Bird & Nature Outing

press release: First Saturday every month year round, meets at 1650 Sherman Avenue (Tenney Park Beach parking lot). Outings are free, fun, family friendly and educational. No registration required, no pets. Wear a mask and maintain social distance. Wear comfortable hiking shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather. Bring binoculars or a camera if you have one! Post pictures and comments on the Friends of Tenney-Lapham and Friends of Yahara River Parkway Facebook pages. Naturalist led Bird and Nature Outings at Tenney Park every month are co-sponsored by Madison FUN partners Madison Parks, Madison Audubon, Sierra Club, Friends of Tenney Lapham Neighborhood and Friends of the Yahara River Parkway. See the co-sponsor websites and Facebook pages for more details and activities. Contact 608-698-0104.

Sat Nov 02 1:30 "Waterfowl Wander" Bird and Nature Adventure at Tenney Park Beach - Paul Noeldner

Tenney Park is a favorite gathering place for birds as well as people!  Join Paul Noeldner for a free family friendly guided walk or go birding on your own any day in November. Follow easy paths along Lake Mendota, around the Tenney Lagoon and down the Yahara Riverway. Bring binoculars or a camera if you have one!  Look for familiar birds like Canada Geese and Mallards that are forming large flocks for migration. Do you see any cute all-black American Coots? Listen for their squeeky toy sounds!  Can you identify 3 or more species of beautiful Migrating Waterfowl?  Look for brightly patterned black and white Buffleheads, large graceful all-white Tundra Swans, and diving Grebes and Merganzers with punk hair tufts. Listen for the wild call of Common Loons that migrate through Madison each Spring and Fall!  Use an inexpensive bird guide or app such as iBird to help you identify species by their shape, beak, and unique color patterns. Be a Citizen Scientist!  Learn to use the Merlin app and post sightings on eBird!  See http://tinyurl.com/MadisonFUNAdventures for a Map and Fun Facts about Waterfowl, Warblers and other Migrating Birds and a Fall Bird Bingo Card for Kids.