Chapter Program
The American Prairie Reserve
New Hampshire Audubon Seacoast Chapter Wednesday May 12, 2021 7:30 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada) Zoom Program: The American Prairie Reserve Betsy Robinson and Steve Gehman, who have had careers as wildlife biologists and naturalist guides, will present an introduction to the ongoing effort to create a 3 million acre prairie reserve in central […]
A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds
This event has been cancelled. Stay tuned for a rescheduled date in the future. New Hampshire Audubon Seacoast Chapter Wednesday June 9, 2021 7:30 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada) Zoom Program - A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds Even as scientists make astounding discoveries about the navigational and physiological […]
Birding the Lesser Antilles
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesBob and Dana Fox visited 10 islands in the Lesser Antilles, a chain of islands in the southeast Caribbean in 2020. Their talk will discuss the amazing geology of the region, its rich history of sugar plantations and rum making and its wonderful birds. These islands exhibit a high degree of endemism and each island […]
Avian Protection at NorthWestern Energy in Montana
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesPower companies, wildlife agencies, and conservation organizations have collaborated for decades to reduce bird electrocutions and collisions with power lines. NorthWestern Energy in Montana implements an Avian Protection Plan across its entire electrical system. New power lines are constructed following bird-friendly standards and existing lines are retrofitted with bird protection devices where electrocutions or collisions […]
From Finches to Launching of the Finch Research Network
Zoom Link , United StatesIrruptions of finches from the north in recent years inspired Matthew Young to launch the Finch Research Network (FiRN) in fall 2020. Join us for his lively presentation about redpolls, Evening Grosbeaks, the distribution and ecology of different Red Crossbill flight calls, and the launching of FiRN and its future. November and December Zoom programs […]
A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds
Zoom Link , United StatesEven as scientists make astounding discoveries about the navigational and physiological feats that enable migratory birds to cross immense oceans or fly above the highest mountains, go weeks without sleep or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch, humans have brought many migrants to the brink. Based on his newest book, "A World […]
New Hampshire’s Winter Birds
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesNH Audubon's "Backyard Winter Bird Survey" is a citizen science project that has been collecting data on the state's birds since 1967. In this program, Dr. Pamela Hunt uses the Survey's data to illustrate how populations of our common winter birds have been changing over time. In the process, we'll explore many other aspects of […]
A Multi-Regional Assessment of Eastern Whip-poor-will
Zoom Link , United StatesA Multi-Regional Assessment of Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) Occupancy Within Managed Forests Using Autonomous Recording Units Wednesday, February 9 Over the past half century, many eastern forest birds have experienced significant population declines. These declines have in part been attributed to habitat loss and degradation. State and federal agencies have initiated conservation efforts to improve […]
Insects for Birders
Zoom Link , United StatesSeacoast Chapter Zoom Program Wednesday, March 9 Pick any scene from the drama of birds, the grace and force of flight, the ornaments and audacity of courtship, the absolute joy we get in watching them, and you will find it as well in the drama of insects, played out only a few feet away. With […]
Walden Warming: Climate Change Comes to Thoreau’s Concord
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesSeacoast Chapter Program Wednesday, April 13 Henry David Thoreau was a climate change scientist! For the past 18 years, presenter Professor Richard Primack and his team have been using Thoreau's records from the 1850s and other Massachusetts data sources to document the earlier flowering and leafing out times of plants, the earlier flight times of […]
Birding 201
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesSeacoast Chapter Program Wednesday, May 11 You know the basics, so let's focus on taking things to the next level. This interactive program by David Blezard will teach different tricks and tips, as we spend some time getting to know some of the more challenging groups of birds to identify within the northeastern US: sparrows, […]
Monitoring and Managing New Hampshire’s Piping Plovers
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesSeacoast Chapter Program Wednesday, June 15 Learn about how the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department monitors and manages the federally threatened and state endangered Piping Plover population on Hampton and Seabrook Beaches. From working with town and state officials on beach maintenance to recruiting volunteers, see how […]