NH Audubon

Concord Area Beginner Bird Walks - May 27
2022-05-27 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Samuel Myron Chase Wildlife Sanctuary, Jewett Road, Hopkinton, NH, 03229, United States
Beginner Bird Walks: Concord Area
8am Samuel Myron Chase Wildlife Sanctuary, Hopkinton. Park at Jewett Road South entrance for Brown/Robinson Trail.
Parking Area: https://goo.gl/maps/XsZ9MPUCdG4gMgUN8
Join NH Audubon for a birding walk along trails in the Concord area.
This is a 1-2 hour-long, informal birding walk that explores trails in the Concord area with Mark Suomala, experienced birder and weekly Rare Bird Alert compiler. All ages and skill levels of birders are welcome. If you are new to birding, come and learn the basics! If you are an avid birder, come to learn new techniques, network with other birders, or share your expertise with the group.
Cost: $8 Members/$10 Non-members. Registration is required; please purchase your tickets (below), although there are no actual hard-copy tickets.
Wear sturdy shoes, and bring binoculars, sunscreen (or rain gear), and bug repellent. Please leave pets at home. Several pairs of binoculars will be available for you to use on the walk at no extra cost.
Capacity: 20 people

Photo: White-throated Sparrow (Mark Suomala).

Birding Walk at Massabesic Center
2022-05-27 08:00 - 09:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Join NH Audubon for a birding walk along the trails at Massabesic Center (MAC) in Auburn.
This is an hour-long, informal birding walk that begins at MAC and explores the trails with Slater, Massabesic Center’s Education Coordinator. All ages and skill levels of birders are welcome. If you are new to birding, come and learn the basics! If you are an avid birder, come to learn new techniques, network with other birders, or share your expertise with the group.
Cost: $8 Members/$10 Non-members. Registration is required; please purchase your tickets (below), although there are no actual hard-copy tickets.
Photo- Red-bellied Woodpecker by Pam Hunt

Photography Workshop at Massabesic Center
2022-05-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Date: May 26th, 5:00pm-6:30pm
Price: $12 for members, $15 for non-members
Join local nature photographer, Tracy Brunner, at the Massabesic Center for a late afternoon photo hike along Massabesic Lake. The walk will start at the Center and continue on the trails to photograph the beautiful lakeshore landscapes and the local wildlife. During the workshop, Tracy will discuss tips for getting the most out of your landscape photographs, will provide suggestions for camera settings and creative compositions, and answer your photography questions.
Recommended Equipment:
· Camera with spare batteries
· Comfortable walking shoes

· Wide, standard, or zoom lenses (any will will work)
· Tripod (optional)
· Polarizer or neutral density filters (optional)

Photo credit: Tracy Brunner

Nature Interpreted Art Exhibition
2022-05-26 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-25 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-24 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-20 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-19 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-18 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-17 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-13 11:00 - 16:00 and 3 more dates | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Calling upon each artist’s distinct “Spirit of the Maker”, the Nature Interpreted exhibition at New Hampshire Audubon’s Massabesic Center showcases the unique methods and techniques of three League of NH Craftsmen juried members. Participants include photographer Alicia Bergeron, intaglio printmaker J. Ann Eldridge and serigraphic printmaker William Mitchell. The exhibition opens with a reception on April 30th from 2-4pm and continues at Massabesic Center through May 29th.

Massabesic Center is open for the public to view this installation Tuesday – Friday 11am-4pm.
Special hours for the opening reception are Saturday April 30th from 2-4pm.
Additional open hours will be Saturday, May 7, 9am-11am and Sunday, May 29, 9am-2pm

Brockway Nature Outing for Preschool Ages
2022-05-24 10:00 - 10:45, 2022-05-10 10:00 - 10:45 | Brockway Nature Preserve, Farrington Corner Road, Hopkinton, NH, United States
Join New Hampshire Audubon at Brockway Nature Preserve in Hopkinton for nature exploration with your 3-5 year old. The programs will be held the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Each Tuesday will be an exciting theme relating to the seasons and wildlife (see below). It will begin at 10am and run for about 45 minutes.
This is an outdoor location with no bathroom facilities. Please dress children for the weather and be ready to walk on the trail, sit on logs and the ground, and dig in the dirt!
Programs will be cancelled if poor weather is predicted during the program time, participants will be notified by email.
Directions: To find the meeting circle, park at the Brockway Nature Preserve parking area along Farrington Corners Road in Hopkinton, then follow the entrance trail across the bridge to the circle. For detailed directions, visit hop-kintonconservaland.org/Brockway-preserve.
Cost: Free to Hopkinton Residents*; Non-resident NH Audubon members: $5/family; Non-resident non-members: $10/family
Registration is required. For questions, please email Shelby Morelli.
Maximum: 10 children
*Thanks to an endowment from Dorothy Brockway Osborn this program is free for Hopkinton Residents.
Themes:
November 23: Oh Deer!
December 14: Evergreens and Cones
December 28: Sleepy Critters
January 11: Wildlife Homes
January 25: Who made that Track?
February 8: Flighted Friends
February 22: Animal Babies
March 8: Hide and Seek
March 22: Welcome Spring!
April 12: Who lives in a Shell?
April 26: Busy Beavers
May 10: Who lives in the Pond?
May 24: Insect Investigation

Watering Your Garden with Drip Irrigation
2022-05-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Learn to conserve water, uniformly irrigate, reduce weed and disease pressure, and save time.
Join us for a workshop on how to install a drip irrigation system for a vegetable or annual flower garden. Find out how to design and construct an irrigation system, what materials are needed, best practices for water management, maintaining and troubleshooting a system, and how to take advantage of drip irrigation to grow healthy and productive plants. This workshop will include hands-on demonstration of setting up a drip irrigation system. Open to the gardening public.
Instructor- Pamela Hargest, Horticulture Professional for UMaine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County
Space is limited to 30 participants
Fee: $15/person; $10/NHA member or Extension volunteer
Register here: https://learnforlife.unh.edu/portal/events/reg/participantTypeSelection.do?method=load&entityId=223565407

Concord Area Beginner Bird Walks - May 22
2022-05-22 08:00 - 10:00 | West Locke Road, 27 Locke Road, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Beginner Bird Walks: Concord Area
8am West Locke Road (dirt), Concord. Park along Locke Road (paved road) and do not block gate on dirt road.
Join NH Audubon for a birding walk along trails in the Concord area.
This is a 1-2 hour-long, informal birding walk that explores trails in the Concord area with Mark Suomala, experienced birder and weekly Rare Bird Alert compiler. All ages and skill levels of birders are welcome. If you are new to birding, come and learn the basics! If you are an avid birder, come to learn new techniques, network with other birders, or share your expertise with the group.
Cost: $8 Members/$10 Non-members. Registration is required; please purchase your tickets (below), although there are no actual hard-copy tickets.
Wear sturdy shoes, and bring binoculars, sunscreen (or rain gear), and bug repellent. Please leave pets at home. Several pairs of binoculars will be available for you to use on the walk at no extra cost.
Capacity: 20 people

Google Maps Pin: https://goo.gl/maps/Ytt2rjJ52mN8e4MU8

Photo: White-throated Sparrow (Mark Suomala).

Native Plants and the Pollinators They Attract
2022-05-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Link, United States
Native Plants and the Pollinators they Attract
Thursday, May 19: 7-8:15pm
Cost: Free
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Pollinators have evolved with native plants, and most pollinators feed on specific plant species. Hummingbirds tend to favor long, tubular flowers, while short-tongued bees prefer more open-faced flowers. Learn how you can attract and support a maximum diversity of pollinators in your landscape by carefully selecting native plants that serve a variety of pollinating insect and animal needs.
Emma Erler is a horticulturist at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center. Her expertise is in ecological landscaping and native plants, and she provides educational programming on numerous gardening topics, including gardening for pollinators and wildlife. She also manages the Kirkwood Gardens in Holderness, NH, a free public garden that is open daily, which focuses on beautiful and sustainable landscape practices.
New Hampshire Audubon Pollinator Speaker Series: Celebrating and Engaging in Pollinator Conservation
Join New Hampshire Audubon for our 2022 Pollinator Webinar series as we celebrate Pollinator Conservation. This series seeks to inspire involvement and engagement in pollinator conservation through close focus programs that will allow participants to gain a deeper understanding and knowledge of pollinators and the plants they depend on. Programs are free to the public, streamed via Zoom, YouTube, and Facebook Live. Presentations are supported by a grant from the Benjamin and Gertrude Couch Trusts.
The Pollinator Series will kick off on Earth Day, Friday April 22 and culminate with a Pollinator BioBlitz at the McLane Center in Concord, NH on June 25.

BBW Pickering Ponds
2022-05-18 07:00 - 12:00 | NH
An encore of the very popular Pickering Ponds walk on May 8. One of the top 10 birding spots in New Hampshire, this walk will traverse Rochester city park trails along the Cocheco River and around the former wastewater treatment settling ponds. Meet at the Pickering Ponds parking area at 7am. The entrance is about a mile south of the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on Pickering Road (opposite mailbox #374). Contact: Dan Hubbard at danielhubbard@peoplepc.com or 603-978-0218.
This field trip will be limited to 20 participants. Visit the Seacoast Chapter website for event details and to sign up.

Beginner Bird Walks (BBW)
The NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter will have six Beginner Bird Walks (BBW) this spring, 2022. Although these walks are geared with the beginner birder in mind, birders of all levels of expertise are encouraged to participate and share their experiences. Children are gladly welcome with an adult. Participants should be fully vaccinated and are encouraged to bring binoculars, water, insect repellent, and sunscreen.

Resilient Raptors Webinar
2022-05-17 19:00 - 20:00 | NH
Hatching, Hunting & Chick Development
This webinar discusses the rapid stages of development expected to occur in the short six-weeks between hatching and fledging and the demands placed on each breeding pair by their ravenous offspring. Hunting techniques, food webs, and raptor digestion will be covered before we wrap up with the dissection of an owl pellet.
Attendees wishing to follow along are invited to pick up individual pellets free of charge thanks to a generous grant provided by the Dorr Foundation!
Pellets and accompanying diagrams will be available at the Manchester City Library, the Concord Public Library, or the Massabesic Audubon Center in Auburn starting on May 3rd. While pellets are free, they are limited to one per household.
To register for the webinar please click the registration link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DeX-PW7QSTqXQntam-pGTg
Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email as well as an email with the Zoom link a day before and an hour before the actual webinar begins.
Follow along as we monitor the Manchester Peregrine Falcon pair at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsV9g-VmTpw

20th Annual Migratory Bird Day Walk at Pondicherry
2022-05-17 07:00 - 15:00 | Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary, Presidential Rail Trail, 289 Airport Road, Whitefield, NH, 03598, United States
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Explore Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary with Friends of Pondicherry! Join us for a Migratory Bird Day Walk at the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge. We will meet at the overlook at Airport Marsh on Airport Road in Whitefield at 7am to look for waterfowl and grassland birds. We expect to see Bobolinks, Savanah Sparrows, and several warbler species. At around 8am, we will drive over to the Pondicherry Trailhead at 289 Airport Road and bird the 1.5 miles to Cherry Pond. At Cherry Pond, we will take a side trip to Moorhen Marsh for Marsh Wrens. We will also bird the Little Cherry Pond Trail looking for Black-backed Woodpeckers and Cape May Warblers. On a good day at this time of year, we can expect to see up to 20 species of warblers and 80 or more total species. We will finish the hike by mid-afternoon, although you are welcome to stay as long as you like.
The walk is free, and we will have free 2022 migratory bird day posters available. This year’s theme is Light Pollution and how it affects birds and other wildlife. The total walking distance will be 3-5 miles depending on the side trips you take from Cherry Pond. Most walking will be on a flat rail trail or the easy and flat Little Cherry Pond Trail.
Bring binoculars, water, lunch, and clothing for the weather, and be prepared for black flies. We will have experienced birders assist with this walk.
If you have questions or want to let me know that you are joining us, contact me at David.Govatski@gmail.com
We hope to see you on Tuesday, 17 May 2022, at Pondicherry.
David Govatski
Friends of Pondicherry

Big Day - Massabesic Beginner Bird Walk - May 14
2022-05-14 08:00 - 10:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
8am Massabesic Center, Auburn. Join Doug Bechtel, President of NH Audubon, for a birding walk along the trails and meadows for BIG DAY IN MAY!
This is a 1-2 hour-long, informal birding walk. All ages and skill levels of birders are welcome. If you are new to birding, come and learn the basics! If you are an avid birder, come to learn new techniques, network with other birders, or share your expertise with the group.
Cost: free. Registration is required; please RSVP (below), although there are no actual hard-copy tickets.
Wear sturdy shoes, and bring binoculars, sunscreen (or rain gear), and bug repellent. Please leave pets at home. Several pairs of binoculars will be available for you to use on the walk.
Capacity: 20 people

Photo: White-throated Sparrow (Mark Suomala).

Jack Gleason Memorial Nature Walk at Ponemah Bog
2022-05-14 08:00 - 10:00 | Ponemah Bog Wildlife Sanctuary, Rhodora Drive, Amherst, NH, United States
Join us for the Jack Gleason memorial Nature Walk at Ponemah Bog Wildlife Sanctuary in Amherst. Explore the bog with Gail Coffey and Phil Brown on May 14, starting at 8am. This is a rain or shine event, with a cancel for heavy rain. Limited to 20 attendees; register by May 9, 2022.
Cost: Free, registration required.
Photo: Ponemah Bog (Phil Brown).

Big Day - Concord Area Beginner Bird Walks - May 14
2022-05-14 08:00 - 10:00 | McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Beginner Bird Walks: Concord Area
8am McLane Center, Concord. Turkey Pond trails – BIG DAY IN MAY!
Join NH Audubon for a birding walk along trails in the Concord area.
This is a 1-2 hour-long, informal birding walk that explores trails in the Concord area with Mark Suomala, experienced birder and weekly Rare Bird Alert compiler. All ages and skill levels of birders are welcome. If you are new to birding, come and learn the basics! If you are an avid birder, come to learn new techniques, network with other birders, or share your expertise with the group.
Cost: free. Registration is required; please RSVP (below), although there are no actual hard-copy tickets.
Wear sturdy shoes, and bring binoculars, sunscreen (or rain gear), and bug repellent. Please leave pets at home. Several pairs of binoculars will be available for you to use on the walk.
Capacity: 20 people

Photo: White-throated Sparrow (Mark Suomala).

Big Day in May 2022
2022-05-14 | Statewide, NH
Register to participate in Big Day on May 14, 2022.
Use this link to report on your findings at any time on Saturday and Sunday.
Find out more, here.

Invasive Plant Identification Training
2022-05-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
Calling all volunteers – learn how to identify common invasive plants! Mike Gagnon, Hillsborough County Forester, will teach the basics of plant identification and lead participants through field identification of bittersweet, multiflora rose and more. This workshop is specifically for New Hampshire Audubon volunteers who are interested in getting involved in invasive plant management at NH Audubon’s Massabesic Center and becoming a NH Audubon Invasive Champion. This is the second event in the NH Audubon Invasive Champion Training series. Registration is required. Rain Date: 5/20.
This event may take place inside and outside, please come prepared for either. Bring water, a snack and note-taking materials.
To register visit: https://naturegroupie.org/experiences/invasive-plant-identification-training

Concord Area Beginner Bird Walks - May 13
2022-05-13 08:00 - 10:00 | McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Beginner Bird Walks: Concord Area
8am McLane Center, Concord. Turkey Pond trails.
Join NH Audubon for a birding walk along trails in the Concord area.
This is a 1-2 hour-long, informal birding walk that explores trails in the Concord area with Mark Suomala, experienced birder and weekly Rare Bird Alert compiler. All ages and skill levels of birders are welcome. If you are new to birding, come and learn the basics! If you are an avid birder, come to learn new techniques, network with other birders, or share your expertise with the group.
Cost: $8 Members/$10 Non-members. Registration is required; please purchase your tickets (below), although there are no actual hard-copy tickets.
Wear sturdy shoes, and bring binoculars, sunscreen (or rain gear), and bug repellent. Please leave pets at home. Several pairs of binoculars will be available for you to use on the walk at no extra cost.
Capacity: 20 people

Photo: White-throated Sparrow (Mark Suomala).

Big Day and The State of NH's Birds
2022-05-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Link, United States
Join us on Zoom for a discussion on The State of NH’s Birds and an introduction to Big Day by Dr. Pamela Hunt, from 7-8pm on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Register below to receive the zoom link a few days prior to the event. Registration closes at 6:30pm on May 12.

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.
Register for the talk here, and receive the zoom link.

Birding 201
2022-05-11 19:30 - 20:30 | Seacoast Science Center, Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United States
Seacoast 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, flycatchers, warblers, vireos, and more. Brush up your skills just in time for the spring migration.
Bio: David Blezard started birding in New Hampshire when he first took UNH’s Ornithology course 30 years ago. He then went on to be a teaching assistant for that course, became involved with the Seacoast Chapter of NH Audubon, and has given many talks about birds and birding since. David is the current President and Treasurer of the Seacoast Chapter.
Visit the Seacoast Chapter website for further details and to register for the free zoom talk.
