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Cape May is one of the most well known East Coast birding destinations. We will go to some well-known and not-so-well-known birding sites throughout the county and stop at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge on the way home to net around 130 species. On past trips, we have seen some great birds and had some great ... Read more
If you dare, join the LHAS Nature Explorers for a guided walk on a trail and encounter spooky spots with spiders, crows, owls, and more. Do an activity at each spot. Wear your costume, if you like. If you make it back to where you started, you can enjoy cider and donuts. Free for kids of all ages! ... Read more
Naturalists, Karen Geitz and Josh Szwed, will give a brief presentation on our resident birds and an introduction to the new birding backpack. Followed by a stroll around the library grounds to practice identifying birds using binoculars and the Merlin App. There will be games and prizes. Suitable for families and children ages 6+
Who: Cathy Hagadorn, Director of Connecticut Audubon's Deer Pond Farm Sanctuary, and Lori Lichtenauer, the preserve's Sanctuary Manager/Naturalist. Lori is a certified forester and has been birding for about 10 years. Her avian studies and research have taken her from Colorado to Australia and back to Connecticut. Description: Cathy will share highlights of this ... Read more
Bring the kids to learn how to sight and identify waterfowl on Bantam Lake. After scanning the lake for waterfowl, we will walk around White Memorial’s Point Folly, located on North Shore Road in Bantam. Bring binoculars, if you have them (LHAS may have some you can borrow) and dress for the weather conditions. Meet by the ... Read more
Who: Dave Tripp, Jr., Board and almost life-long member of LHAS; committee member of CT's ARCC; founding member of the CT Big Day team, The Raven Lunatics. Photographer, traveler and leader of several birding trips to exotic countries, in his spare time Dave is Torrington's Deputy Fire Chief. Description: Want to help LHAS count ... Read more
Children and parents are invited to experience this wholesome family-centered citizen science adventure. We will meet at the White Memorial A.B. Ceder Room (lower floor of the museum building) for a brief orientation. Then we will walk to the feeders outside the museum and around Ongley Pond to count birds by sight, using binoculars, and by ... Read more
Barkhamsted, CT (CTBA) Compiler: David Tripp, Jr. dtrippjr@gmail.com (Litchfield Hills Audubon Society)
Looking forward to a fresh start in 2025? Celebrate the new year in the outdoors with a First Day Hike at Boyd Woods. Kids and adults are invited to join leaders Rich and Debbie Martin for a fun, invigorating hike through the woods. They will point out hidden treasures along the way. We never know ... Read more
Join Russ Naylor to view our national bird in suitable habitat at the Shepaug Dam at Lake Zoar in Southbury. We’ll also be likely to view Common Ravens, displaying Common Mergansers and American Black Ducks, a resident Peregrine Falcon, and other visiting winter birds. As a bonus, we might be treated to a live birds of ... Read more
Boyd Woods continues to be one of the best hotspots in Litchfield County for bird species. Join Rich and Debbie Martin at the sanctuary to participate in this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count. We’ll be sure to see many birds from our wonderful bird blind at the well-stocked feeding station, but we’ll also venture out to ... Read more
Dave Tripp will once again escort us around the Newburyport, Amesbury, and Salisbury areas in search of wintering northern birds. In the past, this trip has seen rare birds like Great Gray Owl, Boreal Chickadee, Varied Thrush, Townsend’s Solitaire, and Harris’ Sparrow. Other uncommon birds encountered in the past are Short-eared Owls, “White-winged” Gulls, Barrow’s Goldeneye, ... Read more
