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Audubon CT Greenwich: Hawk Watch Fest 2025
September 27 @ 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
$25Greenwich Audubon Center is thrilled to announce our annual celebration of the importance of birds of prey and their incredible migratory journeys. While not of the large scale of our previous Fall Festivals, this all-ages event will feature hawk & bird related activities for the whole family to promote the importance of raptor conservation.
Attendees will be able to enjoy meeting hawks & owls up close during Live Raptor Presentations by falconers & local wildlife rehabilitators, as well as learn how to identify the dozens of species of migratory hawks, eagles, falcons and vultures over our heads during Raptor Identification Workshops. Activities for kids will include Owl Pellet dissections, bird migration games, meet & greets with our center’s reptiles & live music by special guest and birding social media celebrity BONNER BLACK.
Schedule of Events (Additional activities TBA): Early Morning Bird Walk with Ryan MacLean & Bonner Black – 7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Live Songbird Banding with Frank Gallo – 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Hawks Identification Workshop with Ryan MacLean – 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Live Raptor Presentations:
Christine & Betsy Pereigne of Christine’s Critters – 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Brian & Teddy Bradley of Skyhunters in Flight – 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
LIVE MUSIC by BONNER BLACK – 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Other Activities on Both Days include Bird Face Painting by FunElla The Great Migration Game Kids Bird Safaris
Food by Happiness Is Backcountry Market
Single Day Tickets MUST be purchased in advance through this online ticket sales page.
Program Fee: FULL DAY PASSES: $25 Adults, $10 Kids (12 and under) AFTERNOON PASSES (12-2 PM): $15 Adults, $6 Kids (12 and under)
RSVP is required
Recommended for all ages
Please register for the quantity of ALL members in your party.
Upon arrival please check in at the entrance of Hawk Watch Lawn.
PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT THIS EVENT.
For questions, please contact Ryan MacLean at Ryan.MacLean@audubon.org or 203-930-1353
FULL DAY TICKET TIME IS VALID FOR ARRIVAL AT ANY POINT DURING THE DAY FOR EITHER EVENT. AFTERNOON TICKETS ARE VALID FOR ARRIVAL ONLY AFTER 12 PM. LIMITED CHAIRS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT HAWK WATCH. BRING A LAWN CHAIR, PICNIC BLANKET IF YOU WISH.
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