MartinFest 2022
Saturday, June 25, at 9AM - 4PM
Marsh Haven Nature Center
W10145 State Rd 49, Waupun, Wisconsin
Located on 46 acres, three miles east of Waupun on the Northwest end of world famous Horicon Marsh.
Arrive to meet purple martin landlords & enthusiasts. Be inspired with the sights & sounds of a large colony of purple martins established in 1996-97. MartinFest will be centered around you, purple martins, Wildlife Disease Specialist Nancy Businga, President WPMA Les Rhines, & Master Bird Bander Dick Nikolai. Various vendors will be onsite throughout the day, a popular Festival silent auction & much discussion with colony landlords. Bring your whole family, friends & neighbors! Disclaimer: Event program may change due to weather, cancellations from speaker or harm to birds.
Food/Refreshments provided by Friends of Marsh Haven Nature Center. Proceeds to benefit Nature Center & Purple Martin Colony. MarshHaven.org
FREE event and open to public
AGENDA
9:00 AM--MartinFest Opens/Sign In/Browse Displays
10:00-10:30 AM--Seminar: Purple Martin Ecology & Housing
10:45-11:15 AM--Seminar: Dealing with Weather, Nest Site Competitors & Predators
12:00-1:00 PM--Lunch/Browse Displays/View Martin Colonies
1:00-2:00 PM--Purple Martin Health, Disease & You (WDNR Nancy Businga)
2:10-3:15 PM--Nest Record Needs for Monitoring. Banding Demonstration
3:25 PM --Silent Auction Closes
3:30 PM --Award Silent Auction Items (Cash or Check)
4:00 PM--Event Ends
Booths: Purple Martin Housing--Bob Shimek
Sparrow Traps, Decoys, Aerial Insect & Food Flippers, Nesting Material, Martin Attractants,
Starling Exclusion Enterances, etc.--
Wisconsin Purple Martin Association www.wisconsinpurplemartins.org
MartinFest Event Contacts:
Dick Nikolai at 920-734-0828 or prairiechicken@att.net
Les Rhines at 920-889-0060 or musthavemartins@gmail.com
Marsh Haven Nature Center
W10145 State Rd 49, Waupun, Wisconsin
Located on 46 acres, three miles east of Waupun on the Northwest end of world famous Horicon Marsh.
Arrive to meet purple martin landlords & enthusiasts. Be inspired with the sights & sounds of a large colony of purple martins established in 1996-97. MartinFest will be centered around you, purple martins, Wildlife Disease Specialist Nancy Businga, President WPMA Les Rhines, & Master Bird Bander Dick Nikolai. Various vendors will be onsite throughout the day, a popular Festival silent auction & much discussion with colony landlords. Bring your whole family, friends & neighbors! Disclaimer: Event program may change due to weather, cancellations from speaker or harm to birds.
Food/Refreshments provided by Friends of Marsh Haven Nature Center. Proceeds to benefit Nature Center & Purple Martin Colony. MarshHaven.org
FREE event and open to public
AGENDA
9:00 AM--MartinFest Opens/Sign In/Browse Displays
10:00-10:30 AM--Seminar: Purple Martin Ecology & Housing
10:45-11:15 AM--Seminar: Dealing with Weather, Nest Site Competitors & Predators
12:00-1:00 PM--Lunch/Browse Displays/View Martin Colonies
1:00-2:00 PM--Purple Martin Health, Disease & You (WDNR Nancy Businga)
2:10-3:15 PM--Nest Record Needs for Monitoring. Banding Demonstration
3:25 PM --Silent Auction Closes
3:30 PM --Award Silent Auction Items (Cash or Check)
4:00 PM--Event Ends
Booths: Purple Martin Housing--Bob Shimek
Sparrow Traps, Decoys, Aerial Insect & Food Flippers, Nesting Material, Martin Attractants,
Starling Exclusion Enterances, etc.--
Wisconsin Purple Martin Association www.wisconsinpurplemartins.org
MartinFest Event Contacts:
Dick Nikolai at 920-734-0828 or prairiechicken@att.net
Les Rhines at 920-889-0060 or musthavemartins@gmail.com
