# Family Owl Prowl > Event for families in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (WI). Times are Central Time. - When: Mon, Oct 26 (+1 more date) · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM - Where: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI 53217 - Ages: Families - Price: Members $18 per person; Non-Members $24 per person - Organizer: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center - Official page: https://www.schlitzaudubon.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/family-owl-prowl--listing-34a45c73fcfe88461e73ec6a ## About A night hike into the forest to listen for the calls of local owls, since sound is the best way to identify them, and perhaps spot one. After the hike families come inside to meet the center's owl ambassadors with staff from the Raptor Department. Part of the Birding Academy; takes place indoors and outdoors. Each session has a rain date the following evening (October 27 and November 24). ## Similar picks in Milwaukee - [Scarecrow Lane at Retzer Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/scarecrow-lane-at-retzer-nature-center--listing-944019f65f4d2179aa514832) — Oct 24 – Oct 31 · Retzer Nature Center, Waukesha · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A self-guided fall hike past more than 42 creative, one-of-a-kind scarecrows set up along Retzer's trails by the Friends of Retzer Nature Center. Start near the Discovery… - [Creepy Crawling Critters](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/creepy-crawling-critters--listing-b340b634bb1bcfd00a18b797) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · Ages 3+ · From $26 · checked Oct 24. An adult/child pair program about invertebrates. Families meet the center's millipede, cockroach and spider animal ambassadors up close and learn about their habitats, diets and… - [Operation Recon Nature – Veterans and Families](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/operation-recon-nature-veterans-and-families--listing-bbc480158d683be8cf919ffd) — Sat, Oct 24 (+2 more dates) · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Free · checked Oct 24. A free monthly nature walk for veterans from every branch, including active duty, reserve and retired personnel, and their families. Participants share camaraderie on Wehr's… - [Fall Story Hike: The Acorn and the Oak — Retzer Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/fall-story-hike-the-acorn-and-the-oak-retzer-nature-center--listing-fd4aaafb0293c15dd66d564f) — Oct 24 – Oct 31 · 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM · Retzer Nature Center, Waukesha · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A self-guided story walk on Retzer's roughly 0.6-mile White Trail: read Rhonda Accardo's picture book The Acorn and the Oak page by page and learn about oak trees and their… - [Owl Prowl for Families at Wehr](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/owl-prowl-for-families-at-wehr--listing-95a9cc852d16bbdc093cc615) — Sat, Dec 5 · 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Ages 6+ · From $12 · checked Oct 24. A naturalist-led late-afternoon program about owls. An interactive presentation covers the adaptations of nocturnal hunters, then families walk the trails in search of great… - [Squirrely for Squirrels!](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/squirrely-for-squirrels--listing-ed6afbb62430ea4e98c556ca) — Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · Ages 3+ · From $26 · checked Oct 24. An adult/child pair program about the squirrel species living at Schlitz Audubon and how they get ready for winter. Families explore the trails looking for squirrels, peek at… ## More for families - [This weekend in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee.md)