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WILDLIFE SERIES:

 In addition to the nature presentations at Hartford Audubon's monthly meetings, the Club offers the Wildlife Series.  There are four nature programs in the series, narrated by leading photographers-lecturers, presented during the year.  Additional information or brochures are available by contacting Fran D'Amico, the Wildlife Series Chairperson via our email address:  hartfordaudubon at yahoo.com

Programs are held on the 3rd Tuesday of October, November, March and April.   You can purchase tickets in advance, but tickets are also available at the door. 

Events start at 7:30 P.M.

Location:  The McAuley  / 275 Steele Rd., West Hartford, CT 
                   (Map is shown below programs)

Fees:
Season Ticket:  Adult = $12.00, Student = $6.00
Single Admission:  Adult = $4.00, Student = $2.00
 
Please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your request to:
Fran D'Amico
c/o Hartford Audubon Society
P.O. Box 270207
West Hartford, CT.  06127-0207


2010-11 Wildlife Series

 
 
 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010

Wildlife Series, 7:30 PM

McAuley Residence Auditorium

275 Steele Rd, West Hartford, CT  06117

 

Polar Bears and Polar Birds - Sam Fried spent a week in Churchill, Manitoba, expecting to see ice, snow, bears and winter birds. It turned out differently than planned, leading to a lot of questions and not many good answers. What happens to the polar bears of Hudson Bay when the bay doesn’t freeze on time? And what happens to the birds that are migrating in and out of Churchill a month earlier and later than 20 years ago? Join us this evening and hear Sam’s thoughts on these topical questions. Sam is a former president of HAS and founder of Flights of Fancy Adventures.

 

     TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
     Wildlife Series, 7:30 PM
     McAuley Residence Auditorium

     275 Steele Rd, West Hartford, CT  06117

 The Route to Distant Islands: An expedition

across the South Atlantic - Geoffrey LeBaron, Director of the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count will be our speaker this evening. Join us for an expedition cruising voyage from the southern tip of South America to the southern tip of Africa - 4600 nautical miles across some of the  most active and untraveled waters on Earth. Locations visited include the Falkland Islands, South Georgia (a beautiful island filled with the lore of whaling, and immense penguin colonies) and Tristan da Cunha, the remotest human outpost on Earth.
 

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011

Wildlife Series, 7:30 PM

McAuley Residence Auditorium

275 Steele Rd, West Hartford, CT  06117

 
The American Kestrels of New York City - Dr. Robert DeCandido
works as a  consultant and has been studying  urban kestrels since the early 1990’s. Beginning  in 2006 they have been a major focus of his research in New York City (NYC). Throughout the eastern United States, the American Kestrel is declining due to several factors. However, in NYC, there are between 60 and 100 kestrel pairs living in the five boroughs. Bob will talk about the ecology of urban kestrels, and what we know about how they "make a living" in NYC.
 

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011

Wildlife Series, 7:30 PM

McAuley Residence Auditorium

275 Steele Rd, West Hartford, CT  06117

 

Bicknell’s Thrush: Conserving a Bird of Two Worlds    Bicknell’s Thrush is one of North America’s most rare and vulnerable songbirds. Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) Director Chris Rimmer has led efforts to conserve the species and its habitats. Chris will discuss this fascinating and rare songbird, VCE’s efforts to study it in New England and the Caribbean and how this bird represents a vital conservation link across borders. Much of Chris’s recent work has focused on studying the Bicknell’s Thrush at both ends of its migratory range, from the northeastern United States to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

 

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