Summer Fun at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

In Fox Point and Bayside, there's plenty opportunity to take in the great outdoors, right in your background.

The Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E. Brown Deer Rd., offers a slate of events each week to enjoy Mother Nature.

Here's a sampling of what's to come this week:

Monday Night Magic — Monday, 6 to 7:30 p.m. 

Enjoy a summer evening hike with Director of Education Tom Finley. Just the right time and distance for the little ones, these nights are devoted to exploring popular locations such as the tower, lake and forest. We’ll listen to frogs, observe pond life and maybe watch bats flitter about. You’re sure to delight in the sights and sounds of an early evening stroll at the Audubon Center. Nets are provided. Pre-Registration is required please call: 414-352-2880 x0.

Tuesday Tunes — Tuesday, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Meet at the Pavilion for an evening of music ranging from folk, country and anything in between. Feel free to bring your own chair. This event will go on rain or shine. If it rains, music will be held in the auditorium. For a complete listing of musical performances please visit www.sanc.org. No Registration is required. The program is handicap accessible.

Avian Evenings — Wednesday, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Wing on over for your midweek talon and beak treat! Wednesday evening you are invited to experience one of our “talented” flock. The event will feature members of our feathered family. This event will go on rain or shine. If it rains music will be held in the auditorium.

Lake Michigan Discovery Hike — Thursday, 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Have you often wished you could walk in a beautiful wild place and learn about the amazing things that you’re passing by? You can descend to the lower terrace and lakeshore, always with a focus on Lake Michigan. Don Quintenz will lead you to the seasonal events that stir our sense of beauty or imagination and helps answer the questions that nature evokes in us.

Sky Hunters: Word with a Bird — Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 2 p.m.

Get a beak-to-beak view of one of SANC’s feathered ambassadors. A raptor handler will be showcasing one of our many birds of prey. SANC’s falcons, hawks, owls, turkey vulture and bald eagle will appear on a rotating basis. Stop by each weekend to check them out. 

For more information about SANC, visit their website.