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Among the smallest bird species in North America, hummingbirds are also among the most beloved. These incredible fliers are a welcome visitor to backyard feeders and gardens. Learn about what makes these birds so fascinating and which species call Connecticut and beyond home.
May 18 – Week 1: Hummingbirds live a high-speed lifestyle and with that comes numerous adaptations. In week one learn how a hummingbird flies, feeds, migrates, and more!
May 25 -Week 2: Connecticut has just one native hummingbird species, however it is not unlikely to see visitors from other parts of the country. Week two covers species recorded in Connecticut including range, diet and identification tips.
June 1 – Week 3: Found in North and South America, there is a wide diversity of species that Connecticut never gets to see. This week will cover those hummingbirds found in other parts of the country as well as those birds that play a similar ecological role in other parts of the world.
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Trails Day is a two-day national event. For more information on CT Trails Day, please click here. Registration, masks and social distancing are required.
NO FEE for participation. 15 person maximum (includes leader)
Trails Day Tree ID Walk
Saturday, June 5
10 a.m. to noon
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Trees provide us with air and shade while also supporting wildlife. Join our local volunteer tree enthusiast, John for this 1.5 walk which will focus on some of the 50+ native trees found at Deer Pond Farm. We’ll walk through an area of pines, hemlocks, and spruces, and then through deciduous woods and teach you how to identify trees.
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Trails Day Ecology Hike
Saturday, June 5
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Join conservation biologist Jim Arrigoni on a 4 mile hike to one of the farthest corners of Deer Pond Farm, the southern terminus of Carolyn’s Trail. Along the way, we’ll pause to enjoy different habitats including forests, meadows, streams, and vernal pools. We’ll point out any critters that we may encounter. This hike is moderately strenuous due to a quarter-mile hill, but it is well worth the effort!
Trails Day is a two-day national event. For more information on CT Trails Day, please click here. Registration, masks and social distancing are required.
NO FEE for participation. 15 person maximum (includes leader)
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Trails Day Habitat Highlights Hike
Sunday, June 6
10 a.m. to noon
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Cathy Hagadorn, director at Deer Pond Farm will lead this hike, stopping to highlight several of our habitat enhancement areas. This will include the Bird & Pollinator Garden, the Fall Migration Rest Stop and the Cathedral Trail Bird Ecotone. Plantings, nest box program and invasive species management will be discussed.
Trails Day is a two-day national event. For more information on CT Trails Day, please click here. Registration, masks and social distancing are required.
NO FEE for participation. 15 person maximum (includes leader)
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Explore this large forest interior block in Northwest Woodstock. Most likely we will find nesting Brown Creepers, Winter Wrens, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Pine Warblers and Black-throated Green Warblers. Limit 7 people. Pre-register with walk leader, Andy Rzeznikiewicz, arzzikiewicz@ctaudubon.org. Fee $20 CAS members, $30 non -members. Masks must be worn at all times. Carpooling permitted with proof of Covid vaccinations.
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We will learn to use of the iNaturalist app and go out in the field to collecting observations of plants and animals. Please come with the iNaturalist app
downloaded onto your smartphone, or a digital camera that you can use to capture your observations.
Saturday, June 12
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Register here.
NO FEE
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Saturday, June 12
11 a.m. – noon
Register here.
NO FEE
Join us for a story about a simple way we can all add to our natural world. Your child will hear a story about a woman who beautifies her town by spreading flower seeds. The children will be given their own supply of seeds take home to spread. Story appropriate for children in grades 1 to 3, and for experienced younger listeners. Afterwards, join us for a short scavenger hunt around Deer Pond Farm.
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Dotting Connecticut’s shores, mudflats, and estuaries, shorebirds are a welcome site in summer. These birds provide some of the best examples of human-bird interactions and what we can do to mitigate human disturbance to bird species. Learn about which species can be spotted in Connecticut and when and where to begin to identify them.
June 15 -Week 1: Week one begins with a general overview of shorebird adaptions, migration, and conservation action taking place in Connecticut.
June 22 -Week 2: Plovers, oystercatchers, stilts, and avocets are some of the most charismatic shorebird species found in Connecticut. This week, dive into learning about their habitats, range and diet.
June 29 -Week 3: Sandpipers are both the most numerous group of shorebird found in Connecticut as well as the some of the most difficult to identify. Finish up this course by challenging your identification skills.
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Join birding experts for spring walks to explore the variety of bird species that call Deer Pond Farm home. With such diverse habitats, we can look forward to seeing birds such as the Eastern Bluebird, Red-shouldered Hawks, Pileated Woodpeckers and many others! All levels of birders are welcome on the walks
Friday, June 18, 8 a.m. with Ryan MacLean
Register here.
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Join birding experts for spring walks to explore the variety of bird species that call Deer Pond Farm home. With such diverse habitats, we can look forward to seeing birds such as the Eastern Bluebird, Red-shouldered Hawks, Pileated Woodpeckers and many others! All levels of birders are welcome on the walks.
Saturday, June 19, 8 a.m. with Stefan Martin
Register here.
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Join us for quarterly meetings to keep the Trail Wood public areas and gardens beautiful. Please bring work gloves and some gardening, pruning and brush cutting tools. Pre-register at trailwwod@ctaudubon.org.
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Want to jump on your bike and ride for the week? This is your chance! After reviewing bike safety and learning basic bike maintenance, we will head out on the Airline Trail and other off-road locations average 10 to 15 miles per day. Depending on weather conditions and group dynamics, camp drop-off and pick-up locations will vary. Properly fitted mask, bicycle, spare tube, helmet, back pack, non-perishable lunch and water bottles a must! Only 8 campers per session! $245/ week CAS members; $300 to add membership.
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Join birding experts for spring walks to explore the variety of bird species that call Deer Pond Farm home. With such diverse habitats, we can look forward to seeing birds such as the Eastern Bluebird, Red-shouldered Hawks, Pileated Woodpeckers and many others! All levels of birders are welcome on the walks.
Tuesday, June 22, 8 a.m. with Stefan Martin
Register here.
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This is a fantastic location for exploring and bird watching. We will look for Worm-eating Warblers, Cerulean Warblers, Prairie Warblers and even one or both cuckoo species. Limit 7 people. Pre-register with walk leader, Andy Rzeznikiewicz, arzzikiewicz@ctaudubon.org. Fee $20 CAS members, $30 non -members. Masks must be worn at all times. Carpooling permitted with proof of Covid vaccinations.
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Want to jump on your bike and ride for the week? This is your chance! After reviewing bike safety and learning basic bike maintenance, we will head out on the Airline Trail and other off-road locations average 10 to 15 miles per day. Depending on weather conditions and group dynamics, camp drop-off and pick-up locations will vary. Properly fitted mask, bicycle, spare tube, helmet, back pack, non-perishable lunch and water bottles a must! Only 8 campers per session! $245/ week CAS members; $300 to add membership.
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Dotting Connecticut’s shores, mudflats, and estuaries, shorebirds are a welcome site in summer. These birds provide some of the best examples of human-bird interactions and what we can do to mitigate human disturbance to bird species. Learn about which species can be spotted in Connecticut and when and where to begin to identify them.
June 15 -Week 1: Week one begins with a general overview of shorebird adaptions, migration, and conservation action taking place in Connecticut.
June 22 -Week 2: Plovers, oystercatchers, stilts, and avocets are some of the most charismatic shorebird species found in Connecticut. This week, dive into learning about their habitats, range and diet.
June 29 -Week 3: Sandpipers are both the most numerous group of shorebird found in Connecticut as well as the some of the most difficult to identify. Finish up this course by challenging your identification skills.
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Want to jump on your bike and ride for the week? This is your chance! After reviewing bike safety and learning basic bike maintenance, we will head out on the Airline Trail and other off-road locations average 10 to 15 miles per day. Depending on weather conditions and group dynamics, camp drop-off and pick-up locations will vary. Properly fitted mask, bicycle, spare tube, helmet, back pack, non-perishable lunch and water bottles a must! Only 8 campers per session! $245/ week CAS members; $300 to add membership.
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Want to jump on your bike and ride for the week? This is your chance! After reviewing bike safety and learning basic bike maintenance, we will head out on the Airline Trail and other off-road locations average 10 to 15 miles per day. Depending on weather conditions and group dynamics, camp drop-off and pick-up locations will vary. Properly fitted mask, bicycle, spare tube, helmet, back pack, non-perishable lunch and water bottles a must! Only 8 campers per session! $245/ week CAS members; $300 to add membership.
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Want to jump on your bike and ride for the week? This is your chance! After reviewing bike safety and learning basic bike maintenance, we will head out on the Airline Trail and other off-road locations average 10 to 15 miles per day. Depending on weather conditions and group dynamics, camp drop-off and pick-up locations will vary. Properly fitted mask, bicycle, spare tube, helmet, back pack, non-perishable lunch and water bottles a must! Only 8 campers per session! $245/ week CAS members; $300 to add membership.
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How does the world look when you are less than 2 inches tall? Fearless LEGO mini figures will help us explore the trails from their unusual point of view. Prepare to get down and dirty to record LEGO adventures by camera. Bring a camera, ipad, or cell phone that you can use to learn some basic photography skills and tell the story of your mini figure's camp adventure. You bring the camera, we provide the mini figures. $245/week CAS members; $300/ week to add membership
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How does the world look when you are less than 2 inches tall? Fearless LEGO mini figures will help us explore the trails from their unusual point of view. Prepare to get down and dirty to record LEGO adventures by camera. Bring a camera, ipad, or cell phone that you can use to learn some basic photography skills and tell the story of your mini figure's camp adventure. You bring the camera, we provide the mini figures. $245/week CAS members; $300/ week to add membership
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Dotting Connecticut’s shores, mudflats, and estuaries, shorebirds are a welcome site in summer. These birds provide some of the best examples of human-bird interactions and what we can do to mitigate human disturbance to bird species. Learn about which species can be spotted in Connecticut and when and where to begin to identify them.
June 15 -Week 1: Week one begins with a general overview of shorebird adaptions, migration, and conservation action taking place in Connecticut.
June 22 -Week 2: Plovers, oystercatchers, stilts, and avocets are some of the most charismatic shorebird species found in Connecticut. This week, dive into learning about their habitats, range and diet.
June 29 -Week 3: Sandpipers are both the most numerous group of shorebird found in Connecticut as well as the some of the most difficult to identify. Finish up this course by challenging your identification skills.
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How does the world look when you are less than 2 inches tall? Fearless LEGO mini figures will help us explore the trails from their unusual point of view. Prepare to get down and dirty to record LEGO adventures by camera. Bring a camera, ipad, or cell phone that you can use to learn some basic photography skills and tell the story of your mini figure's camp adventure. You bring the camera, we provide the mini figures. $245/week CAS members; $300/ week to add membership
