CONNECTICUT BOBOLINK AND WILDLIFE FESTIVAL
July 13 @ 8:00 am - 4:15 pm EDT
Press Release— June 30, 2024 — For Immediate Release
Durham CT – Birding for Pleasure and the New Haven Bird Club has announced the first Connecticut Bobolink and Wildlife Festival. The Festival on July 13 will start at 8:00 and end at 4:15 at locations throughout Durham. This free event, will bring together some of the best experts and artists in Connecticut, is a celebration of the rich grasslands of Durham that is home to a number of endangered birds and butterflies.
Attendees will have an opportunity to go on a bird-nature walk to learn about Bobolinks and other grassland birds and butterflies at the Frederick White Farm. The festival moves to the Durham Community Center at 10:00 for presentations on bird migration and birding by sound, displays by partner organizations, and free raffles. Later at 2:00 pm at the Kalmia Garden at Gastler Farm attendees can develop their art and observations skills and become a nature journalist. Learn from experienced art instructors Alicia Shogry and Jan Wenzel.
Displays and some free raffles will be by:
Milford Photo
The Connecticut Audubon Society
The New Haven Bird Club
Quinnipiac Valley Audubon
Lights Out Connecticut
Middlesex Land Trust
Connecticut Ornithology Association
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Sustainable Durham
Middlesex Pollinator Pathway
Up In The Trees By Alicia
“We are thrilled to bring so many organizations and people together to learn about and celebrate the unique grassland habitat in Durham” States Craig Repasz Conservation Chair of the New Haven Bird Club.
The Connecticut Bobolink and Wildlife Festival is made possible in part by a grant from Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation.
