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CT Audubon Society – BirdCraft: How Do Birds Learn to Sing?

Birdcraft Sanctuary 314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield, CT, United States

Conservation Conversations at Birdcraft Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 12:30 p.m. Presenter: David Lahti, director of the Behavior & Evolution Laboratory at Queens College, City University of New York. Learn how a young bird’s genes, as well as the songs of older birds, shape how young birds learn to sing. Registration required. Members $13; Non-members $15. ... Read more

$13 – $15

CT Audubon Society – Birdcraft: Bird Banding Demonstration

Birdcraft Sanctuary 314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield, CT, United States

Bird Banding Demonstration at Birdcraft Saturday, May 10, 2025 (rain date May 17) 8 to 10 a.m. Free program Judy Richardson and her team offer a fascinating, up-close view of how bird banding works. Watch as birds are gently captured in the Birdcraft Sanctuary, their measurements are recorded, and they are fitted with an identification band ... Read more

Free

CT Audubon Society – Birdcraft: Spring Bird Walk

Birdcraft Sanctuary 314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield, CT, United States

Spring Bird Walk at Birdcraft Thursday, May 15, 2025 8 to 10 a.m. Join Conservation Manager Stefan Martin at this historic property to look for returning migrant songbirds. What the Birdcraft Sanctuary lacks in size, it makes up for in diversity with over 30 species of warblers and nearly 180 species of birds seen at this urban ... Read more

$15 – $20

CT Audubon Society – Birdcraft: Family Day – The Magic Merlin

Birdcraft Sanctuary 314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield, CT, United States

Birdcraft Family Days – The Magic Merlin Saturday, May 17, 2025 Drop in from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Merlins are fierce little falcons that were known in medieval times as the hunting companion of noblewomen. Today, Merlin populations have largely recovered from twentieth-century declines, thanks to a ban on the pesticide DDT and their ... Read more

$13 – $15