Bird Walks & Events — 2025
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October 25, 2025
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Event: Visit LHAS’ Table at Watertown Lions’ Wildlife Day
The Watertown Lions Club is hosting a family wildlife day October 25 at Veterans Memorial Park, 570 Nova Scotia Hill Road. Besides visiting the LHAS table, you can listen to animal rehabbers, DEEP wildlife presenters, White Memorial animal ambassadors, and others.
November 1, 2025
Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Event: LHAS Members Invited to Kestrel Program — FREE!
Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy is inviting LHAS members to attend a Sharon Audubon program on kestrels — at no charge! Bethany Sheffer from Sharon Audubon (along with their American Kestrel ambassador) will be present at the Conservancy to talk about the species and the nest box program. The Conservancy will also be open for people to explore afterwards. If you’re interested, you can come that day or preregister here: ripleyconservancy.org/events. If you have any questions, email Breanna Fleet at bfleet@ripleyconservancy.org or call the Conservancy at 860-567-2062.
The Conservancy is located at 55 Duck Pond Road in Litchfield/
November 9, 2025
Sunday, 1:00 p.m.
Event: Annual Duck Ramble
Noted birder Fran Zygmont will lead LHAS’ Annual Duck Ramble to help us identify the various ducks and other birds on Bantam Lake and nearby locales. Meet at the White Memorial museum parking lot. For more information contact Fran at fzygmont@charter.net.
December 14, 2025
Sunday, All Day
Event: Christmas Bird Count
The Litchfield Hills Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be from midnight to midnight on December 14th.
The compilation for the LHAS CBC will take place at Patty’s Restaurant, 495 Bantam Road (Route 202), Litchfield, immediately following the day’s birding; doors open at 4 p.m. Hot food and beverages will be available upon arrival to warm up from the day’s chilly weather. (If anyone counts birds until midnight, their numbers will be added to the compilation.)
If you want to help, contact our compiler, Dave Tripp, at dtrippjr@gmail.com, and he will put you in contact with the captain for your area or where help may be required.