Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival

Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival offers three days of birding and nature activities on Wisconsin’s south shore of Lake Superior at the peak of spring migration. Based at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center outside Ashland, it has over 100 field trips and programs on all things nature, such as birds, butterflies, wildflowers, snails, spiders, elk, frogs, fish and mushrooms. There will also be birding by bicycle, kayaking trips, Apostle Islands Cruises, Loon Pontoon, live birds mammal tracking and more. This year brings many new trips, demos and programs. The bird fest has renowned speakers, trip leaders and the “Bird Chick” as the keynote speaker. Sharon Stiteler, the "Bird Chick," has written the books Disapproving Rabbits, City Birds/Country Birds and 1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know, and works part time as a national park ranger for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. She appears regularly on TV and radio, including "Outdoor News Radio" and "All Things Considered," answering bird questions.