminder to place Friday evening, April 28th (5:30-7pm) and Saturday morning, April 29th (field trip starts at 6am, the program starts at 9am) on your calendar as we CELEBRATE our 2023 Green Lake Bird Festival!! More to come as the details unfold. In the meantime, we are wide open for any donation of raffle items (bird related or not) and snacks for Birds and Brews! We are excited to play Jeop-BIRD-y on Friday, and have live birds and a wonderful speaker on Saturday. Don't be afraid to get up early for the field trip either--coffee and cinnamon buns will be waiting for you at Town Square.

Friday’s Itinerary

• Birds and Brews: 5:30 - 7 pm

Saturday’s Itinerary

• Sunnyside Field Trip 6 am - 8 am

• Breakfast Social : 8am-9am

• Welcome and Bird City Presentation 9-9:30 am

• Presentation: How to use the MERLIN app 9:30-10am

• Bathroom Break 10-10:15 am

• Presentation: Wild Birds of Prey by Renee Wahlen (MA Ecopsychology, Certified Interpretive Guide of the Marsh Haven Nature Center in Waupun) 10:15 - 11:30 am

• Announcing Raffle Winners: 11:30 - 11:45 am

• Field Trip: South Woods Flower Walk - TBD

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.