Horicon Marsh Bird Club meeting and program; unveiling of newly donated passenger pigeon mount News Release

Contact(s): Liz Herzmann, DNR wildlife conservation educator, 920-387-7893

HORICON, Wis. – Join members of the Horicon Marsh Bird Club Feb. 21 for a rare chance to unveil an exceptionally preserved specimen of an extinct bird that once darkened the skies of Wisconsin.

A mounted Passenger Pigeon that had been in the family of Drew Pattee for generations was recently donated to…