Birding Club

The Heckrodt Birding Club meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM at Heckrodt Wetland Reserve. A presentation is followed by social time to meet fellow birders, with outings held monthly. There is no fee to attend meetings, however some outings may have entry fees for various properties. Club membership is $10/year and support Heckrodt Birding Club activities.  Club memberships are paid in person at a meeting.

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HWR BIRDING CLUB MEETINGS AND OUTINGS Club meetings are held at Heckrodt Nature Center at 6:30 PM first Tuesday of the month. (except Oct) Outings meet at Heckrodt Parking Lot before heading out, unless otherwise noted. 

Be prepared for each outing. Bring water, snacks and drees for the weather. Wear good hiking shoes or boots also a hat to protect you from the sun and glare! Bring a rainsuit in case of rain. Bring mosquito repellant for bug season

2026 Meetings: 

• Tuesday, January 6th (6:30 PM) BRAW (Bluebird Restoration Association of Wisconsin)- David Misterek
• Tuesday, February 3rd (6:30 PM) Eyes on the Sky: 70+ Years of Raptor Research- Danny Erickson
• Tuesday, March 3rd (6:30 PM) My Life as a Zookeeper- Kathy Schema
• Tuesday, April 7th (6:30 PM) Chimney Swifts- Nancy Nabak
• Tuesday, May 5th (6:30 PM) No Meeting
• Tuesday, June 2nd (6:30 PM) Kestrel Research- Janet Eschenbauch
• Tuesday, July 7th (6:30 PM) No Meeting
• Tuesday, August 4th (6:30 PM) Animals of Australia with emphasis on birds- Louise Marum
• Tuesday, September 1st (6:30 PM) The Effects of Humans on Extinction- Morgan Churchill
• Tuesday, October 13  (not first Tuesday of month) (6:30 PM) Planting for Birds- Wild Ones
• Tuesday, November 3rd (6:30 PM) How Birds Winter- Ally Noll

 

2026 Outings: 

Outing Leader: Mary Kempen – All outings will meet in the Heckrodt Parking lot Please notify Mary Kempen via email the day before at: [email protected] or text her at 920-850-1746 if you don’t want the group to leave without you

• Saturday, Jan 17 (9:00 AM): Jefferson Park — Heckrodt — Bubolz (add west of Freedom north to Seymour if there is time and interest — this might be an under-birded area)
• Saturday, Feb 28 (8:00 AM): Woodland Dunes — Two Rivers — Point Beach (Two Rivers usually has Greater Black-backed Gulls, and the conifers at Point Beach might be finchy. And we could look for whatever is in the fields on the way.)
• Saturday, March 28 (8:00 AM): Fond du Lac — Sheboygan Marsh — Kiel Wildlife Area (Fond du Lac should have birds on the water. Sheboygan Marsh might be under-birded.)
• Saturday, April 11 (8:00 AM): Barkhausen — Wietor Wharf — Pamperin Park (Barkhausen should have birds. Pamperin Park has a neat bridge spanning Duck Creek if nothing else.)
• Saturday, May 9 (7:30 AM): Horicon Marsh — Marsh Haven (This is the festival weekend for Horicon Marsh.)
• Saturday, June 20 (7:30 AM):Brillion — Brillion Nature Center — Brillion Marsh — Ahrens (Birds will mostly be nesting, so we might find our best bets at the nature center.)
• Saturday, July 18 (7:30 AM): Wiowash Trail: Oshkosh to Larsen (Larsen has the Bank Swallows.)
• Saturday, Aug 16 (7:30 AM):Kewaunee: harbor, Ahnapee Trail, Breummer Park, Buzz Besadry Fishery (This whole area might be under-birded. Breummer Park has a pheasant display with different kinds of pheasants.)
• Saturday, Sept 19 (7:30 AM): Cherney/Maribel Caves County Park — Woodland Dunes — Point Beach (Cherney/Maribel Caves might be under-birded. It looks like it should be a good place for songbird migration. And it has caves.
• Saturday, Oct 17 (7:30 AM): Kettle Moraine: Mauthe Lake — Spruce Bog — Butler Lake (I don’t know how many birds we will find, but the leaf display should be great.)
• Saturday, Nov 21 (8:00 AM): Kaukauna: Thousand Islands — Konkapot Trail (Nobody seems to want to do much in November, so maybe we can try for some local hits like Pileated Woodpeckers.)