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Connecticut Bobolink and Wildlife Festival: Session 2 - Keynote Presentations, Educational Exhibits, and Afternoon Bird Walk In-Person
Attend some or all sessions!
9:00 AM View educational and exhibit tables, free raffles
Keynote Presentations
9:45 to 12:00 noon Morning Presentations
* The Connecticut Bird Atlas That Involved Almost a Thousand Volunteer Birders with Craig Repasz, Lights Out Connecticut, and Min Huang, DEEP
*The Wangunk People Living Near the Connecticut River in 17th and 18th Century: Their Food, Medicine, and Political Importance with Kathy Hermes, publisher Connecticut Explored magazine
*The Relationship of Native Plants and Bird Survival with Kathy Meyering, Master Gardener
12:15 - 1:00 PM Light Lunch from Carmine's Pizza - View exhibit tables
(Lunch Workshop, Session 3 Separate registration for the Making of The Fledgling 4 with Joe Gowac Photography. Must register separately for Session 3.)
Afternoon Bird Walk
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM Count the Bobolinks and More About Habitats At Frederick White Farm
A bird/nature walk with Celeste Echlin and Deborah Evans
Location: Frederick White Farm
70 Maple Ave.
Durham, CT
*Age: Adults or youth with parent/guardian
*Bring your binoculars, drinking water, bug repellent and wear waterproof shoes or boots.
*No dogs.
*Vortex binoculars are available through a CVEF grant for check-out at the Durham Public Library and Middlefield Levi E. Coe Library during their business hours. Binoculars will be available to borrow at the walk.
- Date:
- Saturday, July 12, 2025
- Time:
- 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Durham Community Center- 144 Pickett Lane Durham, CT 06422
- Audience:
- Adults ( or ages 19+) General Interest
- Categories:
- In-Person Offsite Program