Iroquois Observations

2008 Schedule!

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Spring Programs

Saturday, March 8 and March 15
1 pm – 4 pm: Scope Watch – Weather Permitting

Saturday, March 2 9 am – Noon: Birding Field Trip
1 pm – 4 pm: Scope Watch

Saturday, March 29
9 am – Noon: Birding Field Trip
1 pm – 4 pm: Scope Watch
1 pm – 2 pm: Focus On – ”Birding in your own Backyard” Speaker: Garner Light

Saturday, April 5
9 am – Noon: Birding Field Trip
1 pm – 4 pm: Scope Watch
1 pm – 2 pm: Focus On – ”Native Aquatics and Beyond” Speaker: Mark Carra
8 pm – 10 pm: Owl Prowl

Saturday, April 12
9 am – Noon: Birding Field Trip
9 am – Noon: Nature Walk (Feeder Road) Meet at Kanyoo Nature Trail Check Station
1 pm – 4 pm: Scope Watch
1 pm – 2 pm: Focus On – “Owls of the Niagara Frontier” Speaker: Chuck Rosenburg
7:30 pm – 9 pm: Woodcock Walk

Fall Programs

Sunday, October 5
9 am – 1 pm: Canoe Trek

Saturday, October 18
9 am – Noon: Birding Field Trip
1 pm – 4 pm: Scope Watch
7 pm – 9 pm: Owl Prowl

Saturday, November 1
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Owl Prowl

Saturday, April 19
10 am – Noon: Birding Field Trip
1 pm – 4 pm: Scope Watch
1 pm – 2:30 pm: Hands On – “Basic Birding” Speaker: Jim Pawlicki
3 pm – 4 pm: Nature Walk – Meet at Swallow Hollow Nature Trail

Saturday, April 26
SPRING INTO NATURE CELEBRATION
9 am – 4 pm: Join in a day of family activities, hands on projects, presentations, demonstrations, and exhibits all about wildlife, nature, and our ecosystem.
1 pm – 4 pm: Scope Watch

Saturday, May 3
8 am – 10 am: Warbler Walk – Swallow Hollow Nature Trail
10 am – Noon: Birding Field Trip
1 pm – 4 pm: Scope Watch
1 pm – 2 pm: Focus On – “Bald Eagles” Speaker: Mike Allen
6 pm – 8 pm: Secretive Birds of the Marsh
8:30 pm – 10:30 pm: Owl Prowl

Sunday, May 4
9 am – 1 pm: Canoe Trek

Saturday, May 10
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY
8 am – 9:30 am: Warbler Walk – Meet at Kanyoo Nature Trail
10 am - 11 am: Bird Banding Demonstration Meet at Kanyoo Nature Trail Check Station Bird Bander: Erin Karnatz
11 am – 12:30 pm: Nature Walk – Meet at Kanyoo Nature Trail Check Station
1 pm – 2 pm: Focus On – “Nature Photography” Speaker’s Tom Poczciwinski and Bob Ensminger
2 pm – 3:30 pm: Hands On – “Nature Photography” (Bring your camera)
1 pm – 4 pm: Scope Watch

Saturday, May 17 HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY INWR!
9 am – Noon: Birding Field Trip
1 pm – 4 pm: Scope Watch
1 pm – 2:30 pm: Hands On – “Dragonflies of New York” Speaker: Mike Stanyard
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Focus On – “50 years on the Refuge” Speaker: INWR Staff Cake and ice cream will be provided

Saturday, June 21 SPECIAL EVENING PROGRAM
8 pm – 11 pm: Bats, Bugs, and Stars