Bird & Nature Outing

press release: Fourth Sunday Every Month at Lakeshore Nature Preserve, meet at Lakeshore Nature Preserve Picnic Point kiosk, 2002 University Bay Drive. Bring water, rustic toilet short walk. Remember to stay on trails and do not collect anything in the Preserve.  There may be hot chocolate and a campfire with smores at Fire Pit 2 after the walk.  Free, welcoming, diverse, family and kid friendly, fairly accessible, educational, no registration required, no pets.  Bird and Nature Adventures at the UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve are co-sponsored by Madison FUN partners Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance and Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. See the partner websites and Facebook pages for updates and more activities!  Contact 608-698-0104. Check out friendslakeshorepreserve.com for more info about the Preserve, Friends activities, and volunteer opportunities.  Send pics and comments to tmzinnen@gmail.com and post to the UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve Facebook page. 

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Sun Nov 24 1:30 "Fun Fall Birding" Bird and Nature Adventure

Join enthused bird guide Chuck Henrikson for a free family friendly educational bird outing or go birding on your own any day in November at the UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve on Lake Mendota!  A wonderful variety of migrating birds visit the lake shore and large natural areas to feed and rest.  University Bay is famous for waterfowl during Spring and Fall migration. We will look for and learn about white Tundra Swans, beautiful Buffleheads, comical Coots, tiny Grebes, diving Merganzers, and calling Loons.  The Lakeshore Nature Preserve is also a great place to look for year round resident birds like friendly Black-Capped Chickadees, White-breasted Nuthatches, brightly colored Cardinals and Bluejays, secretive Barred Owls peering from a low branch, and winter residents like Tree Sparrows and Juncos that come 'down south' to Wisconsin for the winter.  See http://tinyurl.com/MadisonFUNAdventures for a Trail Map and Fun Facts about the Preserve, Migrating Birds and a Fall Bird Bingo Card.