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Upcoming Programs / Field Trips
PROGRAM: Thursday, August 5th
FIELD
TRIP:
August 7th and September 12th Join the Hoy Audubon group to count chimney swifts in downtown Racine. Meet at 6:45 PM at the corner of Water St. and College Ave. We have had chimney swifts to count for the past six years. Come and help find their roosts.
FIELD
TRIP: August 21st
and 22nd Meet at park and ride at Ryan Road, 7:30 A.M. I will arrange for rooms at Audubon Inn in Mayville. We will go to Dike Road and other places along the east side of the marsh, leaving highway 49 and other spots on the north side for the WSO trip on Sunday. Directions : I-94 north to I-894. West to US 45, north to US 41. North to exit 72 WI 33. West on 33 to the outskirts of Horicon. Turn north on WI 28. go to highway TW. North on TW to Dike Road. West on Dike Road. I have reserved 6 rooms at Audubon Inn 45 North Main Street, Mayville. for $ 79. You may book one of those by calling (920) 387-5858. Do so by August 6 as at that time the rooms will be released. Hoy Audubon’s field
trip to Horicon, specifically the Dike Road, is scheduled for August 21. If
you’re wondering what birds you might see there during the third week of August,
this bar chart from eBird will give you a pretty good idea.
Click here to view.
Saturday, August 28th Hoy Audubon will be there to lead bird walks and answer all your birding questions.
PROGRAM: Thursday, September 2nd Program TBA
FIELD TRIP:
September 11th Meet at park and ride highway 20. 7:15 A.M. Directions West on WI 11 to Delavan. North on Highway O to either Sugar Creek or Honey Creek Road. west to Highway P. north about 1/4 mile to parking area on the RIGHT. Bring a lunch.
Meet at law office on South Main 8:00 A.M. Directions : Sheridan Road through Kenosha to 17th Street in Winthrop Harbor. East to the north unit of Illinois Beach State Park. Follow the signs to Hawk Watch.
WISCONSIN SOCIETY FOR ORNITHOLOGY
The Wisconsin Society for
Ornithology (WSO) sponsored field trips are open for anyone to attend. Bring a bag lunch or cooler. For the WSO field trips, severe weather conditions may cancel the trip. In the event of cancellation, every attempt to notify participants via the WSO Hotline (call 262.784.4032 for recording) and WisBirdNet (recent postings at http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html )
Hoy Audubon Society Chapter Membership Annual renewals for Hoy Audubon Society
“Chapter Supporter” memberships are due on July 1 of each calendar year.
Purchase a gift membership in Hoy Audubon Enroll a friend or relative as a member of Hoy Audubon Society. Gift memberships are a wonderful way to help our club grow. Plus, they introduce others to the benefits of belonging to Hoy, such as field trips-both local and distant, informative programs at the monthly meetings, and social events, including the annual picnic and Holiday party.
Wisconsin Bird Checklist The club has a limited number of the new version of the checklist and of the checklist with migration charts. The migration charts show , on a week by week basis, what the likelihood is of seeing a particular species. These will be available free of charge to members at the monthly meetings. |
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