Northwoods Birding Camp

Friday, June 15 – Friday, June 22

Registration Deadline: May 18

Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary is proud to announce the Second Annual Birding Camp!  The Northwoods Birding Camp is a great experience for adults interested in discovering and expanding their understanding of our feathered friends!

Campers will enjoy a full yet flexible schedule filled with opportunities to hike, bird watch, learn from locally and nationally known birding experts, explore the birding opportunities in the local area on optional field trips, relax in a beautiful and serene setting and so much more.

Hunt Hill sets on 400 acres of varied habitats: glacial lakes, tamarack bogs, restored prairie and forests and has all amenities located directly on-site.  Guests enjoy watching eagles as they canoe from our private waterfront, discover our smallest birds along miles of hiking trails, listen to the loons as they watch the pristine sunrises or observe the silhouettes of the sandhill cranes at sunset from our prairie platform. The main camp features dorm-style overnight accommodations, a rustic library with field stone fireplace, outdoor seating for soaking in the warm sun, home-cooked meals in our dining hall and more.  Learn more about our facilities.

There will be guided field trips, including Crex
Meadows, opportunities to expand your ‘Life List’ of birds and special programs geared towards all levels of birders. 

Participants new to birding and those who cannot
attend the whole week, are encouraged to attend the weekend sessions, Friday – Sunday.  Those looking for a more in-depth birding experience should be sure to attend the whole week. Is this camp for you? Is the Northwoods Birding Camp At Hunt Hill for You?

Camp Presenters are Set to Include:

Laura Erickson of Cornell Lab of Ornithology and “For the Birds” radio program

Steve Betchkal award-winning journalist and author of All of This and Robins Too: A Guide to the 50 or so Best Places to Find Birds in Wisconsin

Bruce Bacon retired DNR bird bander

Terry Dorsey former National Audubon Camp Director

Chris Cold of the Wisconsin DNR is a mobile wildlife technician and educator, falconer, and bird bander

In Addition, Guests will enjoy Optional Guided Field Trips to:

Crex Meadows 30,000 acres featuring sedge marsh, brush prairie habitat, pine barrens – the state’s largest remaining portion of this globally endangered ecosystem- and features 270 species of birds and 750 species of plants.
Dory’s Bog A unique and protected open-eye bog environment featuring specialized plants and animals.

Cost and registration Information:
Camp is all-inclusive and includes: all meals, refreshments and snacks; overnight accommodations; experienced educational staff; specialty speakers, field trips, extra optional environmental activities; and program supplies. Reduced cost is available for those staying off-site.  Sign up by April 21 and save $25.

Deadline: Preregistration and payment required by Friday, May 18.
Program Fee: $715/week or $220/weekend.
Member: $680/week or $210/weekend.
Individual rooms are available upon request, at an additional cost. 
You may make your payment through Brown Paper Tickets.   Call 715-635-6543 or email info@hunthill.org.

 Download our  2012NorthwoodsBirdingCampRegistrationPac and the 2012NorthwoodsBirdingCampBrochure.  Deposits can also be made online through Brown Paper Tickets.

* Pictures provided by office manager + photographer: Jan Killian