HIGHLIGHTED PROGRAMS
Link to complete Winter Schedule here: (Pre-registration required for all programs; click on the title)
MORE WINTER ADVENTURES AT DUKE FARMS
WINTER BIRDS AND BIRDFEEDING, Saturday, February 18, 10 a.m to noon
This weekend is the Great Backyard Bird Count, an annual event sponsored nationally by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. In addition to other programs at Duke Farms, this 1 hour indoor lecture and hand-on program will look at what you can do in your yard to feed birds successfully during the winter. During the second hour, we will venture outside to the nearby feeders and hedgrows to learn some basic bird identification skills for backyard birds. You will still have time during the weekend to participate in the GBBC in your own yard!
PRESIDENT'S DAY FAMILY PROGRAM--MAMMALS OF DUKE FARMS, Monday, February 20, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Depending on which groundhog you believe, we will either have six more weeks of winter or not. In any case, Duke Farms has a large number of mammals large and small that enjoy the habitats we have to offer and many of them are active in the winter. In this family program, we will begin by looking at photos of some of those animals, then we will venture out to look for signs (tracks, scat, and other things) of their presence on the property. With luck, we might even spy one seek food on this winter day. In any case, we will have a great walk and see what is moving around.