Birding For Pleasure To Hold Durham Event

Information via Birding for Pleasure

DURHAM, CT — Birding for Pleasure in Durham/Middlefield
“Count Bobolinks and More”

Monday July 10, 2023 at 8 a.m. - about 11 a.m. FREE

Meet at Durham Meadows (Fredrick White’s Farm open space)
70 Maple Ave
Durham, CT

Heavy rain or lightening cancels

Join us for a fun walk & talk at White's Farm - an important habitat for the Bobolink, a seed-eating bird that travels all the way from South America to nest in the grasses at the farm. Bobolink are a species of special concern in Connecticut so we will learn how to support their nesting success. During this walk we will observe and count the Bobolink and other bird species as we explore the farm fields.

Grassland meadows always produces an assortment of bird species, wild flowers and plants that attract butterflies and other insects. It is the habitat for the rare Black Dash Butterfly and Silver-bordered Fritillary.
The walk around the farm will not be strenuous (mostly flat).

Leslie Bulion and Michael Good, both from Durham, will lead the walk on Monday July 10.
Leslie is a frequent White's Farm birder and member of Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) and Connecticut Audubon. Her award-winning science poetry collections on multi-layered science adventures explores spiders, sea creatures, insects, and more, including "Superlative Birds". Leslie's two newest science poetry books, "Serengeti: Plains of Grass" and "Galapagos: Islands of Change" take readers on poetic tours of two of Earth’s remarkable ecosystems.
Look for her upcoming "Where to Go Birding" article about White's Farm in the August issue of New England's Bird Observer.

Michael Good caught the birding bug in 1997 and has been an active member of the Mattobeseck Audubon chapter since then. He participates in the annual Christmas Bird Count helping several chapters with their bird census work. He is generally fascinated by the incredible variety birds one can find at almost all times around us.

Run by volunteers, Birding for Pleasure’s goal is to engage communities in conversation, restoration and enjoyment of grasslands focusing on birds, wildlife and their habitats.

• Bring your binoculars, drinking water, bug repellent and wear waterproof shoes or boots. It may be very muddy.
• No dogs.

Vortex binoculars are available through a CVEF grant for check-out at the Durham and Middlefield Public Libraries during their business hours.

Registration is not required.