Weekly free bird walks

Sundays
Milwaukee Birders
Location and time varies – see this week’s location
Free walks – open to all levels of birders

Wisconsin Metro Audubon Society Bird Walk (WMAS)
9:00am Nov-Feb and 8:00am March-Oct
Wehr Nature Center 9701 W College Ave.
Mix of mulched, wooded, grass and boardwalk paths. Follow WMAS on Facebook for additional walk announcements

Second Sundays
8:30-10:00am Birding at Lakeshore State Park
Meet at the south park entrance. See Friends of LSSP for details. Walking on paved surfaces, maybe some uneven, grassy paths but can avoid those. Portapotty always open and Discovery World restrooms after 9:00am.
All ages and abilities welcome.

Mondays
8:00am Estabrook Park
4600 Estabrook Parkway
Meet in the north parking lot. Mulched and dirt paths, stairs to river path which can be muddy. Portapotty always and seasonal restroom availability

Tuesdays
8:00am Menomonee Valley
Urban Ecology Center (UEC),
Please register: https://www.urbanecologycenter.org/calendar?
3700 W Pierce St
Mostly paved trails. Restrooms available

Wednesdays
8:00am Washington Park
Urban Ecology Center (UEC)
Please register: https://www.urbanecologycenter.org/calendar?
4023 W Galena St
Mostly grass and paved paths. Restrooms available

Thursdays
8:00am Riverside Park
Urban Ecology Center (UEC)
Please register: https://www.urbanecologycenter.org/calendar?
1500 E Park Place
Mulched and dirt paths. Stairs to river path which can be muddy. Restrooms available

Fridays
8:30am Warnimont Park,
6100 S Lake Dr, Cudahy
Meet-up by the Kelly Senior Center parking lot. A mix of paved and grassy trails that go through woods, fields and along the bluff for lake views. Mostly flat. Parking also available at Warnimont Dog Park immediately south of Kelly Senior Center. Seasonal bathrooms

7:00 am Retzer Nature Center April 3-June 12
S14 W28167 Madison St, Waukesha, WI 53188
Goss Bird Club leads a free, no-reservation bird hike during the spring migration.

Riveredge Nature Center, 7:30 am
Migration saeason bird walks

Saturdays
Second Saturdays 8:30-10:30 Havenwoods
6141 N Hopkins St, Milwaukee
Join Milwaukee Birders at Havenwoods. State park sticker NOT needed. Meet in front of the building (Restrooms available). Binoculars available to borrow. Flat trails go along gravel, wood, grass and mulched paths. Walk wind through grassland, woods, along shrubby borders and to a pond. Really nice variety of birds. https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/havenwoods

Saturday Warbler Walks at Lake Park
mid-April – End of May, 8:30 start
Meet near the birdfeeder just south of playground

Third Saturdays, 8:00-9:15 Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
1111 E Brown Deer Rd, Bayside
Loop through woods, grasslands and around Mystery Lake for a variety of habitats. Free, registration required https://www.schlitzaudubon.org/calendar/

Monthly Bird Clubs

Benjamin F. Goss Bird Club Retzer Nature Center in Waukesha

BIPOC Bird Club Milwaukee and Madison Chapters

Feminist Bird Club of Madison, Wisconsin

Horicon March Bird Club meets the third Thursday. Their website has info on where to bird and plans for their annual Bird Festival every May.

Hoy Audubon Bird Club in Racine and Kenosha

Noel J Cutright Bird Club at Riveredge Nature Center Field trips and special presentations

Bird Club at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Second Wednesday 6:30pm

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance in Madison

Ozaukee-Washington Birding Coalition meets second Wednesdays at Riveredge Nature Center, Lac Lawrann in West Bend, Mequon Nature Preserve or Cedarburg Bog – check their Facebook page for updates

Wisconsin Metro Audubon Society Meeting third Wednesday 7pm. Bird walks Sunday mornings from Wehr Nature Center (9am in winter, 8am starting in March)

WSO, Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, the state’s oldest birding organization supporting the research, conservation and enjoyment of birds. They run birding field trips throughout the state year round

FAVORITE BIRDING SPOTS IN MILWAUKEE & OZAUKEE COUNTY