Come celebrate the spectacle and mystery of migration at one of the best places to see migrating wild hawks in New England! Lighthouse Point Park is a recognized Important Birding Area.

• Live Bird Show featuring Hawks and Owls!

• See wild birds up close at banding demonstrations and visit the Livingston Ripley Conservancy Live Waterfowl exhibit

• Children’s activities and fun for the whole family!

• Ride the Old-Fashioned Carousel!

• Tour the Historic Lighthouse!

• Hands-on Butterfly Tagging!

• Bird walks and more!

Suggested donation: $5/car. Proceeds go towards next year’s event.

Schedule

8:00 am – ongoing           Hawk Watching (mid field viewing area)

8:00 am to 9:30 am          Bird Walk led by Chris Loscalzo

8:30 am to 11:00 am         Bird Banding Demo – Audubon Connecticut

9:00 am to 10:00 am        Hawk Flight I.D. Workshop, Connecticut Ornithological Association-Steve Mayo

9:30 am to 10:45 am         Bird Walk led by Mike Horn

9:30 am to 3:00 pm          Monarch Butterfly Tagging in the Butterfly Garden

9:00 am to 12:00 pm        Live Waterfowl exhibit presented by Livingston Ripley Conservancy 

9:30 am  to 10:30 am       Children’s Bird Walk  

9:00 am to 11:00 am         Lighthouse Tours

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm          Lighthouse Tours

11 am to 2:00 pm               Ride the Historic Carousel

11:00 pm to 1:00 pm         “Sky Hunters in Flight” – Falconry Demo