Otter Creek Audubon Society Programs and Events

Otter Creek Audubon Society

Programs and Events
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated.

Email List Otter Creek Audubon Society maintains email lists for members and friends wishing to receive notices of upcoming events and activist issues. If you would like to be added to these lists, please send an email to website@ottercreekaudubon.org and specify if you would like to be added to the Audubon *events* list, Audubon activist list, or both.

Winter Tracking Tracking workshops take place frequently in the winter at Wright Park and other locations around Addison County.

Great Backyard Bird Count Friday - Monday 2nd weekend in February See the article and participation form in the winter issue of Otter Creek Audubon's newsletter "Otter Tracks." Contact Warren King if you are not a member and would like to receive a copy.

Nest Box Workshop A family springtime event sponsored by OCAS, often in collaboration with other area organizations. Watch the Addison Independent or add your name to the email list for details of this and other specific events.

Otter Creek Audubon Society is collaborating with the Middlebury Area Land Trust on the Otter Creek Access Project Conservation of a 17-acre property at Weybridge Street and Pulp Mill Bridge Road on the Middlebury-Weybridge line. For more information, contact the Middlebury Area Land Trust.

Spring Hikes and Nature Walks Check the Addison Independent for details or add your name to the email list to receive an ongoing list of specific events.

Salamander Escort Evenings in late March and early April, 7:30 pm on. Weather dependent. Otter Creek Audubon will escort migrating blue-spotted and four-toed salamanders across Morgan Rd. in Salisbury on wet nights above 45 degrees. Help us help these rare salamanders from becoming two-dimensional. Contact Warren King to sign up for the telephone tree. You'll be alerted when the migration is on.

Clayplain Forest Wildflower Walks For more information about the clayplain forest, visit the web site of the Champlain Valley Clayplain Forest Project: www.clayplain.org.	© 2000 Heather Karlson Anemone in the clayplain forest
Consider joining Otter Creek Audubon's Birdathon in May this year! Enlist your family or friends to help identify as many birds as you can find in 24 hours and raise money for local or statewide Audubon projects. You don't need to be an expert birder to participate!! If you don't want to be a birder, you can sponsor one.
in May Otter Creek Audubon BIRDATHON Select your time, place and companions. See as many species as you can find in a 24-hour period. Proceeds from sponsors you enlist help support programs of Otter Creek Audubon and/or Audubon Vermont, as you wish. Be a birder or sponsor one!! Contact Mike Winslow for details.

Warbler Warmup in May Hone your identification skills prior to this year's birdathon, or just enjoy some leaf-free birdwatching. Contact Mike Winslow or Warren King for details.

Discover the Trail Around Middlebury A Series of Free Hikes for All Ages Hike series sponsored by one of Otter Creek Audubon's partners, the Middlebury Area Land Trust. All hikes will take place rain or shine. Approximate length of each hike is 2 miles. Trails are not suitable for strollers. Transportation will be available back to the starting point if needed. For a listing of dates, or a complete map of the Trail Around Middlebury, please contact the Middlebury Area Land Trust: 388-1007.

Basin Harbor Bird Monitoring Project throughout spring and summer Join birders from Otter Creek Audubon and Rutland County Audubon at Basin Harbor to generate a Basin Harbor bird list. Outings will occur throughout the warm months. For details, contact Warren King.

Invasive control work days Help remove invasive water chestnuts from local rivers and enjoy some time on the water. Bring canoe, paddles, life jackets, and sunscreen. Weekends in July Contact Warren King at 388-4082 for dates and locations.

Addison County River Watch Summer Volunteer to help collect water quality data in your favorite stream in Addison County. Contact Heidi Willis for more information on river monitoring this year.

Dead Creek Wildlife Day First Saturday in October A day-long wildlife festival and educational event at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area on Rte 17 in Addison, just west of the intersection with 22A.

Snow Goose Field Station Third weekend in October mid-morning to mid-afternoon At the goose viewing parking area in Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area on Rte 17 in Addison, just west of the intersection with 22A. Spotting scopes, information, refreshments, maps. Contact Barb Otsuka.

Hawk Watch in October Join Audubon members and others on a hike and hawk watch at an area mountain. Look for details in the Addison Independent in the fall.

Fall Bird Seed Sale in October Contact Seth Gibson for details.

Annual Dinner in November Look for details in the Addison Independent in the fall.

Christmas Bird Counts in December Help with one of Audubon's Christmas bird counts in Addison County: Ferrisburg Christmas Bird Count Contact Alan Pistorius 453-4691. Mount Abe Christmas Bird Count in the Bristol area Contact Randy Durand 453-4370. Middlebury Christmas Bird Count an Otter Creek Audubon Society Event. Contact Jim Andrews 545-2169 or John Chamberlain 545-2584 for more information.