My First of Year Birds ~ Join Master Naturalist Paul Noeldner at Tenney Park Beach for a guided walk or take a walk on your own to look and listen for brightly colored Wisconsin winter birds along Lake Mendota, the Tenney Park Lagoon and Yahara River.  Tenney Park is a great place to find your FOY First of Year Mallard, Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, Bluejay, and more! We might even find an American Robin or Bluebird that is staying around all winter.  Learn how to use the free simple Merlin Bird ID app to help you identify birds by sight and by sound.  Make a New Years resolution to go birding at least once a week in 2024!  Learn how to record your own sightings in eBird!

Nature-expert guided walks in Tenney Park along Lake Mendota and the Yahara River Parkway bike path through the Madison Isthmus are free, family-friendly and held the first Saturday of each month, from 2:30-4pm. The walk begins at the Tenney Beach parking lot, 1330 Sherman Avenue. No registration is required. No pets are allowed. Co-sponsored by Madison FUN Friends of Urban Nature, Madison Parks, Badgerland Bird Alliance Madison Audubon Society, Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association  and Friends of the Yahara River Parkway