April Field Trip: Spring Seacoast Migrants
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Plum Island, MA
Saturday, April 21, 8 am – 4:30 pm
April is a good time to see migrating ducks and early shorebirds. Pack snacks and a lunch for the day. There is a $5.00 entrance fee into the refuge and no pets allowed. Meet at the Exit 7 Park and Ride on the hill behind Granite Inn. www.fws.gov/northeast/parkerriver/ Please contact Richard to register and/or for directions to meet the group at the destination.
Richard Bielawski 603-429-2537 or rbielawski@mac.com
April Program: Heisenberg and Hawkwatching
Wednesday, April 18, 7pm
Nashua Public Library, Downstairs Theater Room
Get ready for spring migration. Come enjoy this program presented by Henry Walters, official Hawkwatch counter, rehabilitator, and activist. Henry is also the co-author (Julie Brown) of the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory Report for 2010. http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=320 This is free event is open to the public. No registration is necessary, but if you would like more information, contact Richard Maloon 424-5621 or richard.maloon@att.net
Ponemah Bog Work Day
Saturday, April 28, 9 am to Noon
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! Please come and lend a hand for our annual work day. We will be sprucing up the bog trails and boardwalks for all to enjoy. Contact Jack Gleason 603-673-3177 to sign up/be notified if weather cancellation is necessary
MAY EARLY MORNING BIRD WALKS
Focusing on spring warblers and other songbirds.Bring binoculars, bug spray/water. Prepare for mud. Walks will meet at the destination. For directions contact Richard Bielawski 603-429-2537 or rbielawski@mac.com
Horse Hill Nature Preserve, Palmeri Dr, Merrimack
Saturday, May 5, 6:30 am to 10:30 am
Mines Falls Park, in back of the Millyard, Nashua
Sunday, May 6, 6:30 am to 10:30 am
Beaver Brook Association Maple Hill Barn, Hollis
Saturday May 12, 6:30 am to 10:30 am
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May Program
Nashua Public Library,
Downstairs Theater Room
Wednesday, May 16, 7:00 pm
Black Bear Happenings in New Hampshire
Edward Boyle, Volunteer Wildlife Steward for NH Fish & Game, will present the natural history of bears in New Hampshire, research taking place, and how this research is used to manage our bear population. www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/wildlife.htm
This is free event is open to the public. No registration is necessary, but if you would like more information, contact Richard Maloon 424-5621 or richard.maloon@att.net
Spring Bird Count
Saturday, May 19
Participation times and locations established by each participant or group; tally at 5 pm
The Nashaway Chapter will be coordinating a spring count of bird species coinciding with NH Audubon’s statewide annual Birdathon.. Participants can set their own schedules for early morning or afternoon walks. The tally will be held at Beaver Brook’s Brown Lane Barn in Hollis. Register with Richard Bielawski at 429-2537 or rbielawski@mac.com or Ralph Andrews at 889-3222.
June Field Trip
Sunday, June 10, 6 am to 11 am
Benson Park, 27 Kimball Hill Road, Hudson
Formerly Benson’s Wild Animal Farm, Benson Park has been getting a makeover by Hudson residents to develop the park for passive recreation. Join us on our annual trip here along the many trails that wind through the diverse habitats of this historic site. http://www.hudsonnh.gov/boards/bensons
June Program
Wednesday, June 20, 7pm
Nashua Public Library, Downstairs Theater Room
Backyard Photography in Nashua
Master Decorative Artist, author, gardener, photographer and Nashaway member Deanne Fortnam presents her striking photographs of birds, all taken in her hometown of Nashua, many right in her own backyard. You will be surprised at the number and variety of species that Deanne has photographed locally. To preview some of Deanne’s photographs, visit http://deanneart.com/ and select footer link Deanne’s Other Hobbies
This is free event is open to the public. No registration is necessary, but if you would like more information, contact Richard Maloon 424-5621 or richard.maloon@att.net
Ponemah Bog Walks – meet at the bog
These short guided tours introduce visitors to the bog’s distinctive features, plants, birds and dragonflies. Leaders will identify special adaptations of the flora and fauna and the natural history that distinguishes the bog from other wetlands. For more information Contact Jack Gleason 603-673-3177. To learn more about the bog and/or for directions, download the brochure http://www.nhstateparks.org/uploads/pdf/Quest-PonemahBogMap.pdf
Bog Plants & Adaptations Saturday, May 19, 9 am led by Jack Gleason
Saturday, June 2, 8 am led by NH Audubon Director Phil Brown
Saturday, June 9, 8am led by NH Audubon Senior Biologist Laura Deming
Bog Plants & Adaptations Saturday, June 30, 8 am led by Jack Gleason
Saturday, July 21, 10 am led by NH Audubon Senior Biologist Pam Hunt
Saturday, August 4, 10 am led by Bird and Dragonfly Enthusiast Tom Young
