Wildlife
Events
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Discover Greylock Winter Explorer’s Club Wildlife Tracking with Jim Pelletier
Mount Greylock State ReservationFREE and open to ages 8 and older. Registration is required. Join wildlife tracking expert Jim Pelletier for a fun time exploring signs of local critters. This special program offers a 1-hour slide show presentation followed by a short walk…
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Spring Lecture Series: The Unique Courtship of the American Woodcock
Greylock Glen 135 Gould Road, Adams, MA, United StatesWhen the sun sets in early spring, woodcock love is in the air. Wet meadows and fields are transformed into a "runway" for the beautiful aerial courtship displays of this intriguing bird. At this indoor presentation, learn about the natural…
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Sky Dance of the American Woodcock at Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary Silver St., Sheffield, MAWhen the sun sets in early spring, woodcock love is in the air. Wet meadows and fields are transformed into a "runway" for their beautiful aerial courtship display. Listen and watch for the woodcock's performance on their breeding grounds. Viewing…
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Sky Dance of the American Woodcock at Post Farm Marsh
Post Farm Marsh Lenox, MAWhen the sun sets in early spring, woodcock love is in the air. Wet meadows and fields are transformed into a "runway" for their beautiful aerial courtship display. Listen and watch for the woodcock's performance on their breeding grounds. Viewing…
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Kidleidoscope Story Hour at Great Falls Discovery Center
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MAKidleidoscope Story Hour Fridays, 3/14: Spring; 3/21: Salamanders; 3/28: Frogs, 10:30—11:30 a.m. Learn more about wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. Siblings and friends welcome.…
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Timberdoodles: Sky-Dancing Birds at Greylock Glen
Greylock Glen 135 Gould Road, Adams, MA, United StatesEvery spring, American Woodcocks or "timberdoodles" turn the meadows of the Berkshires into a runway for their magnificent aerial dance. Learn about the lives of woodcocks with a short, family-friendly presentation from a Mass Audubon naturalist, then go outside to…
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Rescue Pittsfield Wildlife from Rodenticides
Lee Bank - Community Room 180 South St, Pittsfield, MARescue Pittsfield Wildlife from Rodenticides Raptors, foxes, and other predators balance Massachusetts’ ecosystems. But shocking numbers of these iconic creatures have been sickened and killed after eating poisoned rodents. Mass Audubon’s Rescue Raptors program supports groups in communities across Massachusetts…
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The Small Sit: Weird and Wonderful Shorebirds Hosted by Rob Clay
OnlineJoin The Small Sit, Manomet Conservation Science’s bite-sized virtual science series, each month to learn about the wonders of why birds migrate, the importance of river herring in coastal food webs, and so much more! Shorebirds are often admired for their…
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Kidleidoscope Story Hour at Great Falls Discovery Center
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MAKidleidoscope Story Hour Fridays, 3/14: Spring; 3/21: Salamanders; 3/28: Frogs, 10:30—11:30 a.m. Learn more about wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. Siblings and friends welcome.…
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Wildlife Connections: Using Trail Cameras to Learn About Our Wildlife Neighbors
Dover Plains Library 1797 Route 22, Wingdale, NYJoin the Housatonic Valley Association and partners for “Wildlife Connections: Using Trail Cameras to Learn About our Wildlife Neighbors.” Led by Sally Naser of CR Wildlife Cams and supported by Oblong Land Conservancy and the Dover Plains Library, this event…
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Owl Pellet Dissection
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center 475 Dyken Pond Rd., Cropseyville, NYOwl Pellet Dissection Learn about these fascinating night hunters and dissect a real owl pellet to discover what they eat. $5 per pellet. Preregistration is required for all programs at (518) 658-2055 or dykenpond@gmail.com. DATE: Saturday, March 29 TIME: 1:00 PM…
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Sunset Beaver Watch
Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United StatesSunset Beaver Watch @ Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox The beavers of Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary are hard at work harvesting trees, expanding their dams and lodges, and raising their young. Join Mass Audubon on an evening hike to the…
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Sunset Beaver Watch
Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United StatesSunset Beaver Watch @ Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox The beavers of Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary are hard at work harvesting trees, expanding their dams and lodges, and raising their young. Join Mass Audubon on an evening hike to the…
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Sunset Beaver Watch
Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United StatesSunset Beaver Watch @ Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox The beavers of Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary are hard at work harvesting trees, expanding their dams and lodges, and raising their young. Join Mass Audubon on an evening hike to the…
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iNaturalist City Nature Challenge
The Boulders Dalton, MALearn how to use the iNaturalist app on your phone and practice on the variety of beautiful spring wildflowers found at The Boulders reserve, all while participating in a global bioblitz! You’ll come away from this program as a community…
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Protect Our Predators: Help Stop Wildlife Poisoning in the Berkshires
Mount Everett Regional High School 491 Berkshire School Rd., Sheffield, MA +1 moreOwls, hawks, foxes, bobcats, and other predators are essential to keeping Massachusetts’ ecosystems healthy and balanced. But these vital species face a hidden threat: Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs). These toxic rodent poisons are causing widespread illness and death in wildlife…
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Turning Stones: A Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Williams College Griffin Hall 844 Main St., Williamstown, MATurning Stones: a Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates Join the Hoosic River Watershed Association, Williams College Center for Environmental Studies and the Zilkha Center for the Environment in Turning Stones: a Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates with aquatic ecologist Declan McCabe on…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Flock Together with Hoffmann Bird Club”
The Williams Inn 103 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United StatesJoin us for the May 2025 Berkshire Green Drinks event with Audrey Werner and Steven Miller, two Hoffmann Bird Club executive committee members! Curious about local birds or looking to explore the rewarding hobby of birding? Join Hoffmann Bird Club…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Rescue Raptors: Regulate Rat Poison” with Peggy White & Richard Clapper
Hot Plate Brewing Co. 1 School St., Pittsfield, MA, United StatesCome hear from local activists Peggy White and Richard Clapper at the June Berkshire Green Drinks event, as they share their work on a growing movement to protect Massachusetts’ birds of prey and other predators from deadly rodent poisons. Supported…
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Rescue Raptors From Rodenticides
OnlineRaptors, coyotes, and other predators balance Massachusetts' ecosystems. But shocking numbers of these iconic creatures have been sickened and killed after eating poisoned rodents. Mass Audubon's Rescue Raptors program supports groups in communities across Massachusetts to reduce the use of…