Trees are blossoming and leafing out everywhere, including the rosebuds and shadbush at Coogan Farm! Keep an eye out for lady's slippers, a native orchid named for its pink shoe-shaped flower. All sorts of birds are nesting, from Palm Warblers and Yellow-breasted Chats to Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Green Herons. Meanwhile, wintering birds like Dark-eyed Juncos are leaving to migrate north for the summer and warblers are arriving from Central and South America to take their place.

To learn more about what to expect in nature this month, visit our Nature Notes page online.

Featured Spring programs

May at DPNC

 

MAY:  5/2: BioBlitz  |  5/7: Hummingbirds 101 (via Zoom)  |  5/16: Lady's Slipper Walk & Talk  |  5/16: Strategies for Invasive Plant Management  |  5/23: Birding at Coogan Farm

MAY:  5/10: Family Pond Dipping Exploration  |  5/17: Spring Flower Fun

MAY:  5/9: Adventures in Nature: Eggs  |  5/16: Discovery Station  |  5/23: Nature Night Out

MAY:  5/2: BioBlitz  |  5/8: Groton-Ledyard Reservoir  |  5/9: Gungywamp  |  5/16: Lady's Slipper Walk & Talk  |  5/24: Hike the Nature Center  |  5/30: Mr. Bill's Woodland Ramble  |  5/31: Full Blue Moon Walk

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