Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center to host Driftless Birding Day

The Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center will host a Driftless Birding Day Saturday, November 9. The Driftless Birding Day will include a guest speaker, exhibits, and self-guided field trips to area birding hotspots.

At 10:30 a.m. that day, Stephen Winter, Wildlife Biologist for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge, will be giving a presentation on canvasback ducks.

The self-guided field trips will include the Brownsville, MN overlook, Stoddard, WI overlook, New Albin’s Army Road, Red Oak Road near Harpers Ferry, and the Ferryville, WI overlook. Self-guided field trips are available any time during the weekend. Maps and directions to each site will be available from 8a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday the week prior to the Driftless Birding Day at the Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center.

The Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center is located at 1944 Columbus Road, Lansing. It is operated by the Allamakee County Conservation Board (ACCB). For more information on this program or any program hosted by the ACCB, contact the center at 563-538-0403 or by following Allamakee County Conservation on Facebook.