Celebrate Birdability Week with Badgerland Bird Alliance and the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired! This week is geared toward raising awareness around accessibility in birding, and celebrate the many ways every body can enjoy birds!
On October 21, join in a morning of Birding by Ear. This is a wonderful way for people who are blind, visually impaired, or fully sighted to learn identify birds by listening for them rather than looking for them! The outing is led by Kerry Wilcox (volunteer and teacher of last spring’s Birding by Ear class) and held at Tenney Park.
We will begin with a short presentation about what birding by ear is and how it makes the joy of birding available to anyone anywhere, followed by small groups walking through the park and practicing listening for bird sounds. Toward the end of the outing, we will cross Sherman Avenue as a group and walk on sidewalks closer to the lake to hear waterfowl on Lake Mendota.
This outing is wheelchair and white cane accessible. Co-hosted by Madison Audubon and the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Questions? Contact Brenna Marsicek (bmarsicek@madisonaudubon.org or 608-255-2473)
FIELD TRIP LEADER: Kerry Wilcox (wilcox_kerry@yahoo.com)
ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES:
Trail is a mixture of paved and compacted dirt/fine gravel that may contain some unevenness and inclines/declines.
Trail grade and #/type of trail impediments are ok for those with difficulty walking or wearing children in packs
Field trip leader is adept at birding by ear and able to accommodate those with visual impairments
APPROXIMATE DISTANCE FOR WALKING: Less than one mile, at a pace that is comfortable for participants
RSVP REQUIRED? Registration is free but is required and capped at 30 people. It is now open for anyone to register! Register using the form below or by calling 608-255-2473.
Cover photo by Arlene Koziol
