Calendar Entry Fairfield

Mondays, 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. January 9, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 27 and March 5 Curious Mind’s Wanted! Willing to sing songs and dance like a snow flake?  Ready to tromp in the snow looking for animal tracks? Able to wield a crayon and paintbrush with reckless abandon?  If this sounds like your child […]

January 26 4-4:30 p.m. Join us for a live animal program featuring the Center’s resident education animals. Our animal care volunteers and staff naturalist will share interesting facts and stories about our animals. Get up close with some of our mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians and a few creepy crawlies. All ages welcome. Children must be […]

  Introduction to Backyard Birding with Dick Worth Saturday April 14 10:00-11:00am Look! Up in that tree! It’s a … umm … bird. Wish you could identify that bird in the tree? Have you ever heard an unusual bird call and wondered what species was singing? Or seen a bird on the wing and tried […]

Binoculars Up! Introduction to Backyard Birding with Dick Worth Connecticut Audubon Society, Center at Fairfield, 2325 Burr Street, Fairfield 10:00 – 11:00 Look! Up in that tree!  It’s a … umm … bird.  Wish you could identify that bird in the tree?  Have you ever heard an unusual bird call and wondered what species was […]

Binoculars Up! Introduction to Backyard Birding with Dick Worth The second Saturday of the month December through April 10:00-11:00am  Look! Up in that tree!  It’s a … umm … bird.  Wish you could identify that bird in the tree?  Have you ever heard an unusual bird call and wondered what species was singing?  Or seen […]

Binoculars Up! Introduction to Backyard Birding with Dick Worth December 10 10:00-11:00am   Look! Up in that tree!  It’s a … umm … bird.  Wish you could identify that bird in the tree?  Have you ever heard an unusual bird call and wondered what species was singing?  Or seen a bird on the wing and […]

Mondays, 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. October 3, 17, 24, 31,  November 7, 14, 21.  For children ages 2-4 and accompanied by an actively participating adult. Curious Mind’s Wanted! Willing to sing songs and dance like a falling leaf?  Ready to turn over logs and get down and dirty? Able to wield a crayon and paintbrush […]

Saturday, September 10 11:00am – 12:30pm Joins us for a ponding expedition and have unfrog-ettable fun!  We provide the buckets and nets, and you provide the boots and a zest for adventure!  We’ll explore Farm Pond in search of creatures that swim, soar, slide, and crawl from leaping frogs to zipping water bugs!  Plan on […]

Children ages 2-4 years accompanied by an actively participating adult. Mondays, 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, May 2. No Class April 18 or April 25. Single program fee: $12 CAS Members; $16 Nonmembers 7-program series fee: $77 CAS Members; $105 Nonmembers The cold and snow may linger but […]

Saturday, March 12 10:30-11:30am For ages 6 years and up. Fee is $5 Connecticut Audubon Society members; $8 Non-Members. Explore the fascinating world of Owls and discover how these flying hunters are built to do their job!  Meet the Connecticut Audubon Society’s owls (from small to big) up close and personal and discover their unique […]

Saturday, March 5 10:30-11:30am For ages 6 years and up. Fee is $3 Connecticut Audubon Society members; $6 Non-Members. Did you know that the Peregrine Falcon can dive headfirst down through the sky traveling up to 200mph?  Or that falcons are like football players… they both have black under their eyes to reduce the sun’s […]

Tuesday, Feb. 22 – Friday, Feb. 25 Morning program: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch Bunch: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Calling all kids! Join us during February Vacation Week for Wild Winter Adventures .  We’ll be on the lookout for critters overhead and underfoot and investigate how they stay alive through a long cold winter.  Every […]

Thurs. Dec. 9, 4 – 4:30 pm Thurs. Jan. 20, 4 -4:30 pm Thurs. Feb. 17, 4 – 4:30 pm Join us for a live animal program featuring the Center’s resident education animals. All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission by donation. Donations of laundry soap or dishwashing soap greatly appreciated. […]

Saturday, February 12, 10:30-Noon What’s on the menu today?  Who’s eating at our backyard bird cafe?  Birds eat a great variety of foods.  Discover who’s at your feeders as we practice some backyard birding basics and learn about the unusual ways birds eat as well as what they like to eat. Fee: $3 for Connecticut […]

Birds, animals, trees and plants provide bursts of color in a winter landscape. Introduce your child first-hand to the sights, smells, sounds and feel of nature in this series that explores the colors and wonders of winter.

For children enrolled in Grades 6 and 7. Thursdays, 3:30-5 p.m. on Jan. 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17. Did you ever wonder what it is like behind the scenes at our Center at Fairfield? Sign up for this program and become part of the team that takes care of the many different animals that […]

  Binoculars Up! Introduction to Backyard Birding with Dick Worth  Saturday, January 14  10:00am – 11:00am   Look! Up in that tree!  It’s a … umm … bird.  Wish you could identify that bird in the tree?  Have you ever heard an unusual bird call and wondered what species was singing?  Or seen a bird […]