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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
We've all heard amazing facts about bird migration—the long distances that birds travel, the ways that they navigate, etc. But did you ever wonder how we figured all of this out? While working for the American Ornithological Society, Rebecca Heisman became fascinated with the varied and creative techniques that scientists have used to study bird ... Read more
Larks, Longspurs, & Pipits Webinar Wednesday, December 11; 6-7 pm If you’ve ever walked across open habitat in CT in the winter, chances are you’ve flushed up small songbirds feeding from the ground. Numerous small songbirds spend the winter in these seemingly harsh environments, having bred in the far north. In this webinar, Conservation ... Read more
Beyond Birdfeeders: How to feed your backyard birds year-round Sunday, January 5 - 2 — 3:15 pm Birds do not live by birdseed alone. Learn what you can plant in your yard to provide food for an even greater variety of birds throughout the year while promoting biodiversity in your neighborhood. $11 each / ... Read more
Bird Song and Science Zoom Presentation January 7, 2025, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. via Zoom $5 Members, $10 Non-Members Are you missing the sounds of birdsong this winter? Join us via zoom to learn more about how scientists use song to study how birds communicate. Lori Lichtenauer, Sanctuary Manager and Naturalist, will present an ... Read more
In the last 50 years, 2.9 billion breeding adult birds have been lost from the United States and Canada. To put it another way, we've lost more than a quarter of our birdlife since 1970. These findings were reported in the world's leading scientific journal, Science. Grassland birds are hard hit, with a 53% reduction in ... Read more
Winter Bird Behaviors Presentation January 29, 2025, 10 a.m. to Noon at Deer Pond Farm $5 Members, $10 Non-Members Join Sanctuary Manager/Naturalist Lori Lichtenauer for this hybrid program beginning in our classroom and ending outside. Lori will give a brief presentation on the differences in bird behavior in the breeding season versus the non-breeding season. We will ... Read more
Love Birds: Avian Courtship Displays February 11, 2025, 10 a.m. to Noon at Deer Pond Farm $5 Members, $10 Non-Members Just in time for Valentine’s Day, join us at Deer Pond Farm to learn some of the fascinating courtship behaviors of birds. Sanctuary Manager/Naturalist Lori Lichtenauer will share an overview of how male birds engage in dangerous ... Read more
We've all heard amazing facts about bird migration—the long distances that birds travel, the ways that they navigate, etc. But did you ever wonder how we figured all of this out? While working for the American Ornithological Society, Rebecca Heisman became fascinated with the varied and creative techniques that scientists have used to study bird ... Read more
