Public Programs
Listed below are special in-person programs and upcoming Zoom programs. If registration is required, click on image or text link for more information and to make your reservation.
Upcoming In-Person Programs
Thursday, December 19, 2024, 7:00 pm
Best Photos & Holiday Desserts
Join us for this fun and informal event where members and friends of Saw Mill River Audubon share photographic highlights of their past year of birding and nature exploration, along with sharing holiday desserts. Free and open to the public.
You are invited to share 2-5 of your best photographs at this event by sending your entries before Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 11:59 pm.
Upload photos here:
https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/best-photos-2024/
We will review your photos and let you know by 6:00 pm on Friday, December 13, 2024 if we have space to include them in the evening program. We may not be able to include your photos.
You are also invited to bring holiday desserts to share and exchange.
It is also very okay to come without bringing anything and just enjoy both the photos and holiday desserts prepared by others!
No registration needed for the above special in-person program. Please note, however, that space may be limited in the Chappaqua Library Theater depending on response. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Saturday, January 11, 2024, 12:00 noon
Audubon Soup Gathering!
All are welcome to join us at this free and fun community gathering at the Croton Point Nature Center. Please RSVP by visiting:
https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/soup-gathering
Our Soup Gathering will follow our ever-popular morning eagle walk led by Charlie Roberto which starts 9:00 am at the Croton boat ramp (inside and past Croton Train Station) and then continues inside Croton Point Park. Walk ends around 11:30 pm. (You don’t need to attend the walk to come to the Soup Gathering.)
Please do bring something to contribute: soup or chili for 6+ people OR bread/chips and spread/dip for 6+ people OR a dessert for 6+ people or a beverage for same. Use our RSVP form to tell us what you are bringing: https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/soup-gathering
This is our 10th Annual Soup Gathering! (With a two year pause during the pandemic and our first Soup Gathering happening in 2013.)
Thursday, February 27 2024, 7:00 pm
Birders’ Guide to Living With Bears
No registration needed.
Join biologist Budd Veverka, Director of Land Management at the Mianus River Gorge in Westchester County, NY, for an in-depth look at black bears and how to peacefully co-exist with these large mammals. Budd’s long-time study of the species and first-hand experience along with his outgoing and personable nature will make this an enjoyable presentation.
- Get an understanding of black bear biology and why black bears are moving into our area.
- From walking your dog to feeding the birds, learn how to peacefully co-exist with these large charismatic mammals.
- Discover the research being conducted by Mianus River Gorge and their regional partners in Westchester County.
Budd Veverka, a Certified Wildlife Biologist®, is the Director of Land Management at Mianus River Gorge, Inc. He has a Bachelors in Wildlife from Unity College in Maine and a Masters in Biology from Eastern Kentucky University. Prior to working at Mianus, Budd worked with a variety of wildlife at various agencies and institutions in West Virginia, Nebraska, Georgia, Kentucky, and Indiana. However, Budd’s passion is black bears, having experience with black bears and black bear research in Pennsylvania, Maine, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana.
Upcoming Zoom Programs
- Also see our birding workshop listings
This presentation will cover grassland-dependent bird species and their conservation — such as Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlarks — and best management practices to provide and improve grassland habitat.
Recurring Zoom Event
Same Zoom link is used for all Bird Chat