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Love Birds: Avian Courtship (via Zoom) February 12, 7-8 PM, Free, Just in time for Valentine’s Day, learn some of the fascinating courtship behaviors of birds. Avian scientist and Sanctuary Manager of Deer Pond Farm Lori Lichtenauer will share an overview of how male birds engage in dangerous and extreme acts all to attract a ... Read more
February 19 – Monthly Meeting – via Zoom Title: Bird Migration and Connecticut Who: Christopher Wood, Past President of the COA Chris Wood has been a birder and photographer for over 50 years. He has a Master’s Degree in biology and studied under famed ornithologist Dr. Noble Proctor. Chris is retired after a career as a ... Read more
Mar 4, 2026 - Birding With Your Phone Wed 7:00 pm Virtual Workshop via Zoom - RESERVATION REQUIRED A 1-1/2 hour, virtual hands-on workshop with Ken Elkins of Connecticut Audubon. Ken will teach attendees how to use and refine the use of eBird, Merlin, several bird guides, and more. Registration is required, so email Sarah ... Read more
March 10 2026 - ✪ Monthly Meeting Tue 7:30 pm Social Time at 7:00pm St James's Episcopal Church,1018 Farmington Ave, WH Speaker: Jay Kaplan: Director of Roaring Brook Nature Center Chasing Dragons: 30 years of dragonflies and damselflies in the Farmington River Valley Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) are indicator species of healthy ecosystems. Come learn ... Read more
RTP Estuary Center: Planting For Birds Winter Session – Saturday, December 13; 10 am – 12 p.m. Spring Session – Saturday, March 14; 10 am – 12 p.m. Summer Session – Saturday, June 13; 10 am – 12 p.m. Fall Session – Saturday, September 12; 10 am – 12 p.m. While habitat loss ... Read more
March 17, 2026 - Wildlife Series - Tue 7:30 pm Social Time at 7:00pm McCauley Residence Auditorium Speaker: “Seabird Sue” Schubel: Seabird Biologist, Educator Celebrating 50 Years of Project Puffin — from Maine to the World! In the late 1800s, puffins were almost eliminated from the Maine coast. In 1973 an experiment to bring them ... Read more
Bird ID Apps: eBird & Merlin (Class & Walk) March 21, 10 AM-Noon Prepare for spring migration by learning to use two of the most popular birding apps: eBird and Merlin. Join Lori Lichtenauer in the Deer Pond Farm classroom for an introduction to eBird: what it is, how to use it, and how ... Read more
Bird Anatomy Basics (via Zoom) March 26, 7-8 PM Birders are captivated by the song, flight patterns, and plumage of many birds. Enhance your birding experience with this simplified presentation on how birds have evolved. Learn about the incredible ways bird bodies have been shaped by their evolutionary history. Find out have been shaped ... Read more
March 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - A. B. Ceder Room Member: $15.00, Non-Member: $25.00 Mary Beth Kaeser https://www.horizonwings.org/ , her lovely, imprinted Raven, Maven, and Gerri Griswold team up for a program devoted to the most intelligent bird brain in the world. Learn about these amazing corvids (and their relatives which Mary Beth will ... Read more
Spring Bird Behaviors (Class & Walk) April 1, 10 AM-Noon Enhance your birding experience by learning more about how birds interact with each other and their environment, the field known as behavioral ecology. Join Sanctuary Manager/Naturalist Lori Lichtenauer starting in the Deer Pond Farm classroom and ending outside. Lori will describe specialized bird behaviors for ... Read more
April 14, 2026 - ✪ Monthly Meeting ✪ Tue 7:30 pm - Social Time at 7:00pm St James's Episcopal Church,1018 Farmington Ave, WH Speaker: Angela Dimmitt: President of the Western CT Bird Club Madagascar- A Mysterious Island with Amazing Wildlife The island of Madagascar is an ecological wonder with over 90% of its birds, animals, ... Read more
April 21, 2026 - Wildlife Series Tue 7:30 pm Social Time at 7:00pm McCauley Residence Auditorium Speaker: Fran Zygmont: Conservationist and former Litchfield Hills Audubon President The Wonders of Bird Migration A longtime avid birder with a keen interest in bird migration, Fran Zygmont will tell of travels of migratory birds to and from their ... Read more
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