PROGRAM CANCELLED DUE TO COLD WEATHER (Updated 1/19/2024)
Join us for a winter birding walk at one of the many refuge units. Each winter offers a different variety of birds that over winter on the refuge. But you can usually observe a variety of waterfowl and raptors each year. Plus, other species observed some winters include northern shrike, winter wren and brown creepers. We'll look for these species and watch for the species that regularly over winter in Minnesota.
Date and Time: PROGRAM CANCELLED DUE TO COLD WEATHER (Updated 1/19/2024)
Location: Wilkie Trailhead - 7701 County Road 101 E, Shakopee, MN 55379
Registration Information: Registration required on SignUp.com. Please indicate in your registration if you would like to receive a birding summary and species list from the walk. This program is capped at 25 participants.
Activity Level: Easy-active, we will walk slowly and make frequent stops.
Meet Us: Meet at the Wilkie Unit Trailhead parking lot. Please consider carpooling with others in your party due to limited parking.
What to Bring: If you have them, bring along binoculars and a favorite field guide. This program is held entirely outdoors, please dress appropriately for the weather. A cancellation notice will be sent via email to registered participants in the event of severe weather.
Accessibility: There are no restrooms or water located at this trailhead. This walk takes place on flat terrain with varied surfaces ranging from paved to natural surface. Depending on seasonal trail conditions, trails may not be suitable for strollers or wheelchairs. There are no benches or rest areas along the route.
Program Leader: This program is led by Volunteer Naturalist Craig Mandel. Craig has been leading bird walks on the refuge for more than two decades. For questions about these walks, please contact Craig at 952-240-7647.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to these events for all participants. Please direct all requests for sign language interpreting services, closed captioning, or other accommodation needs at least ten business days before the event to Oscar Hernandez at oscar_hernandez@fws.gov.