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November Environmental Education: What to Do

Look no further for nature walks, field trips, and lectures this month!

	November 2018
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				1 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	2 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	3 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •
4 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	5 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details Bylane Book Club Bylane Book Club November 5, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Bylane Farm, 35 Todd Rd., Katohah This month we will be reading H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald. Meet at Bylane. Cost: Free. Refreshments at 6:30pm. Book discussion will begin at 7:00pm. Please register to join the Bedford Audubon Book Club with Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or 914-302-9713. About H is for Hawk: From Amazon: The instant New York Times bestseller and award-winning sensation, Helen Macdonald's story of adopting and raising one of nature's most vicious predators has soared into the hearts of millions of readers worldwide. Fierce and feral, her goshawk Mabel's temperament mirrors Helen's own state of grief after her father's death, and together raptor and human "discover the pain and beauty of being alive" (People). H Is for Hawk is a genre-defying debut from one of our most unique and transcendent voices. See more details • •	6 First Tuesday Bird Walk: Dean’s Bridge, Somers First Tuesday Bird Walk: Dean’s Bridge, Somers November 6, 2018 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am Deans Bridge Road, Deans Bridge Rd, Somers, NY 10589, USA Meet at the eastern end of Dean’s Bridge Road in Somers where it dead-ends at the old bridge. Cost: Free. Level of Physical Difficulty: Easy-moderate. Register with Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or 914-302-9713. See more details Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details • •	7 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details Lecture: Restoring Puffins and Terns to the Maine Coast with Pete Salmansohn Lecture: Restoring Puffins and Terns to the Maine Coast with Pete Salmansohn November 7, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Katonah Village Library, 26 Bedford Rd, Katonah, NY 10536, USA Let’s learn about how a team of young biologists attempted to restore the world’s first lost seabird colony with the transplanting of Canadian puffin chicks to a former nesting island in Maine. Also to be discussed will be advances in tern restoration and a look at some of the many challenges that face wildlife managers in a changing and dynamic eco-system. Pete Salmansohn is the presenter, he is an educator for Audubon, and was named Maine's Environmental Educator of the Year in 1998 and in 2001. Pete has led hundreds of public boat cruises to see puffins on Eastern Egg Rock, Maine. Please join us for refreshments at 7:00 pm, lecture begins at 7:30pm. Free. Katonah Village Library. See more details • •	8 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	9 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	10 Special Field Trip: Leader's Choice with Naturalist-in-Residence Tait Johansson Special Field Trip: Leader's Choice with Naturalist-in-Residence Tait Johansson November 10, 2018 TBA November is the best month for rarities – while we may not be chasing a Forked-tailed Flycatcher, Tait will scout out the latest and greatest for the group to see. Time and location to be determined! Will start in morning; within 1 ½ hrs. drive of Westchester. See more details Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details • •
11 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	12 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	13 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	14 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	15 Third Thursdays Bird Walk: Maple Avenue, Katonah Third Thursdays Bird Walk: Maple Avenue, Katonah November 15, 2018 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am Maple Avenue, Maple Ave, Bedford, NY 10536, USA Join Naturalist Tait Johansson at this local hotspot at Maple Avenue on the third Thursday of every month. Cost: Free. Level of Physical Difficulty: Easy. Please register with Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or 914-302-9713. See more details Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details • •	16 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	17 Seed Sale Pickup Seed Sale Pickup November 17, 2018 @ 7:00 am - 9:00 am Bylane Farm, 35 Todd Rd., Katonah Pick up your order at Bedford Audubon’s Bylane Farm (35 Todd Rd, Katonah). Place your order by October 27th online at http://bedfordaudubon.org/shop or by phone at 914-232-1999. See more details Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details Seed Sale Pickup Seed Sale Pickup November 17, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Bylane Farm, 35 Todd Rd., Katonah Pick up your order at Bedford Audubon’s Bylane Farm (35 Todd Rd, Katonah). Place your order by October 27th online at http://bedfordaudubon.org/shop or by phone at 914-232-1999. See more details Seed Sale Pickup Seed Sale Pickup November 17, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Bylane Farm, 35 Todd Rd., Katonah Pick up your order at Bedford Audubon’s Bylane Farm (35 Todd Rd, Katonah). Place your order by October 27th online at http://bedfordaudubon.org/shop or by phone at 914-232-1999. See more details Seed Sale Pickup Seed Sale Pickup November 17, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Bylane Farm, 35 Todd Rd., Katonah Pick up your order at Bedford Audubon’s Bylane Farm (35 Todd Rd, Katonah). Place your order by October 27th online at http://bedfordaudubon.org/shop or by phone at 914-232-1999. See more details • • • • •
18 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	19 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	20 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	21 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	22 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	23 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	24 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •
25 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	26 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	27 Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch Science in Action: Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch August 25, 2018 @ 9:00 am - November 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm Arthur Butler Sanctuary, Chestnut Ridge Rd., Bedford Corners, NY The fall Hawkwatch starts Saturday, August 25! Join us at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary on Chestnut Ridge Road in Bedford Corners every day from 9 am to 5 pm, weather permitting, to experience the miracle of raptor migration. Our data is combined with other Hawkwatch sites to create population and migration analyses that help us better protect raptors and their habitats. See more details •	28	29	30

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