# Event Details

- **Event Name**: SIAS Birding Blitz Awards Brunch & Free Public Nature Walk 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am – Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: 🌿🐦 Birding Blitz Awards Brunch & Public Nature Walk 🐦🌿
📅 Sunday, April 26, 2026
📍Cache River Wetlands Center, 8885 State Route 37 South, Cypress, IL

Optional Awards Brunch + Free Public Hike!

Join us as we wrap up the 24th Annual Birding Blitz of Southernmost Illinois with a morning of celebration and an afternoon exploring the wetlands!

🥞🎉 Awards Brunch (Optional)
🕤 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Celebrate an exciting weekend of birding with participants, supporters, and fellow nature enthusiasts at the newly reopened Wetlands Center—the original home of the Birding Blitz Awards Brunch!

🚶‍♀️🌿 Free PUBLIC Nature Walk
🕐 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (or longer if interest continues!)

No need to attend the brunch—everyone is welcome to join the hike!

Led by the Southern Illinois Audubon Society, this guided walk is a great opportunity to:
• Spot local bird species
• Learn from experienced birders
• Explore the unique habitats of the Cache River wetlands

✨ Event Details:
• Free and open to the public
• Attend one portion or both
• All experience levels welcome
• Walk will be canceled in the event of severe weather

📞 Questions? Contact the Wetlands Center at 618-657-2064
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cypress/sias-birding-blitz-awards-brunch-and-free-public-nature-walk/200029856446801
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 60

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029856446801?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=cypress-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Cypress
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 8885 State Route 37 South, Cypress, IL, United States, Illinois 62923
- **lat**: 37.31194
- **long**: -89.01766
- **full address**: 8885 State Route 37 South, Cypress, IL, United States, Illinois 62923

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Cache River State Natural Area (https://allevents.in/org/cache-river-state-natural-area/27311681)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 8885 State Route 37 South, Cypress, IL, United States, Illinois 62923
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Cache River State Natural Area
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about SIAS Birding Blitz Awards Brunch & Free Public Nature Walk  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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