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SUMMARY:Owl Prowl
DESCRIPTION:Owl Prowls\nwith Dan Ziomek  \nSaturday\, January 29th or \nFriday\, February 11th (cancellation date of Saturday\, February 12) \n7:30pm – 10pm  \nHave you been hearing the Great Horned Owls at dusk and dawn?  They are hooting.  Join valley birder Dan Ziomek for this extra special treat of searching for owls on winter nights!  Dress super duper warmly.  For ages 12 and up.  Space is limited.   Cost $25. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/owl-prowl-5/
LOCATION:Hitchcock Center for the Environment\, 845 West Street\, Amherst\, MA\, 01002
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Winter/Spring Birding Course - Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Winter/Spring Birding Course \n \nwith Scott Surner \nJoin birder extraordinaire and veteran bird course instruction for this bigger and better than ever late winter/spring birding course.  This course is all field trips\,  in all sorts of habitats with all kinds of birds!  Course is limited to 12 participants and will be outdoor only for COVID Safety. Participants must be vaccinated and willing to carpool. Sliding Scale Pricing – Tier A- $550  Tier B- $500  Tier C- $450  Tier D- $400.   \nREGISTER HERE \n*Registration opens on Tuesday\, January 18 at 9am \nFIELD TRIPS:  \n\nFebruary 12 – 5AM-Dusk.  Cape Ann or Plum Island- Coastal Specialties – Scaups\, Common Eider\, Harlequin Duck\, Surf\, Black and White-winged Scoters\, Common Goldeneye\, Buffleheads\, and Red-breasted Mergansers. Purple Sandpipers\, Iceland Gull\, Glaucous Razorbill\, Black Guillemot\, and perhaps a Snowy Owl.\nFebruary 19 –7AM-12PM. Local – Amherst-Hadley. Winter birds- Hawks\, Horned Larks and maybe Lapland Longspur or Snow Buntings. American Tree Sparrows.\n\n\nFebruary 26 –7AM-12PM. Local –  Amherst/Hadley Region. Early waterfowl.\n\n\nMarch 5 – 7AM-12PM. Local  Waterfowl. By this time waterfowl will be returning to the Valley. We’ll take a look at several vantage points along the Connecticut.\n\n\nMarch 19 – 7AM-12PM. Local  Waterfowl migration is in full swing. We’ll hit areas in Hadley\, Hatfield and Turner’s Falls.\n\n\nMarch 26 – 5AM- All Day. Moose Bog\, VT. This trip is very weather dependent. Northern Specialties- possibilities include\, Spruce Grouse\, Black-backed Woodpecker\, Canada Jay\, Boreal Chickadee and perhaps some winter finches\, Crossbills\, Siskins.\n\n\nApril 2 – 7AM-12PM. Local Local 7:00AM-12:00 Waterfowl and early migrants.\n\n\nApril 9 – 7AM-12PM. Local  TBD\n\n\nApril 16 – 7AM-12PM. Ludlow– Looking for Upland Sandpipers at Westover AFB.\n\n\nApril 23rd– 7AM-12PM Fannie Stebbins Refuge\, Longmeadow. Early Warblers\, (Palm\, Yellow-rumped\, Pine\, Yellow and maybe Northern Waterthrush)\n\n\nApril 30 – 5AM-Dusk. Plum Island.  Waterfowl\, Egrets\, Shorebirds and maybe a lingering Snowy Owl?\n\n\nMay 7 – 7AM-12PM. Local.  Warbler migration starting to ramp up. We’ll visit local areas in Amherst.\n\n\nMay 21 – 6:30AM-12PM. Mt.Holyoke We’ll hike up the main road to the Summit House. Nesting Cerulean and Worm-eating Warblers will be our goal.\n\n\nMay 28th– 5:30AM-12PM.  Southwick WMA. We visited this area for the first-time last spring. Nesting Grasshopper Sparrows\, Field Sparrows\, Prairie Warblers\, Eastern Meadowlarks and much more.\n\n\nOvernight Trip – June 10-12– Ct. Lakes\, Pittsburg\, NH?  To be discussed by class.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/winter-spring-birding-course/
LOCATION:Hitchcock Center for the Environment\, 845 West Street\, Amherst\, MA\, 01002
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Winter Forest Bathing at the Hitchcock Center
DESCRIPTION:Winter Forest Bathing at the Hitchcock Center \nWith Todd Lynch\nSaturday\, February 12\, 2pm – 4:30pm \nand/or Saturday\, March 19\, 2pm – 4:30pm\n$25 per class\nREGISTER HERE \nCome experience a guided Forest therapy walk with Todd Lynch\, certified ANFT guide. Forest and Nature Therapy offers us the opportunity to slow down. It re-aligns our rhythms with the landscape\, allowing our senses a respite from everyday demands and uncertainties. It’s a chance to remember our connections to nature and the joyful relationships that await us outside. This guided experience is not a hike or naturalist adventure\, but an opportunity to slow down and allow our bodies to engage all of our senses. Please note that this is not “therapy” as commonly denoted in our culture\, but an offering of a therapeutic way to be in nature. Guides are not trained clinicians; they hold the space to let the forest be the “therapist”. \nWhat to Expect: \nA leisurely walk of about a mile with stops along the way where we will gather and sit. We’ll all wear our masks when we gather together and the walk will be planned in a way to promote safe physical distancing of 6 feet or more between participants. \nWe will focus on our senses to develop an immediate connection with the forest. This is a very relaxed\, slow\, and mindful way of walking. The walk should last about 2-2.5 hours and we will finish with a gathering circle where we can share about our experiences..
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/winter-forest-bathing-at-the-hitchcock-center/
LOCATION:Hitchcock Center for the Environment\, 845 West Street\, Amherst\, MA\, 01002
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Winter/Spring Birding Course - Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Winter/Spring Birding Course \n \nwith Scott Surner \nJoin birder extraordinaire and veteran bird course instruction for this bigger and better than ever late winter/spring birding course.  This course is all field trips\,  in all sorts of habitats with all kinds of birds!  Course is limited to 12 participants and will be outdoor only for COVID Safety. Participants must be vaccinated and willing to carpool. Sliding Scale Pricing – Tier A- $550  Tier B- $500  Tier C- $450  Tier D- $400.   \nREGISTER HERE \n*Registration opens on Tuesday\, January 18 at 9am \nFIELD TRIPS:  \n\nFebruary 12 – 5AM-Dusk.  Cape Ann or Plum Island- Coastal Specialties – Scaups\, Common Eider\, Harlequin Duck\, Surf\, Black and White-winged Scoters\, Common Goldeneye\, Buffleheads\, and Red-breasted Mergansers. Purple Sandpipers\, Iceland Gull\, Glaucous Razorbill\, Black Guillemot\, and perhaps a Snowy Owl.\nFebruary 19 –7AM-12PM. Local – Amherst-Hadley. Winter birds- Hawks\, Horned Larks and maybe Lapland Longspur or Snow Buntings. American Tree Sparrows.\n\n\nFebruary 26 –7AM-12PM. Local –  Amherst/Hadley Region. Early waterfowl.\n\n\nMarch 5 – 7AM-12PM. Local  Waterfowl. By this time waterfowl will be returning to the Valley. We’ll take a look at several vantage points along the Connecticut.\n\n\nMarch 19 – 7AM-12PM. Local  Waterfowl migration is in full swing. We’ll hit areas in Hadley\, Hatfield and Turner’s Falls.\n\n\nMarch 26 – 5AM- All Day. Moose Bog\, VT. This trip is very weather dependent. Northern Specialties- possibilities include\, Spruce Grouse\, Black-backed Woodpecker\, Canada Jay\, Boreal Chickadee and perhaps some winter finches\, Crossbills\, Siskins.\n\n\nApril 2 – 7AM-12PM. Local Local 7:00AM-12:00 Waterfowl and early migrants.\n\n\nApril 9 – 7AM-12PM. Local  TBD\n\n\nApril 16 – 7AM-12PM. Ludlow– Looking for Upland Sandpipers at Westover AFB.\n\n\nApril 23rd– 7AM-12PM Fannie Stebbins Refuge\, Longmeadow. Early Warblers\, (Palm\, Yellow-rumped\, Pine\, Yellow and maybe Northern Waterthrush)\n\n\nApril 30 – 5AM-Dusk. Plum Island.  Waterfowl\, Egrets\, Shorebirds and maybe a lingering Snowy Owl?\n\n\nMay 7 – 7AM-12PM. Local.  Warbler migration starting to ramp up. We’ll visit local areas in Amherst.\n\n\nMay 21 – 6:30AM-12PM. Mt.Holyoke We’ll hike up the main road to the Summit House. Nesting Cerulean and Worm-eating Warblers will be our goal.\n\n\nMay 28th– 5:30AM-12PM.  Southwick WMA. We visited this area for the first-time last spring. Nesting Grasshopper Sparrows\, Field Sparrows\, Prairie Warblers\, Eastern Meadowlarks and much more.\n\n\nOvernight Trip – June 10-12– Ct. Lakes\, Pittsburg\, NH?  To be discussed by class.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/winter-spring-birding-course-field-trip/
LOCATION:Hitchcock Center for the Environment\, 845 West Street\, Amherst\, MA\, 01002
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Winter/Spring Birding Course - Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Winter/Spring Birding Course \n \nwith Scott Surner \nJoin birder extraordinaire and veteran bird course instruction for this bigger and better than ever late winter/spring birding course.  This course is all field trips\,  in all sorts of habitats with all kinds of birds!  Course is limited to 12 participants and will be outdoor only for COVID Safety. Participants must be vaccinated and willing to carpool. Sliding Scale Pricing – Tier A- $550  Tier B- $500  Tier C- $450  Tier D- $400.   \nREGISTER HERE \n*Registration opens on Tuesday\, January 18 at 9am \nFIELD TRIPS:  \n\nFebruary 12 – 5AM-Dusk.  Cape Ann or Plum Island- Coastal Specialties – Scaups\, Common Eider\, Harlequin Duck\, Surf\, Black and White-winged Scoters\, Common Goldeneye\, Buffleheads\, and Red-breasted Mergansers. Purple Sandpipers\, Iceland Gull\, Glaucous Razorbill\, Black Guillemot\, and perhaps a Snowy Owl.\nFebruary 19 –7AM-12PM. Local – Amherst-Hadley. Winter birds- Hawks\, Horned Larks and maybe Lapland Longspur or Snow Buntings. American Tree Sparrows.\n\n\nFebruary 26 –7AM-12PM. Local –  Amherst/Hadley Region. Early waterfowl.\n\n\nMarch 5 – 7AM-12PM. Local  Waterfowl. By this time waterfowl will be returning to the Valley. We’ll take a look at several vantage points along the Connecticut.\n\n\nMarch 19 – 7AM-12PM. Local  Waterfowl migration is in full swing. We’ll hit areas in Hadley\, Hatfield and Turner’s Falls.\n\n\nMarch 26 – 5AM- All Day. Moose Bog\, VT. This trip is very weather dependent. Northern Specialties- possibilities include\, Spruce Grouse\, Black-backed Woodpecker\, Canada Jay\, Boreal Chickadee and perhaps some winter finches\, Crossbills\, Siskins.\n\n\nApril 2 – 7AM-12PM. Local Local 7:00AM-12:00 Waterfowl and early migrants.\n\n\nApril 9 – 7AM-12PM. Local  TBD\n\n\nApril 16 – 7AM-12PM. Ludlow– Looking for Upland Sandpipers at Westover AFB.\n\n\nApril 23rd– 7AM-12PM Fannie Stebbins Refuge\, Longmeadow. Early Warblers\, (Palm\, Yellow-rumped\, Pine\, Yellow and maybe Northern Waterthrush)\n\n\nApril 30 – 5AM-Dusk. Plum Island.  Waterfowl\, Egrets\, Shorebirds and maybe a lingering Snowy Owl?\n\n\nMay 7 – 7AM-12PM. Local.  Warbler migration starting to ramp up. We’ll visit local areas in Amherst.\n\n\nMay 21 – 6:30AM-12PM. Mt.Holyoke We’ll hike up the main road to the Summit House. Nesting Cerulean and Worm-eating Warblers will be our goal.\n\n\nMay 28th– 5:30AM-12PM.  Southwick WMA. We visited this area for the first-time last spring. Nesting Grasshopper Sparrows\, Field Sparrows\, Prairie Warblers\, Eastern Meadowlarks and much more.\n\n\nOvernight Trip – June 10-12– Ct. Lakes\, Pittsburg\, NH?  To be discussed by class.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/winter-spring-birding-course-field-trip-2/
LOCATION:Hitchcock Center for the Environment\, 845 West Street\, Amherst\, MA\, 01002
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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