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Litchfield Audubon: Picnic and Birding at Shepaug Dam
May 31 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
May 31, 2026
Sunday, 9:00 a.m.
Location: Southbury, CT
Russ Naylor will lead us on a bird walk to the Shepaug Dam to find breeding birds — warblers (Pine, Prairie, Blue-winged, etc.), edge and field species (Eastern Towhees, Field Sparrows, American Bluebirds), plus some special treats: a Cliff Swallow colony, Spotted Sandpipers, ravens, Common Mergansers, Osprey, perhaps even a Bald Eagle or two. Some of these birds will be nesting, and we’re apt to be serenaded by Orchard Orioles and Warbling Vireos.
After our walk, we’ll enjoy an informal picnic (bring your lunch and beverage) and swap bird or outdoor tales in the late-spring warmth (we hope!).
Meet at 7:30 outside the Canfield Corner Pharmacy at the junction of Route 6 (Main Street North) and Route 47 in Woodbury.
For more information, call Russ Naylor at 203-841-7779; leave a message for a return call.
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