Annual Meeting

Member Celebration & Annual Meeting

September 12, 2026

Every year, NH Audubon holds its annual gathering to bring members together for a day of outings, awards and to celebrate the year’s accomplishments. Join us for a day of celebration and community at NH Audubon’s McLane Center in Concord.

Schedule for the Day:

9:00 am: Welcome and Morning Bird Outing

Begin this day of celebration with some time spent on our Silk Farm Sanctuary property. Join one of our tour group leaders in searching for fall plants, migrating birds (or those prepping for overwintering in New Hampshire), and possibly some late-season butterflies like the Great Spangled Fritillary or American Lady. Routes may include Silk Farm Rd. and bike path, where many songbirds can be found, trails around the old orchard and to Turkey Pond, and around our All Persons Trail for anyone who would enjoy a more level stroll.

10:30 am: Business Meeting

11:00 am: NH Audubon presents “Meet Our Raptors”

NH Audubon staff care for and work alongside three animal ambassador raptors: A female Barred Owl, a male Red-tailed Hawk, and a male Turkey Vulture. Learn about these spectacular birds both as a species and as individuals and find out more about how our Environmental Educators partner with animal ambassadors to help connect the community with a deeper appreciation of wildlife.

12:00 pm: Picnic Lunch (provided)

1:00 pm: President’s Address

1:30 pm: Annual Awards

2:30 pm: Keynote Address – Loons in New Hampshire with Harry Vogel, LPC

This event is open to the public, but only current New Hampshire Audubon members are eligible to vote during the Business Meeting. Join or renew your membership today!

Not sure of your membership status? Email our member services department or call (603) 224-9909 x310.

Keynote Speaker: Harry Vogel

Senior Biologist/Executive Director, Loon Preservation Committee

Harry has been studying loons for a few dozen years, as a researcher and then Project Biologist for the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey of Birds Canada, then as Senior Biologist/Executive Director of the Loon Preservation Committee. He is the Chair of the Northeast Loon Study Working Group, a consortium of government and non-governmental organizations from throughout the New England states and the Canadian eastern provinces working on issues affecting loons and other wildlife in the northeast. Harry also helped to develop a relational database to house 50+ years of data on loon abundance, productivity and mortality in New Hampshire.

He is a biologist by training but now spends too much time behind a desk fighting mounds of paperwork. He ducks these responsibilities and gets out into the field to ‘keep his hand in’ as much as he possibly can.”

Photo: Hawkwatching during an annual meeting field trip, by Dyanna Smith.

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