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Spring Migration at Capital Springs State Park -- Hog Island Unit (Madison)
Sunday, May 19, 2024 07:00am 09:00am

Sunday, May 19, 7:00 to 9:30 AM

Contact: Shawn Miller 608shawnmiller@gmail.com 

Join us as we look for spring migrants at this Capital Springs State Park -- Hog Island, a recent addition to Wisconsin’s Favorite Bird Haunts.

 

Location: Capital Springs Park

Ebird hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5620005

 

We'll meet in the free parking lot near the end of Libby Road right before the Lake Farm Boat Launch. (Parking in the boat launch requires a permit.)

 

This birding hotspot has a variety of habitats -- prairie, woods, lakefront, and wetland. Be sure to wear appropriate footwear for wet grass and some potentially damp areas. We'll walk approximately 1.5 miles on mown trails with some uneven terrain.

 

Weather: Rain or Shine (unless lightning)

 

 Trip limit: 20

 Trip registration opens on March 14, 2024.
Initially this event will be open only to WSO members and our field trips are free. Non-members are able to sign up within 14 days of the trip if spots remain open on trips with attendance limits. Further details about trip logistics will be sent to registrants prior to each field trip.

Spaces left for this event: 14
This tab is for minor (age under 18) guests who will accompany you for this field trip. Guests are bound by the same terms the adult registrant agreed to.

Any additional adults must sign up for themselves separately.

This tab is for minor (age under 18) guests who will accompany you for this field trip. Guests are bound by the same terms the adult registrant agreed to.

Any additional adults must sign up for themselves separately.
WSO field trips are led by volunteer field trip leaders. They may involve participating in a caravan of vehicles driving, often on narrow county and town roads with many turns and curves, from place to place to observe birds. You will drive your own vehicle or ride in the vehicle of another. Field trips may involve stopping at multiple locations along public highways and roads and getting out of vehicles to view birds from the roadside or crossing the road on foot. In these circumstances, all participants must be aware of public traffic. Field trips may also involve walking or hiking over terrain which may be steep, muddy, slippery, rough or uneven. We ask that you acknowledge your understanding of these conditions, agree to follow the directions and instructions of the leaders of the field trip, and read and sign a liability waiver.

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are limiting the size of our field trips. We ask that all participants respect social distancing as needed or requested.

Finally, we ask that all participants agree to engage in only accepted ethical bird watching practices and to conduct themselves in a courteous manner and to present a positive image of WSO. This conduct includes being respectful and helpful to other field trip participants, guests and students, the public and WSO volunteer trip leaders.