Bird & Nature Adventures | Tenney Park

Magic of Bird Migration ~ Join Naturalist Paul Noeldner to look for and learn about migrating Spring birds and their travel stories.  Tenney Park provides a popular 'rest stop' for birds heading north.  We will take a walk to look and listen for Robins chirping in trees, Cardinals singing territorial songs, and Canada Geese on the water or honking in V 's overhead.  How far do they go south for the winter, with no plane ticket?  How do they find their way back, with no compass or GPS?  Learn to use the Merlin app to identify birds by sight and sound and enter bird sightings on eBird.  Bring binocs or a camera if you have one, some kids and adult binocs will be available.  If weather is cold there may be a campfire with hot chocolate and smores after the walk.

See the Wild Tenney on Facebook for more info and post your pictures and comments!  Free, welcoming, healthy, fairly accessible, family and kid friendly, educational, no pets.  Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.  Nature-expert guided walks in Tenney Park along Lake Mendota and the Yahara River Parkway bike path through the Madison Isthmus are free, family-friendly and held the first Saturday of each month, from 1:30-3pm. The walk begins at the Tenney Beach parking lot, 1300 Sherman Avenue. No registration is required. No pets are allowed. Co-sponsored by Madison FUN Friends of Urban Nature, Madison Parks, Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association and Friends of the Yahara River Parkway.

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