Field Trips

Join us for a winter birding walk through the historic Forest Hill Cemetery in the heart of Kansas City. This inner-city green space provides excellent habitat for overwintering species and year-round residents alike. We’ll be on the lookout for woodpeckers, sparrows, finches, raptors, and possibly wintering owls. Participants can choose to walk through grassy areas, ... Read more

Join us for a full day of birding at Antioch Marsh in Spring Hill, KS, part of the Hillsdale Reservoir Wildlife Area. Click here to view the Birding Hot Spots page for more details about the location. We’ll begin at the South Marsh parking lot, accessible via a gravel road off 231st Street. After exploring ... Read more

We'll meet at 8am at the parking lot between the beach shelter and Schlagle Library to carpool around the lake, stopping at a couple of locations for short walks along the trails and roads and scoping the lake. This trip will be done by noon and the start of 24th annual Eagle Days at the lake, which has educational ... Read more

The annual winter bird census at Jerry Smith Park, largest remnant prairie in Jackson County, is scheduled for Wednesday, January 21st, at 8:15.  We’ll walk the trails looking for year-round residents like Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch and 6 species of woodpeckers as well as winter residents like Purple Finch, Hermit Thrush, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and ... Read more

*** Rescheduled to 2/6 due to extreme cold temperatures *** Join us as we conduct a winter bird census along the Blue River. We'll search for winter and year-round residents that use this riparian habitat. This census assists KC WildLands and their mission of preserving the natural communities around Kansas City. This census counts toward ... Read more

We'll meet at 7am at the PetSmart parking lot near the corner of 119th and I-35 in Olathe to carpool south to the lake. We will start the trip around 7:45 at the State Park and Shelter 1 near the small watercraft ramp for anyone that wishes to meet us there. Please be aware there is a $5 ... Read more