Birding Exploration

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee

One of nature’s greatest migrations is taking place as millions of neotropical songbirds make their way from warmer wintering grounds to breeding territories across North America. The Center’s diverse habitats located along the Lake Michigan shoreline provide a unique birding hotspot to find many of these long-distance migrants. Short distance...

$17 – $23

Family Birding: Spring Songbirds

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee

Springtime at the Center welcomes some of our most musical residents - birds! Join Naturalists Jake Collison and Laine Cotteleer to learn how to use binoculars to observe songbirds and how to identify different species by how they look and sound. We’ll hike to various habitats to discover the springtime...

$12 – $18

Nature Ambassador Activities

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee

On Sunday afternoons volunteer Nature Ambassadors provide education by introducing visitors to our reptile and amphibian ambassadors, offering guided hikes, and sharing knowledge of our ecosystems. Stop in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to find out which activities our Nature Ambassadors are offering on this day.   Free with...

Word with a Bird

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee

Join us in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to meet one or two birds from our Raptor Program! We will talk about the specific skills, traits, and adaptations that are unique to that bird.   Free with membership or admission.