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SUMMARY:Sharon Audubon Center: Raptors and Riesling 2026!
DESCRIPTION:Raptors and Riesling 2026!\n\n\nSunday\, May 24\, 2026 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM\nSharon Audubon Center\, 325 Cornwall Bridge Rd\, Sharon\, CT 06069 \nCelebrate spring migration and welcome summer with this special party at the Sharon Audubon Center!  Enjoy fine wines and delicious hors d’oeuvres\, take in the beautiful view at Ford Pond\, meet our majestic birds of prey up close and hear their rescue stories.  Stroll the gardens\, listen to birdsong\, visit old friends and new under the big tent at the aviaries.  You may even witness the release of a recovered bird from our wildlife rehab clinic! \nProceeds from this event support conservation\, education\, and wildlife rehabilitation at Sharon Audubon Center. \nEach sponsorship level comes with opportunities to bring your guests to the event: \n\nAll the Birds of May! – $5\,000 (Up to 12 attending)\nGolden Eagle – $2\,500 (Up to 10 attending)\nBarred Owl – $1\,000 (Up to 8 attending)\nRed Tailed Hawk – $800 (Up to 6 attending)\nPeregrine Falcon – $600 (Up to 4 attending)\nAmerican Kestrel – $300 (2 attending)\nIndividual Ticket – $60 per person\n\nYou are welcome to become a sponsor at any time! Sponsoring by March 25 includes you on our invitations.  Sponsoring by May 15 will display your support on the event webpage and at Raptors & Riesling. \nAn All the Birds of May! sponsorship made by May 1 will get you recognition at all our May Events: World Migratory Bird Day (May 9)\, Birdathon (mid-May)\, and all weekend bird walks and tours throughout the month! \nFor questions\, email eileen.fielding@audubon.org or call 860-364-0520 x120 \nContributions in excess of $30.00 per guest ticket used are fully tax-deductible. \n\n\nFor more information: \nSharon Audubon Center: Raptors and Riesling 2026\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.ctbirding.org/eventcal/sharon-audubon-center-raptors-and-riesling-2026-may-24-2026/
LOCATION:Sharon Audubon Center\, 325 Cornwall Bridge Road\, Sharon\, CT\, 06069\, United States
CATEGORIES:Audubon CT,Sharon Audubon
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SUMMARY:Sharon Audubon Center: American Kestrels: Small Falcons-Big Conservation Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 23rd – 10am-12pm\n\n\nIf you’ve ever seen a kestrel\, you know they’re diminutive raptors that pack a punch! If you haven’t seen one before\, this is a program you won’t want to miss. Sharon Audubon Center staff will be introducing you to its role in the region’s Kestrel Nest Box Program to increase local kestrel populations in our area before taking you outdoors to visit a nest box on the Sharon Land Trust’s Twin Oaks property. Participants will learn about Kestrel natural history\, conservation status and opportunities\, and hopefully get to see them in the wild at the nest-box site!\n \nThis program will begin at the Sharon Audubon Center and end at the Twin Oaks property. Participants will be responsible for driving to the Twin Oaks site and/or carpooling in the center’s van.\n•    Fee: $20/adult\, $10/youth (ages 10+)\n•    Pre-registration is required.\n•    Call 860-364-0250 (ext 115) or email Bethany at bethany.sheffer@audubon.org with questions.\nAccessibility\n•    Public parking located fewer than 50 yards from the nature center facility.\n•    Wheelchair and power-chair ramp\, access\, and restroom located near the rear entrance of the nature center facility.\n•    Public restrooms are available on-site.\n•    Twin Oaks property is grassy and may be damp near the nest-box site (weather dependent). \n\n\nRegister here:\n\n\n\n\nArt\, Culture & CommunityIn-Person\n\nAmerican Kestrels: Small Falcons with Big Conservation Opportunities
URL:https://www.ctbirding.org/eventcal/sharon-audubon-center-american-kestrels-small-falcons-big-conservation-opportunities-may-23-2026/
LOCATION:Sharon Audubon Center\, 325 Cornwall Bridge Road\, Sharon\, CT\, 06069\, United States
CATEGORIES:Audubon CT,Sharon Audubon,Talk
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SUMMARY:Sharon Audubon Center: Spring Migration Bird Walk and Brunch for Women
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 16th\n\n\n\n9-10:30am\nSharon Audubon Center\n\n\n\nSpring Migration Bird Walk & Brunch for Women\nWest Cornwall\, CT\nIf you are a woman or identify as a woman\, this bird walk and brunch is for you!\n\n\n \n\nCalling all bird-loving ladies! If you are a woman or identify as a woman\, this walk is for you! Join Sharon Audubon Center Senior Coordinator Conservation and Volunteer Programs\, Bethany Sheffer\, on a spring bird walk and brunch at our beautiful Miles Wildlife Sanctuary. This property is rich in both bird life and history\, being a statewide destination for warbler species and a local treasure for historical structures and installations (think statues and reflection pools). You’ll leave having seen new bird species and (hopefully) discover a new destination that you’ll want to return to again and again. Brunch options will include vegan and gluten-free options and will be held outdoors\, weather permitting.\n•    Fee: $20/adult\, $10/youth (ages 8+)\n•    Pre-registration is required.\n•    Call 860-364-0250 (ext 115) or email Bethany at bethany.sheffer@audubon.org with questions. \nAccessibility \n•    Public parking lot is gravel.\n•    Terrain is grassy near the pond; the wooded section contains rocks and is uneven in sections. Total walking distance is ¼ -3/4 mile. \n•    Public restrooms are available on-site. \nSign up here:  Spring Migration Bird Walk & Brunch for Women (5/16/2026) | Sharon Audubon Center \n \n\n 
URL:https://www.ctbirding.org/eventcal/sharon-audubon-center-spring-migration-bird-walk-brunch-for-women-may-16-2026/
LOCATION:Sharon Audubon Center\, 325 Cornwall Bridge Road\, Sharon\, CT\, 06069\, United States
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