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CT Bobolink and Wildlife Festival in Durham

  • Durham Community Center 144 Pickett Lane Durham, CT, 06422 United States (map)

The Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society will have a special booth at the Connecticut Bobolink and Wildlife Festival in Durham!

Register for FREE fun sessions to learn about the migratory songbird the bobolink, other wildlife, and more! https://www.ctbirding.org/eventcal/birding-for-pleasure-2025-connecticut-bobolink-and-wildlife-festival-in-durham/2025-07-12/

Guidelines:

  • Adults, or youth with parent/guardian

  • Bring your binoculars, drinking water, bug repellent and wear waterproof shoes or boots

  • No dogs 

  • A few Vortex binoculars will be available to borrow through a CVEF grant

Here is the schedule of sessions for Saturday, July 12:

Morning Bird Walk at Frederick White Farm

Time: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Location: Frederick White Farm - 70 Maple Ave Durham, CT
Register: https://durhamlibrary.libcal.com/event/14558215
“Count the Bobolinks and More” - A bird/nature walk with Melissa Baston and Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society

Presentations, Exhibit Tables, Free Raffles at the Durham Community Center

Time: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Durham Community Center – 144 Pickett Lane, Durham, CT

Morning: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote Presentations, Exhibits, free prizes at the Durham Community Center and an afternoon bird walk around 2:15PM.
Register: https://durhamlibrary.libcal.com/event/14558448

  • The Connecticut Bird Atlas That Involved Almost a Thousand Volunteer Birders with Craig Repasz, Lights Out Connecticut and Min Huang, DEEP

  • The Wangunk People Living Near the Connecticut River in 17th and 18th Century: Their Food, Medicine and Political Importance with Kathy Hermes, publisher Connecticut Explored magazine

  • The Relationship of Native Plants and Bird Survival with Kathy Meyering, Master Gardener 

Afternoon: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Register: https://durhamlibrary.libcal.com/event/14558492

  • Lunchtime workshop - The Making of The Fledgling 4 with Joe Gowac Photography & Light Lunch - View exhibit tables

  • Every Small or Large Space of Meadows Count for Wildlife with Peter Picone, DEEP

Afternoon Bird Walk at Frederick White Farm

Time: 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Frederick White Farm - 70 Maple Ave Durham, CT
Register: https://durhamlibrary.libcal.com/event/14558448
Count the Bobolinks and More About Habitats At Frederick White Farm - A bird/nature walk with Celeste Echlin and Debbie Evans 

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