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Audubon CT Greenwich: Quaker Ridge Hawk Watch Weekend
September 24, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
$20
As we conclude the 50th anniversary year of Quaker Ridge Hawk Watch, Greenwich Audubon Center is thrilled to announce a two-day 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 event is a homage to the original Hawk Watch Weekend public events of the 1980s hosted at Greenwich Audubon Center.
People of all ages 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.
Attendees will be able to scan the skies at Quaker Ridge Hawk Watch from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with our staff & volunteer hawk counters as they point out raptors flying overhead. During this period of peak raptor migration we anticipate large numbers of species such as Bald Eagle, Osprey, Sharp-Shinned Hawk, American Kestral and on days of ideal weather thousands of Broad-Winged Hawks in a single day.
Schedule of Events:
Hawks Identification Workshop with Ryan MacLean – Sat & Sun 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Raptor Transformations: A raptor evolution activity and Owl Pellet dissection for kids with Leah Steyn – Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Live Raptor Presentations – Sat & Sun 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. (See presenters below)
Saturday, September 24th – Christine & Betsy Pereigne of Christine’s Critters
Sunday, September 25th – Brian Bradley of Skyhunters in Flight
Single Day Tickets MUST be purchased in advance through this online ticket sales page.
- Program Fee: Tickets are $20 for Adults, $10 for Children (12 and under).
- Recommended for all ages.
- Pre-registration is required. Select HERE to purchase single day tickets.
- Please register for the quantity of ALL members in your party.
- Upon arrival please check in at the entrance of Hawk Watch Lawn.
- No food or drink will be served at this event.
- For questions, please contact Ryan MacLean at Ryan.MacLean@audubon.org or 203-930-1353.
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