[wisb] Nest box seminar Horicon Sat March 2

From: Jeffrey Bahls <jbahls@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: wisbirdnet <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:38:19 -0600
With the return of spring comes the return of nesting birds to our
yards. Many of these birds will be looking for a cavity or nest box to
lay their eggs and raise their young. We can all assist native cavity
nesters by providing and monitoring suitable nest boxes for them. A
Nest Box Seminar will be held at the Horicon Marsh International
Education Center on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Events at this seminar
will help you learn how to enhance bird habitat, provide nest boxes,
and learn about songbirds and raptors that use nest boxes. All events
are free and open to the public.

Members of the Horicon Marsh Bird Club and Wisconsin DNR have
organized the seminar which will be held at the Horicon Marsh
International Education Center located north of Horicon on Highway 28.
There will be displays by the Bluebird Restoration Association of
Wisconsin (BRAW), the Horicon Marsh Bird Club, Marsh Haven Nature
Center, the Wood Duck Society, Bird City Wisconsin, Friends of Horicon
Marsh International Education Center, Horicon National Wildlife
Refuge, Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area and the Western Great Lakes
Bird and Bat Observatory. Members of these organizations will be
available during the event to answer questions and discuss their role
in providing "housing" for native cavity nesting birds.

People of all ages may build their own birdhouses (great activity for
children) assisted by carpenters of the Beaver Dam Senior Center's
woodshop. Various nest boxes and kits can be purchased. Admission to
the event is FREE! No registration is required. Come and enjoy a
specific program, or come for all of them!

Schedule

 9:00 AM  Open House begins

- 9:30 AM - Barb Harvey, a local Raptor Rehabilitator, will show live
cavity nesting raptors and what you can do to help them. Children will
be especially interested in this presentation.

- 10:45  Bill Mueller, Ornithologist and Conservation
Biologist at the Western Great Lakes Bird & Bat Observatory will give
a presentation on Chimney Swifts: Ecology and How We Can Help Them.

- 12:00 PM  Lunch- on your own

o Buy and build a nest box with Beaver Dam Senior Center woodworkers

o Visit displays, gather information on Horicon Marsh area groups

- 1:00 PM - Jeff Bahls Wood Duck Society Board Member, will talk about
How to Make Your Boxes Pro"Duck"tive.

- 2:15 PM - Jack Bartholmai, Dodge Co. Coordinator for BRAW and
Wildlife Photographer, will present a program on Bluebirds.

Horicon Marsh International Education Center is located at N7725 Hwy
28 between Horicon and Mayville. For further information contact Jeff
Bahls at 920-210-4832 or jbahls@xxxxxxxxxxxx or Liz Herzmann at
920-387-7893 or elizabeth.herzmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.
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