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Litchfield Hills Audubon Society meeting:  Birds, Bugs and Beyond: The Biodiversity and Benefits of Grasslands

Litchfield Community Center 421 Bantam Rd (Rte. 202), Litchfield, CT, United States

Presentation by Tanya  Bourgoin, Selectman, East Haddam; chair, Sierra Club of CT's Wildlife Committee; president of the Friends of Machimoodus and Sunrise State Parks (which she founded in 2016); Board member, Friends of CT state Parks.  She serves on the Sustainability Team of her town, East Haddam, and "in her spare time" is also a ... Read more

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Western CT Bird Club: The Return of the Peregrine Falcon

Online CT, United States

The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) was a rare breeder in Connecticut from 1850 to 1940, with only four known nest sites on trap rock ridges in the Connecticut Valley Lowlands. Peregrines also bred on the Traveler's Tower in Downtown Hartford from 1943 to 1948, the last published nesting record in CT in the pre-DDT era. ... Read more

CT Audubon Roger Tory Peterson EC: Shorebirds Webinar

Online CT, United States

WEBINARS VIA ZOOM - SHOREBIRDS Wednesday, September 25; 6pm   Shorebirds are some of the champions of the bird world when it comes to migration. Most of the species that can be seen in CT breed in far north in the arctic, spending very little time on their breeding grounds before heading south again to their ... Read more

Menunkatuck Audubon: A Dance of Herons -The Birds & Other Wildlife of Freshwater

Online CT, United States

Ponds, rivers, streams, and marshes are our most biologically diverse environments. Though two streams or ponds may be only a mile apart, each could harbor a unique mix of species, particularly when separated by the hilly landscapes familiar across southern New England. That very diversity can also make life in ponds, rivers, and streams vulnerable: ... Read more

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New Canaan Nature Center: Beginning Birding: Birding By Ear

New Canaan Nature Center 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, CT, United States

Birding By Ear Tuesday, October 8th Wednesday, October 30th 7:00-9:00pm   In Person or Zoom Senior Naturalist, Frank Gallo is an ardent student of birding by ear.  If you’re struggling to learn bird songs and calls this is the course for you. Frank will introduce you to the basic techniques  needed to learn to identify birds ... Read more

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Menunkatuck Audubon: Birding Ukraine in Wartime

Online CT, United States

Join us for a special community program live from Dnipro, Ukraine, with Ukrainian birder Oleksandr Nastachenko. Because of the time difference between Ukraine and here, we’ve scheduled it for Saturday, October 12, at noon, 7:00 pm in Ukraine. Dnipro is a city in the eastern part of Ukraine, about 100 miles from Russian occupied areas. ... Read more

CT Audubon Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center: Sparrows Webinar

Online CT, United States

Webinars via Zoom Sparrows Webinar Wednesday, October 16; 6-7 pm   Often overlooked compared to more colorful birds, sparrows are a study in details. The “Little Brown Jobs” can often be difficult to identify, and with so many species mixed together, it can seem quite the daunting task. In this webinar Conservation & Education Coordinator ... Read more

Menunkatuck Audubon: The Winter Wonders of Japan

Online CT, United States

The winter wildlife of Japan offers a number of spectacles unmatched in the wild! Tens of thousands of Cranes of at least 5 species can be seen feeding on snowy fields or flying into roost against the backdrop of glorious sunsets in Kagoshima. The famous dancing Red-crowned Cranes are in full performance in Kushiro. Snow ... Read more

New Canaan Nature Center: Beginning Birding: Birding By Ear

New Canaan Nature Center 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, CT, United States

Birding By Ear Tuesday, October 8th Wednesday, October 30th 7:00-9:00pm   In Person or Zoom Senior Naturalist, Frank Gallo is an ardent student of birding by ear.  If you’re struggling to learn bird songs and calls this is the course for you. Frank will introduce you to the basic techniques  needed to learn to identify birds ... Read more

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Litchfield Hills Audubon Society: Birdsong & Science

421 Bantam Road, Litchfield, CT 421 Bantam Road, Litchfield, CT, United States

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

CT Audubon Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center: Woodpecker Webinar

Online CT, United States

Woodpeckers Webinar Wednesday, November 13; 6 pm   If you’ve walked through the woods of CT, chances are you’ve heard knocking on nearby trees. Woodpeckers are a ubiquitous sight and sound in our wooded areas and have some pretty amazing adaptations for their hard-hitting lifestyles. In this webinar, Conservation & Education Coordinator Joe Attwater will ... Read more

Menunkatuck Audubon Society: Winter Wonders of Japan

Online CT, United States

The winter wildlife of Japan offers a number of spectacles unmatched in the wild! Tens of thousands of Cranes of at least 5 species can be seen feeding on snowy fields or flying into roost against the backdrop of glorious sunsets in Kagoshima. The famous dancing Red-crowned Cranes are in full performance in Kushiro. Snow ... Read more