Join us for a Sparrow-season stroll at Eagle Heights Community Gardens, which is directly attached to the UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve, one of the nation’s oldest and largest continuously operating community gardens!

Parking and Transportation

Be sure to use the GPS location for this event! Otherwise, you’ll likely drive past the recommended parking location.

We recommend street parking on Eagle Heights Drive, which is directly across from the Eagle Heights Community Garden entrance.

What to Expect & Accessibility

Trail surfaces are primarily grass, with some gravel and pavement in parts of the gardens. Paths are wide, though uneven ground is common. We will be walking amongst the community garden plots!

• As always, birders of all skill levels and ages are welcome!

• We love new birders! We have child- and adult-sized binoculars available for those who’d like to borrow a pair!

• Dress in layers in case of cool, blustery conditions by the lake.

• Bathrooms: There is a porta potty at the garden

  • The nearest ADA-accessible, all-gender restrooms are at the Eagle Heights Community Center (611 Eagle Heights). This will likely require a car for convenient access, though walking through the neighborhood is an option. Bathrooms are also located at the Narrows on the Picnic Point trail. The Narrows bathrooms do not have running water and are open year-round.

• Since our events are public spaces, you may appear in photos. Please notify someone on our team if you prefer not to be photographed at an event.

• What would help make this event work for you? Please contact our Madison team with any questions.

A young White-crowned Sparrow with a striped brown crown and pinkish-orange bill looks over its shoulder from a thorny bramble, a sunlit dry leaf at its feet and a soft green background behind. Photo by Dexter Patterson