Our speakers are from the Connecticut Audubon Society’s Deer Pond Farm nature preserve in Sherman. Cathy Hagadorn, the farm’s director, will share highlights of this preserve, including habitat enhancement projects going on in support of forest birds and other wildlife. She’ll talk about the 850 acres, 15 miles of trails, pollinator garden, meadows, programs, and more reasons to visit. Lori Lichtenauer, the preserve’s sanctuary manager/naturalist, will present an overview of avian singing behavior in some local birds. In playing recordings of birds, she will also review the unique anatomy of songbirds that allows them to harmonize with themselves. She will also discuss how the Merlin app can be a great tool in learning how to bird by ear. Lori is a certified forester and has been birding for about 10 years. Her avian studies and research have taken her from Colorado to Australia and back to Connecticut.

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