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Saturday, December 9 10:30 a.m. – Noon DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED! We are pleased to share the news that Coastal Center has been selected to provide the bird-friendly decorations for the holiday tree at Walnut Beach in Milford. We’re looking for volunteers to help us create ornaments from natural materials […]

Wednesday, November 29 11 a.m.  – 1 p.m. 2 mile easy hike Please join us with local arborist Robert Judd for a fun Tree ID at Deer Pond Farm. After many of the leaves have fallen from the trees, you’ll get a whole new perspective of nature to enjoy. Seeing the forest through the trees […]

Wednesday, December 6 8:00 a.m. (1.5-2.5 hours) 1.5-2.5 miles mildly hilly trails Join Miley Bull at Deer Pond Farm for a guided walk along trails to enjoy the sights and sounds of our year round and winter visiting birds. Learn how to prepare for, enjoy winter birding in your backyard with various types of bird […]

Thursday, December 7 10:00 a.m. (1.5-2.5 hours) 1.5 -2.5 miles mildly hilly trails Join Deirdra Wallin, Certified Wildlife Habitat backyard provider at Deer Pond Farm for a guided walk along trails with a discussion on how you can create a wildlife habitat in your own backyard based on the National Wildlife Federation program! You’ll learn […]

Cancelled due to weather * will be rescheduled in January. Saturday, December 9 10 a.m. C0-hosted with and at the Sherman Library Join Cathy Hagadorn to learn about the birds we see and hear in Sherman, how to feed and identify them! Attendees will receive a bird house to decorate and put in their yards. […]

Cancelled due to weather Saturday, December 9 – 2 p.m. 1.5-2.5 miles over mildly hilly trails Join Cathy Hagadorn for fresh air and exercise along the trails of Deer Pond Farm! We’ll learn about some of our year-round and winter visiting birds, how they adapt to the colder temperatures, and how you can support them in […]

Thursday, December 14 10 a.m. Drop by The Connecticut Audubon Society’s Center at Fairfield for a Thursday morning animal story followed by a hands-on opportunity to meet one of the center’s friendly animal residents. The program is offered December 7, 14; January 11; and February 8. Each week we’ll read an age-appropriate book about a particular […]

December 27, 28, 29 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Ages 4 – 8 School breaks are a great time to experience the hands-on learning activities offered at the Center. Both outdoors and indoors, a variety of fun, nature-based offerings are planned for each day. Weather permitting, we’ll head outside to explore the Sanctuary. Inside we’ll meet […]

SOLD OUT Friday, November 17 7- 8:30 p.m. When the sun goes down, many animals are just starting their day and the night comes alive with activity! Become a night watcher with our naturalists and explore the Sanctuary looking for the animals who prefer the cover of darkness. Cider and a visit with a live […]

Tuesday, December 12 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.  Co-hosted with and at the Sherman Senior Center Backyard birding is social and fun for all ages. Join Deer Pond Farm Center Center Director Cathy Hagadorn and Program Director Deirdra Wallin as we review the basics of bird ID, how to best attract winter birds to your […]

Tuesday, December 12 6:30 p.m. Co-hosted with and at Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center. Limited to 25 registered individuals. Free for all attendees. The state birding community will be called on to conduct surveys as volunteers for the Connecticut Bird Atlas Project, which gets underway in 2018. The project will focus on all […]