WINGS - Bird Song Hike

Bird Song Hike

May 16, 9 - 11 a.m.

Limit: 16

Instructor: Marion Mason, U.S.D.A. Forest Service

Pate Hollow Trail, Hoosier National Forest, Monroe County

Learning to identify bird songs can be difficult, but listening to bird songs can reduce anxiety and provide calming effects. Lucky for us there is a tool that can help with the identification. It’s a free app called Merlin from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. We’ll hike a few miles of the Pate Hollow Trail and during stops, practice using the app on our smartphones. Mid-May is peak songbird migration so we should get a good variety of birds at this time.

Participants are also welcome to bring their own bird field guides and binoculars. We’ll meet at the parking area for the Pate Hollow Trailhead, off state road 446 before the causeway. This trail has some elevation, but we will go at a slow pace.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁! The goal of Women in Nature Gaining Skills (WINGS) is to encourage and empower women with the skills and confidence they need to partake in outdoor recreation activities in the south-central Indiana area. Each WINGS event features women-led hands-on training, with the goal of building a community of women interested in outdoor recreation. WINGS events are open to women ages 16 and up.

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Host or Publisher Hoosier National Forest