Date: 6/6/25 6:10 pm From: '<bikenbird...>' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] *** NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:30 AM Program/Event - Identifying Trees and Shrubs and Their Ecological Role as Habitat for Birds***
New HampshireAudubon Seacoast Chapter
THERE ARE A FEWOPENINGS FOR THIS 15 PARTICIPANT PROGRAM.
Please note thefollowing:
Tuesday,June 10, 2025 8:30 am (Note: moved from Wednesday) Program – Identifying Treesand Shrubs and Their Ecological Role as Habitat for Birds
This OUTSIDE program will be from8:30-11:30 am at Burley Farm 245 North River Road in Epping.The program will be limited to 15 participants. This event will be heldentirely outdoors and will be held as long as it is not raining. Participantsshould bring their binoculars and clothing appropriate for the weatherconditions at the time of the event.
This program, by Matt Tarr of UNHCooperative Extension, will teach youhow to identify the most common native and non-nativeshrubs that comprise many bird habitats in NH. We will identifyeach shrub species, discuss how each species functions as birdhabitat, and which shrubs you want to encourage on yourland to benefit birds. We will also be looking andlistening for birds (of course!) and sharing our tips for how toidentify the birds we encounter during the program.
Bio: Matt Tarr is Extension Professor and State Wildlife HabitatSpecialist for the University of NH Cooperative Extension. Much of Matt'sresearch and work is focused on determining how non-native shrubs function ashabitat for songbirds and on how birds respond to land-use and habitatmanagement practices at different landscape scales. Matt is an avid birder whoenjoys photographing and recording birds.
All are welcome to attend our Tuesday June10, 2025 OUTSIDE program which is free of charge at Burley Farm Burley Farm 245 North River Road in Epping. Cancellations will be announced on http://www.seacoastchapter.org/programs andthis Google group.
Tosign up for the program click this link!
Note: This event replaces the JuneProgram at The Seacoast Science Center.
