Woodbury - The Western Connecticut Bird Club will hold its first meeting of the season on Thursday, September 15, at the Woodbury Library on Main Street. Refreshments and conversation are at 6:30 pm, and the program begins at 7 pm.
Woodbury â The Western Connecticut Bird Club will hold its first meeting of the season on Thursday, September 15, at the Woodbury Library on Main Street. Refreshments and conversation are at 6:30 pm, and the program begins at 7 pm.
State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) wildlife biologist Julie Victoria will be talking about the return of peregrine falcons to Connecticut as breeding birds. She will also discuss the life history and status of peregrine falcons in the region. Ms Victoria has worked for the DEP for the last 26 years and much of her research involves threatened and endangered species such as timber rattlesnakes, bog turtles, dwarf wedge mussels, Puritan tiger beetles, banded bog skimmer dragonflies, and birds, such as roseate terns, piping plovers, and birds of prey.
The Western Connecticut Bird Club is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting the enjoyment of birds. The public is invited free of charge. For more information, call 426-3901 or email klfischer5@aol.com.
To join or receive news of upcoming programs, send name, address, phone number, and email to Western Connecticut Bird Club, Inc; c/o Anne Kehmna, Treasurer; 7 Sunrise Lane, New Milford CT 06776. Dues are $25 for individuals; $35 for families; $15 for students.
The annual meeting in May is conducted as a bird walk and picnic. December and June meetings are held as a compilation dinner for the Christmas Count and June Census.