Live Owls Highlight of Maine Audubon Program

FALMOUTH, Maine, December 2, 2008—From 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., 1:30-2:45 p.m., and 4-5:15 p.m. on Saturday, December 13, at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth, Maine Audubon will host three sessions to see and learn about live owls.

“People love owls, but don’t usually get to see them up close,” said Eric Hynes, Maine Audubon staff naturalist. “This program is a rare opportunity to do just that.”

Naturalist Marcia Wilson and photographer Mark Wilson will start the program with a slide show introduction to the owls of New England and beyond.

Participants then get a hooting lesson, tips on how to identify and find owls without disturbing them, and an opportunity to see six live owls, including a northern saw-whet owl, eastern screech owl, great horned owl, barred owl, snowy owl and spectacled owl.

The program is $10/adult, $5/child per session for Maine Audubon members; $12/adult, $8/child per session for nonmembers.

Advance registration is necessary. Sign up online here or call (207) 781-2330, ext. 215.

MAINE AUDUBON works to conserve Maine’s wildlife and wildlife habitat by engaging people of all ages in education, conservation and action. For more than 160 years, Maine Audubon has been connecting people with nature and leading science-based conservation in major projects across the state. An independent affiliate of Audubon’s national organization, Maine Audubon has seven local chapters, 11 nature centers and sanctuaries, and 11,000 members and supporters.

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