NH Audubon

The State of New Hampshire’s Birds with Dr. Pamela Hunt
2023-09-07 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
In the last 50 years, scientists estimate that North America has lost roughly 3 billion birds, meaning that there are only three quarters as many birds around as there used to be. New Hampshire Audubon has been tracking bird populations for almost as long, and in our “State of the Birds” report we present a summary of how birds are doing here in the Granite State. Almost 300 species occur regularly here, and this report outlines general population trends, major threats facing birds and their habitats, and some of the conservation strategies that might help them recover. The bad news is that birds are declining here as well. The good news is that there are things we can do about it.
This presentation is available in a hybrid format. You are welcome to join us in-person at the Massabesic Center in Auburn, or virtually via Zoom! Please indicate your preference in the ticket options below.
This program will take place rain or shine.
Presenter:
Dr. Pamela Hunt, NH Audubon Senior Biologist for Avian Conservation
Cost:
$12 for NH Audubon members
$15 for non-members (Join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.)
Registration Required by September 6, 2023
All ticket purchases will generate a printable ticket with a QR code. In-person check-in is done via sign-up list; please keep the printable ticket with QR code for your records.
Zoom links will be sent to all virtual participants prior to the webinar. The link does not generate immediately, so your patience is appreciated. Every effort will be made to record the presentation for registered attendees who miss the livestream.
For accessibility requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman, at kwhiteman@nhaudubon.org.
The NH Audubon Scientist Series features our Senior Biologists sharing their research and data in monthly presentations at Massabesic Center during 2023.

Extending the Gardening Season Workshop
2023-09-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Are you sad to see the summer end with the last of your vegetable garden bounty? Fear not! Fall can also be a great time to keep your gardens in production by extending the growing season. Whether you have already planted for this fall or want to plan for the next, this workshop will cover what vegetables grow best in the fall, how to protect your crops from frosts and freezes, and how overwintering certain crops can take your growing season even further.
This workshop will include indoor and outdoor components and some hands-on planting and use of various row cover, weather permitting. Dress for a short walk over grassy, flat, but uneven terrain. Bring garden gloves if you have them.
As a bonus, check out our Annual Fall Plant Sale before or after the workshop!
Presenter: Steph Sosinski is a Home Horticulture Program Manager with UNH Extension.
Cost:
$10 for NH Audubon Members and UNH Extension Master Gardeners.
$15 for non-members (Join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.)
Register here.
Registration required by September 7.
For accessibility requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman via email.
This program is brought to you through an ongoing partnership between New Hampshire Audubon and University of New Hampshire Extension’s Master Gardener Program. The Demonstration Gardens at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center provide a place for sharing best practices in eco-friendly home and community gardening, to benefit human health and well-being, and wildlife habitat.
Photo: Massabesic Center Gardens, NH Audubon

Composting for Home Gardeners Workshop
2023-09-28 17:00 - 18:30 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Composting is the process of recycling organic debris into material that both reduces items in the waste stream and creates a useful garden product. Participants will gain information about the science of composting, how to compost successfully and how to create and use their own compost system.
This workshop will include indoor and outdoor presentations and display the compost station at the Demonstration Garden. Dress for a short walk over grassy, flat, but uneven terrain. Bring garden gloves if you have them.
Presenters: UNH Extension Advanced Master Gardener Ron Trexler and Master Gardener Tabor Browder will co-lead this workshop.
Cost:
$10 for NH Audubon members and UNH Extension Master Gardeners
$15 for non-members (Join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.)
Register here. Registration required by September 26, 2023
For accessibility requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman via email.
This program is brought to you through an ongoing partnership between New Hampshire Audubon and University of New Hampshire Extension’s Master Gardener Program. The Demonstration Gardens at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center provide a place for sharing best practices in eco-friendly home and community gardening, to benefit human health and well-being, and wildlife habitat.

Putting the Garden to Bed
2023-10-04 17:30 - 19:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
During this presentation attendees will learn the steps necessary to properly prepare their gardens for winter, including: finishing off annuals and vegetable beds, preparing perennial beds to reduce pests and disease, overwintering non-hardy plants, readying ornamental shrubs and evergreens to survive various winter conditions, and tending to tools and supplies.
Presenter: Ron Trexler, Advanced UNH Extension Master Gardener.
Cost:
$10 for NH Audubon members and UNH Extension Master Gardeners
$15 for non-members (Join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.)
Register here. Registration required by October 2, 2023.
For accessibility requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman via email.
This program is brought to you through an ongoing partnership between New Hampshire Audubon and University of New Hampshire Extension’s Master Gardener Program. The Demonstration Gardens at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center provide a place for sharing best practices in eco-friendly home and community gardening, to benefit human health and well-being, and wildlife habitat.

Resurgence of Bald Eagles in New Hampshire with Chris Martin-Canceled
2023-10-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
This program examines the dramatic Bald Eagle population recovery in New Hampshire and describes management efforts and partnerships that have helped eagles. Chris Martin has been a raptor biologist for NH Audubon for more than three decades. His work focuses on recovery of the state’s endangered and threatened raptors in close collaboration with NH Fish & Game. He recruits, trains, and supervises an enthusiastic corps of NH Audubon volunteer field observers who monitor these species across the state.
This presentation is available in a hybrid format. You are welcome to join us in-person at the Massabesic Center in Auburn, or virtually via Zoom! Please indicate your preference in the ticket options below.
This program will take place rain or shine.
Presenter:
Chris Martin, NH Audubon Senior Biologist – Raptors
Cost:
$12 for NH Audubon members
$15 for non-members (Join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.)
Registration Required by October 4, 2023
All ticket purchases will generate a printable ticket with a QR code. In-person check-in is done via sign-up list; please keep the printable ticket with QR code for your records.
Zoom links will be sent to all virtual participants prior to the webinar. The link does not generate immediately, so your patience is appreciated. Every effort will be made to record the presentation for registered attendees who miss the livestream.
For accessibility requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman, at kwhiteman@nhaudubon.org.
The NH Audubon Scientist Series features our Senior Biologists sharing their research and data in monthly presentations at Massabesic Center during 2023.

Introduction to Pelagic Wildlife
2023-10-06 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Link, United States
Join NH Audubon for a deep dive into pelagic wildlife watching! The word pelagic references the ocean. In this webinar, we will focus on birds often seen at sea. We’ll discuss frequent and hoped-for sightings associated with NH Audubon’s biannual Pelagic Trip, which sets sail every spring and fall. Whether you’re joining us on the boat this fall, or planning a seafaring adventure of your own, this webinar will teach you the basics of identifying common pelagic birds (and whales) found off NH’s coast.
This workshop is free to all Pelagic Trip attendees.
Presenter:
NH Audubon volunteer and avid birder Jon Woolf will give an introductory webinar on Friday, October 6th, 8pm-9pm
For mobility, sensory, behavioral, or other accessibility accommodations, please contact Massabesic Center Director Kimmie Whiteman
Cost:
FREE for registered Pelagic Trip attendees
$5 for NHA Members
$6 for Non-members (Join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.)
Registration Required.
NH Audubon’s ticket system utilizes PayPal to process payments. Users are not required to use PayPal to check out; a guest option is provided. PayPal is a trusted way to pay online.
Zoom links for the webinar will be sent to all participants one day before the webinar, and again one hour before the webinar.

Photo: Great Shearwater, Amanda Boyd, USFWS

Tracking the Signs of the Season: Exploring Phenology with Diane De Luca
2023-10-26 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom Link, United States
What do budding wildflowers, metamorphosing frogs, and migrating hawks have in common? They are all undergoing life cycle phases that can be affected by climate change. Have you ever made notes about the first peeper you heard calling, the arrival of your first warbler, or your first sighting of a mourning cloak butterfly? Then you have been monitoring phenology! Documenting stories in our own backyards contributes to the impacts of climate change. This online presentation will share a nationwide effort to monitor these life cycle events, the phenology project at NH Audubon, and opportunities for you to get involved.
This presentation will take place virtually via Zoom.
Presenter:
Diane De Luca, Senior Biologist
Cost:
$12 for NH Audubon members
$15 for non-members (Join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.)
Registration Required by October 25, 2023
This event has been rescheduled from the original date of February 23rd.
All ticket purchases will generate a printable ticket with a QR code. Please keep the printable ticket with QR code for your records.
Zoom links will be sent to all virtual participants prior to the webinar. The link does not generate immediately, so your patience is appreciated. Every effort will be made to record the presentation for registered attendees who miss the livestream.
For accessibility requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman, at kwhiteman@nhaudubon.org.
The NH Audubon Scientist Series features our Senior Biologists sharing their research and data in monthly presentations at Massabesic Center during 2023.

Monarch Migration: How Radio-tagging Informs Conservation with Diane De Luca
2023-11-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom Link, United States
The last generation of monarchs travel south to overwinter in central Mexico. A journey close to 3000 miles. The placement of tiny Nanotags on migrating monarch butterflies is part of the larger Motus Project, a global migration tracking system that NH Audubon and many partners are expanding in the Northeast. Tracking information helps determine phenology, travel speeds, and migration routes of the tagged monarchs. During this online presentation, we will share what we have learned in the last two years of tagging monarchs and how this helps inform conservation.
This presentation will take place virtually via Zoom.
Presenter:
Diane De Luca, NH Audubon Senior Biologist
Cost:
$12 for NH Audubon members
$15 for non-members (Join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.)
Registration Required by November 8, 2023
All ticket purchases will generate a printable ticket with a QR code; please keep the printable ticket with QR code for your records.
Zoom links will be sent to all virtual participants prior to the webinar. The link does not generate immediately, so your patience is appreciated. Every effort will be made to record the presentation for registered attendees who miss the livestream.
For accessibility requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman, at kwhiteman@nhaudubon.org.
The NH Audubon Scientist Series features our Senior Biologists sharing their research and data in monthly presentations at Massabesic Center during 2023.

Birding Northern Coos County
2023-11-12 14:00 - 15:30 | McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Join author and naturalist Robert A. Quinn for a talk on the best places to bird in Northern Coos County, NH. Bob will share highlights from the newly published guide “Birding Northern Coos County” including birding hotspots and what to expect each season of the year. The guide will be on sale for purchase ($19.95). Important Note: Books will be for sale at the event for cash or check ONLY (sorry, no credit cards).
This is a free event and all are welcome. Please RSVP below. To register for the webinar if you would like to attend remotely please use the registration link below. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email. Please be sure to RSVP on this page as well in case we need to update you on any information about the event.
Register for remote attendance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KKJWbIJfQg-h50Dl9Zrxmw

The Rusty Blackbird: Elusive Denizen of Northern Wetlands with Dr. Carol Foss
2023-12-07 18:30 - 19:30 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
The Rusty Blackbird is a species of conservation concern that spends its entire life cycle in North America. New Hampshire Audubon has been studying a breeding population of Rusty Blackbirds in northern New Hampshire and adjacent Maine since 2010. This presentation presents basic natural history of the species and shares what we have learned during more than a decade of following these intriguing birds through northern swamps and softwood thickets.
This presentation is available in a hybrid format. You are welcome to join us in-person at the Massabesic Center in Auburn, or virtually via Zoom! Please indicate your preference in the ticket options below.
This program will take place rain or shine.
Presenter:
Dr. Carol Foss, NH Audubon Senior Advisor for Science and Policy
Cost:
$12 for NH Audubon members
$15 for non-members (Join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.)
Registration Required by December 6, 2023
All ticket purchases will generate a printable ticket with a QR code; please keep the printable ticket with QR code for your records.
Zoom links will be sent to all virtual participants prior to the webinar. The link does not generate immediately, so your patience is appreciated. Every effort will be made to record the presentation for registered attendees who miss the livestream.
For accessibility requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman, at kwhiteman@nhaudubon.org.
The NH Audubon Scientist Series features our Senior Biologists sharing their research and data in monthly presentations at Massabesic Center during 2023.

Winter Sowing of Native Plants
2024-01-20 09:30 - 11:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Winter is a great time to sow native seeds. Many native seeds need to be exposed to prolonged cold and moist conditions to break their dormancy and germinate. Join us as we introduce you to native plants and guide you through this hands-on, 6-step process. You’ll leave with a pot of native perennial seeds that will grow all year and be ready to plant in your garden next fall.
Presenter:
Donna Miller, UNH Extension Advanced Master Gardener
Stacey Scaccia, UNH Ext Master Gardener
Cost:
$10 for NH Audubon members and UNH Extension Master Gardeners
$15 for non-members (Join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.)
Register here. Registration required by January 16, 2023.
For accessibility requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman via email.
This program is brought to you through an ongoing partnership between New Hampshire Audubon and University of New Hampshire Extension’s Master Gardener Program. The Demonstration Gardens at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center provide a place for sharing best practices in eco-friendly home and community gardening, to benefit human health and well-being, and wildlife habitat.

Garden Strong – How to Stay Healthy as a Gardener
2024-02-17 09:30 - 11:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Are you a gardener who spends so much time digging, weeding, watering, and hauling mulch that you are sore and tired at the end of the day? Learn some simple and important techniques for reducing stress on your body so you can garden without pain or injury. You’ll also be introduced to some adaptive tools that will make gardening easier for anyone. Gardening strong and smart is the key to being able to continue to grow plants for many years.
Presenter:
Patti Buck, retired Physical Therapist and UNH Extension Master Gardener and Doris Buco, certified Therapeutic Horticulturalist and UNH Extension Master Gardener
Cost:
$10 for NH Audubon members and UNH Extension Master Gardeners
$15 for non-members (Join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.)
Register here. Registration required by February 15, 2023.
For accessibility requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman via email.
This program is brought to you through an ongoing partnership between New Hampshire Audubon and University of New Hampshire Extension’s Master Gardener Program. The Demonstration Gardens at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center provide a place for sharing best practices in eco-friendly home and community gardening, to benefit human health and well-being, and wildlife habitat.

NestWatch Volunteer Training: Bluebird Monitoring
2024-04-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Learn about and get involved in a community science project to monitor field-nesting birds at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center! This workshop focuses on Eastern Bluebirds and Tree Swallows, and will teach you identification, natural history, conservation status and how to collect data as a NestWatch Monitor.
We will begin in the classroom at 10am with a break for lunch (please bring your own lunch and water). After lunch, we’ll head outside for the last hour to learn the trails and nest box locations, clean out residual nest materials from last year, and practice field identification of early season birds.
NH Audubon Massabesic Center is home to almost 100 monitored nest boxes. NestWatch Monitors are expected to contribute one to two hours each week from April to August to record data in their designated sections.
Workshop participants are not required to become NestWatch Monitors; you can learn the process and take your new skills with you anywhere!
Presenters:
Logan Young, NH Audubon Massabesic Center NestWatch Chapter Coordinator
Bob Krewson, NH Audubon Bluebird Monitor Volunteer Leader
Cost:
Free for NH Audubon members
$5 for nonmembers
Registration Required by April 4, 2024.
Indoor presentation will take place indoors, rain or shine. Outdoor portion will take place unless there is severe weather. Weather notifications will be made via email the day before. Dress for the weather and be prepared to walk up to one mile over mostly flat, but uneven grassy terrain. Bug spray and sunscreen are strongly recommended.
For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman.

NestWatch Volunteer Training: Bluebird Monitoring
2025-04-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Learn about and get involved in a community science project to monitor field-nesting birds at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center! This workshop focuses on Eastern Bluebirds and Tree Swallows and will teach you identification, natural history, conservation status and how to collect data as a NestWatch Monitor.
We will begin in the classroom at 10am with a break for lunch (please bring your own lunch and water). After lunch, we’ll head outside for the last hour to learn the trails and nest box locations, clean out residual nest materials from last year, and practice field identification of early season birds.
NH Audubon Massabesic Center is home to almost 80 monitored nest boxes. NestWatch Monitors are expected to contribute one to two hours each week from April to August to record data in their designated sections.
Workshop participants are not required to become NestWatch Monitors; you can learn the process and take your new skills with you anywhere!
Presenters:

Logan Young, NH Audubon Massabesic Center NestWatch Chapter Coordinator
Bob Krewson, NH Audubon Bluebird Monitor Volunteer Leader

Logan and Bob were awarded the 2024 John Thalheimer Volunteer Award for their dedication to this project. The knowledge they share during this workshop builds from over a decade of research gathered under their leadership.
Cost:

Free! Donations welcome to support our NestWatch program (select “Massabesic NestWatch Program” from the Gift Designation menu).

Support our programs and join or renew your membership today! Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.
Registration Required by April 3, 2025.
Indoor presentation will take place indoors, rain or shine. Outdoor portion will take place unless there is severe weather. Weather notifications will be made via email the day before. Dress for the weather and be prepared to walk up to one mile over mostly flat, but uneven grassy terrain. Bug spray and sunscreen are strongly recommended.
For accommodation requests, please contact Massabesic Center Director, Kimmie Whiteman.
