Calendar Entry Pomfret

Saturday, November 26th at 5 p.m. Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz as he attempts to call in various owl species.  Screech, Barred, and Great-Horned Owls are the likely ones at this time of year.  Maybe a Saw-whet will show up?  We carpool to several locations and the majority of our owls will be seen from the road.  […]

Saturday, November 19th at 5p.m. Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz as he attempts to call in various owl species.  Screech, Barred, and Great-Horned Owls are the likely ones at this time of year.  Maybe a Saw-whet will show up?  We carpool to several locations and the majority of our owls will be seen from the road.  Cost:  […]

Wed. Dec. 28, 7pm Fran Baranski, long-time photographer, tracker, and volunteer will give a presentation on the techniques needed to capture that elusive wildlife photo. Cost: $3 members / $5 nonmembers

Photography Contest, Exhibit & Sale Reception Sunday Jan. 8, 2-4 p.m. ($5 per person) Exhibit through January 31 Sponsored by the Quinebaug Valley Photography Club, our first annual contest and exhibit is open to all amateur photographers.  Open to all ages, there is a children’s division for those 12 and under.  Rules, fees and entry […]

Volunteer Appreciation Night Wed. Nov. 30, 7:00 p.m. Special thanks to all our Citizen Science Volunteers! Come celebrate our volunteer conservation efforts, share stories and enjoy a great program. Molly Sperduto, (New England USFWS Field Office) will present a program on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, our partners in the Canterbury Citizen Science Program. […]

Nature Photography Working Group Wed. Nov 30, 6:00 p.m. Ever wonder how anyone is able to photograph our birds of northeastern Connecticut? Fran Baranski, longtime nature photographer, tracker and Center volunteer will present a program on the basics of bird photography. Cost: Free CAS members & working group / $5 non members.

Saturday, October 22nd  , Saturday, October 29th, and Saturday, November 5th at 7p.m. This exciting program should be a memorable experience.  Bring your camera.  In 2007, during three sessions we banded 25 different Saw-whet owls.  What we are doing is capturing them as they migrate south.   Due to costs for net replacements and other equipment […]

Sunday, October 9th at 7p.m. Explore the sanctuary with Andy Rzeznikiewicz at night using your night vision as much as possible.  This is a 3 or 4 mile moderately difficult hike.  No dogs please.   FREE

Saturday, October 8th at 8a.m. Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz as he points out various bird species.  Bring binoculars and wear drab colored clothing.  We carpool to various locations around the sanctuary.  Cost:  FREE.

Thursday, Sept. 22nd and October 6th at 8a.m. Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz as he points out various bird species.  Bring binoculars and wear drab colored clothing.  We may even visit a new nearby preserve owned by the Wolf Den Land Trust.  Cost:  members – free, non-members $5.

Sunday, September 25th at 9a.m. Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz as he points out various bird species.  Bring binoculars and wear drab colored clothing.  We carpool to various locations around the sanctuary.  Cost:  members – free, non-members $5.

Every Tues. in Sept. and Oct. at 8a.m.  No walk on Oct. 11th Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz as he points out various bird species.  Bring binoculars and wear drab colored clothing.  We carpool to various locations around the sanctuary.  Cost:  members – free, non-members $5.

Saturday, May 28, 8am. Andy Rzeznikiewicz will take you to two new Nature Conservancy preserves in Ashford. Last year we found nesting Canada warblers, Barred owls, blackburnian warblers, red shouldered hawks and yellow billed cuckoos. Meet at the Center and we will carpool. Fee: $7 members, $12 non-members.

Saturday, May 21, 9am. Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz and fellow bird banders to see various songbirds up close. You will see how the birds are gently caught, evaluated and safely released. Participants may release a bird. Fee: $5 members, $10 non-members.

Thursday, May 19, 7am– 4pm. Our goal is to see and/or hear 90 bird species in nine hours. We will be visiting many locations within a 10 mile radius. Over the years we have documented anywhere from 88 to 91 species – not bad!! Last year’s birds of note were an olive-sided flycatcher, a bald […]

Sun., August 28 5 p.m. Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz as we wait and watch for migrating common nighthawks.  Other bird species should be observed as well.  Bring your binoculars.  Cost:  $5 members/ $10 nonmembers.

Tues. August 16, 8 a.m. Finding some migrating sandpipers or warblers will be our focus.  Cost: $5 members/$10 nonmembers.

Tues. July 19, 6p.m. Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz as we look for different species of birds.  We might find newly fledged young birds.  Cost:  $5 members/ $10 nonmembers.

Wed. June 29, 6 p.m. Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz as we look for different species of birds.  We might find newly fledged young birds.  Cost:  $5 members/ $10 nonmembers.

Sun., June 19, 2 p.m. Sun., July  17, 2 p.m. Sun., Aug. 21, 2 p.m. Longtime volunteer and naturalist Fran Baranski and other Center volunteers will lead walks on the Bafflin Sanctuary and Wyndham Land Trust properties.  Walk for fun and exercise, visiting different locations each week. A tracking lesson will no doubt present itself.  […]