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Summer Fun Programs

Kaler's Pond Audubon Center will be hosting a series of programs every Sunday from May through August. Hikes, sing-a-longs, activities and special guests will be great fun for kids, just as well as parents! Programs will run from 1:00 to 2:00 pm every afternoon, and are free for attending parents. Learn neat new stuff, and get excited about nature with Kaler's Pond Audubon Center! For more information, give us a call at (631) 878-5576.

Materials and resources will be supplied by the Center

Wrens in Pen

Sunday, May 6th - 1:00pm

Make your own quill pen out of a real feather, then use it to draw the birds all around you, nesting in a bush or flying above your head! All ages - $5.00

Take a Hike!

Sunday, May 13th - 1:00pm

Music sing-a-long followed by a fun guided nature walk through the woods. Grades K-2 - $3.00

Craft Time: Pine Cone Feeders

Sunday, May 20th - 1:00pm

Make a special treat for our feathered friends. You'd be surprised just how much birds eat the same foods as we do! Grades K-2 - $5.00

Pollution Solution!

Sunday, May 27th - 1:00pm

We will be joined by the Center Moriches High School Green S.E.E.N. Club to learn just how much littering and other forms of pollution affect the world around you, simly by walking through the woods and finding trash. You'll be amazed how quickly our world changes . . . see how easily YOU can make a difference. Grades 2-5 - $3.00

Nature Sketching

Sunday, June 3rd - 1:00pm

Make your own quill pen out of a real feather, then use it to draw the plants and animals in the pond and woods! All ages - $5.00

What's Inside!

Sunday, June 10th - 1:00pm

Learn about everything going on in a beaver's damn, a bee hive, a rabbit warren, and build a miniature one yourself! Grades K-5 - $3.00

Take a Hike!

Sunday, June 17th - 1:00pm

Music sing-a-long followed by a fun guided nature walk through the woods. Grades K-2 - $3.00

Bird Painting

Sunday, June 24th - 1:00pm

Just like J0hn James Audubon did in the early 1800's, we'll paint some birds and learn to keep a record of all the birds we can find! Grades 2-5 - $5.00

Seine Netting

Sunday, July 1st - 1:00pm

Help Kaler's Pond build its freshwater fish tank by netting and identifying fresh water creatures. We could find fish, frogs, snails, even some turtles, so don't forget your water shoes! Grades K-5 - $3.00

Family Nature Walk

Sunday, July 8th - 1:00pm

One of the only places in the Moriches area where you can't hear any cars, the Terrell River County Park is lush with animals and plants. Let's see what we can find! All ages - $3.00

Birds in Flight

Sunday, July15th - 1:00pm

How exactly is it that birds fly? Our special quest, real life airplane pilot, Shaun Savage, will tell us how birds have been inspiring human flight for hundreds of years. K-5 - $3.00

Butterfly Workshop

Sunday, July 22nd - 1:00pm

Catch, identify, and release our local winged friends then join us to make your own butterfly magnet out of beads and sequins Grades 2-5 - $5.00

Craft Time: Tree Art

Sunday, July 29th - 1:00pm

Make awesome, natural looking tree paintings, using bark rubbings and leaf stamping! Anyone can do it. Grades K-2 - $5.00

Take a Hike!

Sunday, August 5th - 1:00pm

Music sing-a-long followed by a fun guided nature walk through the woods. Grades K-2 - $3.00

Seine Netting

Sunday, August 12th - 1:00pm

Help Kaler's Pond Audubon Center build its freshwater fish tank by netting and identifying fresh water creatures. We could find fish, frogs, snails, even some turtles, so don't forget your water shoes! Grades K-5 - $3.00

Habitat Workshop

Sunday, August 19th - 1:00pm

Learn about different animals living in different places, then build your own miniature habitat! Grades K-5 - $5.00

Family Nature Walk

Sunday, August 26th - 1:00pm

One of the only places in the Moriches area where you can't hear any cars, the Terrell River County Park is lush with animals and plants. Let's see what we can find! All ages - $3.00

Materials and resources will be supplied by the Center

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For additional questions and comments on programs or to set up a program for your local group at the

Kaler's Pond Audubon Center please contact:

Pam Musk

Director of Centers and Education

Audubon New York

200 Trillium Lane

Albany, NY 12203

(518) 869-9731 x228 office

(508)494-5488 cell

(518)869-0737 FAX