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Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL, BUT YOU CAN STILL JOIN THE WAITLIST.

Join the Harris Center's saw-whet banding team to learn what owl banding efforts are revealing about this diminutive bird of prey, and to see a demonstration of the banding process.

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Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL, BUT YOU CAN STILL JOIN THE WAITLIST.

Join the Harris Center's saw-whet banding team to learn what owl banding efforts are revealing about this diminutive bird of prey, and to see a demonstration of the banding process.

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Kestrels Young Birders Club: Nighthawk Migration Watch

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Join Phil Brown and Susie Spikol for a look up at the remarkable evening migration of Common Nighthawks. If it's an average night, we should get good looks at a handful of these acrobatic flyers. If it's better than average, we just might see hundreds of nighthawks foraging in giant flocks.

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The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Great Backyard Bird Count

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States
This event is now full, but you can still join the waitlist.

Are you a teenager or tween with an interest in birds and birding? Join a growing movement of young adults who are honing their wildlife observation skills, learning to recognize birds and their calls, and spending time outside building community with other young birders.

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The Kestrels Young Birders Club: Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States
This event is now full, but you can still join the waitlist.

Are you a teenager with an interest in birds and birding? Join a growing movement of young adults who are honing their wildlife observation skills, learning to recognize birds and their calls, and spending time outside building community with other young birders.

Learn More & Register »

Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States
This event is now full, but you can still join the waitlist.

Join the Harris Center's saw-whet banding team to learn what owl banding efforts are revealing about this diminutive bird of prey, and to see a demonstration of the banding process.

Learn More & Register »

Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstration

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States
This event is now full, but you can still join the waitlist.

Join the Harris Center's saw-whet banding team to learn what owl banding efforts are revealing about this diminutive bird of prey, and to see a demonstration of the banding process.

Learn More & Register »

LAB GIRLS Goes to the Stream

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States
NOTE: This event has been CANCELED due to high water.

Calling all 5th through 8th grade girls for a macroinvertebrate stream survey! Using waders and kicknets, we’ll sample a local stream for small bugs. Then, we’ll use our collection to determine the water quality of the stream.

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Spooky Birds

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Join raptor education specialist Kim Snyder for this positively haunting in-person program on birds with scary reputations. From owls to crows, ravens to vultures, discover what's true about these birds -- and what's just a spooky story.

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Soar with the Hawks: A Program for Homeschoolers and Remote Learners

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Join Harris Center raptor education specialist Kim Snyder to learn everything you always wanted to know about New England’s raptors! This in-person, outdoor learning experience is for homeschoolers and remote learners  in Grades 2 through 6.

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Surveying for Salamanders

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Join Brett Amy Thelen and Karen Seaver for an afternoon of monitoring our redbacked salamander research plots. We’ll start with a brief introduction to redbacked salamander ecology and to our study methods, then head into the woods to survey for salamanders. No experience necessary!

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Fall Fungi Hike

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists John Benjamin and Susie Spikol for a woodland hike in search of mushrooms and other amazing fungi.

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Soar with the Hawks: A Program for Homeschoolers and Remote Learners

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Join Harris Center raptor education specialist Kim Snyder to learn everything you always wanted to know about New England’s raptors! This in-person, outdoor learning experience is for homeschoolers and remote learners  in Grades 2 through 6.

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Soar with the Hawks: A Program for Homeschoolers and Remote Learners

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Join Harris Center raptor education specialist Kim Snyder to learn everything you always wanted to know about New England’s raptors! This in-person, outdoor learning experience is for homeschoolers and remote learners  in Grades 2 through 6.

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POP-UP PROGRAM: Birding the Nighthawk Migration in Hancock

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

The fall nighthawk migration is now underway! Join expert birder Phil Brown and nighthawk enthusiast Brett Amy Thelen to search for the spectacle in the skies above Hancock. If we're lucky, we just might see hundreds of these special birds feeding in giant flocks above the Contoocook River.

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Family Mushroom & Fungi Hike

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Join Harris Center teacher-naturalists John Benjamin and Susie Spikol for a family-friendly woodland hike in search of mushrooms and other amazing fungi.

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Last Day of StoryWalk: “Swirl by Swirl”

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Walk along the path behind the Hancock Meeting House, where pages from the picture book "Swirl by Swirl" will be laid out for you to read on your own. Joyce Sidman's lyrical writing and Peterborough illustrator Beth Krommes' vivid scratchboard artwork will inspire you to look for spirals in your own backyard, and beyond...

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First Day of StoryWalk: “Swirl by Swirl”

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Walk along the path behind the Hancock Meeting House, where pages from the picture book "Swirl by Swirl" will be laid out for you to read on your own. Joyce Sidman's lyrical writing and Peterborough illustrator Beth Krommes' vivid scratchboard artwork will inspire you to look for spirals in your own backyard, and beyond...

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Family Frog Fest

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Have you ever wanted to catch a frog, touch a toad, or peek at a pollywog? Join Harris Center naturalist and frog fan Susie Spikol for a visit to a Hancock frog pond in search of these amazing amphibians.

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Last Day of StoryWalk: “Flight School” by Lita Judge

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Walk along the path behind the Hancock Meeting House, where pages from the whimsical picture book "Flight School" will be laid out for you to read on your own. Follow along with this whimsical story about a little bird who never gives up on a dream and the friends that help make it come true.

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First Day of StoryWalk: “Flight School” by Lita Judge

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Walk along the path behind the Hancock Meeting House, where pages from the whimsical picture book "Flight School" will be laid out for you to read on your own. Follow along with this whimsical story about a little bird who never gives up on a dream and the friends that help make it come true.

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Hooray for Herps!

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Join naturalists and amphibian and reptile fans Jaime Hutchinson and Susie Spikol for a chance to find, observe, and even touch some of the amphibians and reptiles that make this part of New Hampshire their home. Bring your sense of adventure, and get ready to meet a few frogs, salamanders, and snakes up close!

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Paddling for Eagles

Hancock Hancock, NH, United States

Join Harris Center director Jeremy Wilson and ecologist Brett Amy Thelen for a paddle on Nubanusit Lake to look for loons and nesting Bald Eagles. Hear about the work the Harris Center has done to protect the shorelines of Nubanusit and nearby Spoonwood Pond, and learn about the history of nesting eagles on this lake.

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