chapter meeting
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
7:00 PM
Lions Field House – 270 Elkhorn Road (Hwy 67), Williams Bay, WI
Free to attend and open to the public!
Join the Lakeland Audubon Society at their January 2026 chapter meeting. This meeting will feature a guest speaker (Dan Erickson) that will give a talk about American Kestrels in Wisconsin and the conservation efforts that are being made to slow the decline of this beautiful little falcon.
About the speaker: Danny is a birder from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin where his life-long interest in nature and biology led him to study wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since then, he has been fortunate to learn from many skilled raptor researchers at HawkWatch International, The Peregrine Fund, Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, and Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch honing his raptor banding abilities. Since 2021, Danny oversees the raptor count and banding operations each fall at Cedar Grove Ornithological Research Station continuing its mission monitoring long-term avian migration trends in the western Great Lakes. He is currently a graduate student at UW-Green Bay studying disease in migrating hawks.
American Kestrel (in-flight hunting), Photo by Janice Bain 
Kestrel Box (mounted on a post), Photo by Kevin Dickey 
American Kestrel (scan hunting while perched in a tree on the Lake Michigan shoreline), Photo by Kevin Dickey) 
Newly made Kestrel Box, Photo by Kevin Dickey 
American Kestrel (perched in a tree), Photo by Kevin Dickey
Bird Walks at Big Foot
Saturdays
11:00 AM
Big Foot Beach State Park – N1550 S Lakeshore Drive, Lake Geneva, WI
Join us for a Bird Walk near the shores of beautiful Geneva Lake. We will follow the park’s trails while on the lookout for birds and other wildlife. Meet in the main parking area to the right of the entrance station a little before 11:00 AM. A state park sticker: $28 or daily pass: $8 ($13, $3 if age 65 or older) is required to enter Big Foot Beach State Park.
Please contact us if you are interested in attending a walk.
Kevin Dickey – https://lakelandaudubon.com/contact/ or +1 (262) 729-9702
Visit the events page to see a list of our scheduled bird walks.
bird walks at white river
Sundays
11:00 AM
White River County Park – 6503 Sheridan Springs Road, Lyons, WI
Get out and enjoy one of the best parks Walworth County has to offer. We’ll walk the trails and be on the lookout for birds and other critters. We’ll also watch for plant blooms and other interesting elements of nature. Meet at the kiosk by the parking lot a little before 11:00 AM.
Please contact us if you are interested in attending a walk.
Kevin Dickey – https://lakelandaudubon.com/contact/ or +1 (262) 729-9702
Visit the events page to see a list of our scheduled bird walks.
Christmas bird count results
Lake Geneva CBC-2024 (Data)
For anyone who is interested in the final numbers of last year’s CBC, simply click on the link below:
Lakeland Audubon Society 