Calendar of Events
Phil Brown
Hawk Talk: Fall Raptor Migration
Join Phil Brown for a look at the upcoming hawk migration season and the migration spectacle that can be viewed from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory. You’ll be well prepared for peak migration after this evening of stories and stunning raptor images!
Accessible Birding at MacDowell Lake
Join Phil Brown and Brett Amy Thelen for an easygoing morning of birding at MacDowell Lake — a good spot and time of year for enjoying migrating waterfowl, hawks, and sparrows. Beginning birders welcome!
Pack Monadnock View Clearing Volunteer Workday
Volunteers are needed to help maintain the view from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory observation platform!
Raptors of the Monadnock Region: What We’re Learning
Join Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory coordinator Phil Brown for an introduction to raptor research efforts in the Monadnock Region and beyond.
38th Annual Waterfowl Safari Along the Connecticut River
The spring bird migration begins in March as waterfowl move north through along the Connecticut River. We’ll caravan to the best birding spots, with a little easy walking as needed, in hopes of seeing the spectacle.
Kestrel Nest Monitoring Training: Part I (Virtual)
The Harris Center is launching a new Kestrel monitoring initiative. Join us for this online introduction to Kestrel life history, and learn how to help with the exciting early stages of this new project!
Kestrel Nest Monitoring Training: Part II (Field)
The Harris Center is launching a new Kestrel monitoring initiative. Join us for a morning in the field, where you'll learn how to help with the exciting early stages of this new project!
Kestrel Nest Monitoring Training: Part I (Virtual)
The Harris Center is launching a new Kestrel monitoring initiative. Join us for this online introduction to Kestrel life history, and learn how to help with the exciting early stages of this new project!
Bird Identification, Ecology & Habitat Management at Stone Fence Farm
Join Phil Brown, Matt Tarr, and others for a morning of birding and learning at Stone Fence Farm, a property owned and managed for a diversity of native species by professional foresters Jeremy Turner and Laura French.
Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at MacDowell Lake
Join naturalists Phil Brown and Susie Spikol for a birding outing at MacDowell Lake in Peterborough, where we'll enjoy birds of both wetland and woodland. This event and successive "Birding for All" outings are designed with accessibility in mind. Beginning birders welcome!
Environmental Studies Institute: Talking with Birds — Understanding the Language of Nature
Join master naturalist, teacher, and bird whisperer Dan Gardoqui for a full day of learning how to tune into and understand bird language.
Forestry and Birds Hike at Kensan-Devan Wildlife Sanctuary
Learn how a working forest can benefit songbirds on this birding hike through the Kensan Devan Wildlife Sanctuary with Phil Brown, Steven Lamonde, and Marc Nutter.
Birding for All: An Accessible, Inclusive Birding Outing at the Tenant Swamp Boardwalk
Join naturalists Phil Brown and Susie Spikol for a birding outing at the Tenant Swamp Boardwalk in Keene, where gently curving paths and a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk traverse an ecologically and culturally rich woodland.
Sunset Paddle on Norway Pond
Join Phil Brown and other naturalists for an evening paddle across Norway Pond to a wetland rich with birds and turtles.
Birding for All: Birding the Nighthawk Migration
The "fall" nighthawk migration is at its peak in late August. Join avid birder Phil Brown and nighthawk enthusiast Brett Amy Thelen to search for the spectacle from a wheelchair-accessible site along the Contoocook River in Peterborough.
Migratory Raptors of Pack Monadnock
Join Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown for a look at the upcoming hawk migration spectacle that can be viewed from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory in Peterborough. You’ll be well prepared for peak migration after this evening of stories and stunning raptor images!
Fall Waterfowl Safari
Join Phil Brown and other duck enthusiasts as we caravan to multiple waterbodies in search of migratory waterfowl and other late fall migrants.
Tracking Broad-winged Hawks from New Hampshire to the Tropics
Join Hawk Mountain research biologist Rebecca McCabe for an update on what we're learning about one of our region’s most iconic raptor species: the Broad-winged Hawk.
Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring
Join Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
Unraveling the Mysteries of a Murder: The Roosting Crows of Lawrence, Massachusetts
Join Corvid enthusiasts Phil Brown and Dan Gardoqui in downtown Lawrence, Massachusetts to learn more about the annual winter roost of American Crows — an impressive phenomenon that approaches 20,000 birds nightly.
Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring
Join Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring
Join Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
Environmental Studies Institute: CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluations
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Nate Harvey for a two-day tracking intensive through CyberTracker's Track & Sign Evaluation program. This is both a certification for those who desire it and a rich learning experience for anyone who wants to learn more about wildlife track & sign.
Environmental Studies Institute: CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluations
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesJoin Nate Harvey for a two-day tracking intensive through CyberTracker's Track & Sign Evaluation program. This is both a certification for those who desire it and a rich learning experience for anyone who wants to learn more about wildlife track & sign.
Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring
Join Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
Environmental Studies Institute: Coffee with the Birds — Mindful Meanderings through Micro-Exploring
Join Phil Brown and Ignacio Oreamuno for a series of winter wanderings in tucked-away places close to the Harris Center. Through “micro-exploring” – the practice of focusing attention and intention on a smaller geographic area – and with the help of a little caffeine, your eyes will open to new experiences right in front of you.
39th Annual Connecticut River Waterfowl Safari
Join Phil Brown, Eric Masterson, and others for a morning of waterfowl watching in the fields and waterways of the Connecticut River Valley.
Environmental Studies Institute: Field Ecology of Breeding Raptors
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesSpring is breeding season for hawks, eagles, and falcons in the Monadnock Region. Step into their world during this five-part field course with Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown.
Environmental Studies Institute: Field Ecology of Breeding Raptors
Harris Center for Conservation Education 83 Kings Hwy, Hancock, NH, United StatesSpring is breeding season for hawks, eagles, and falcons in the Monadnock Region. Step into their world during this five-part field course with Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown.
The Secret Lives of Our Backyard Raptors: Monitoring and Managing for Beneficial Predators
Join Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown for an evening devoted to raptors — specifically, the forest-dwelling Broad-winged Hawk and the field-loving American Kestrel.
