Share Night is 4th Tues in December.  On Share Night, participants share photos and/or sightings/eBird list during our Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsd-qsrj0jGNW-dJnolYrWbFXxLSvx9GZq    Bird Chat is usually 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 pm   Schedule changes and topics are here: https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/chat Join local birders and bird photographers on Zoom for an online gathering to share sightings and pictures, ask questions, and enjoy birding together. Stop by to listen and watch or join in!  REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsd-qsrj0jGNW-dJnolYrWbFXxLSvx9GZq

Register at https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/register-trips

The Christmas Bird Count is a citizen science project with a long tradition. This year marks the 126th annual count! New and experienced birders are welcome to go with established teams to take part in the census of birds the various count circles.   There are over 2,600 15-mile diameter count circles in the Americas. All circles here: https://www.audubon.org/conservation/join-christmas-bird-count Email us at [email protected] to contact compilers for the above count.  And/or for a list of all New York state Christmas Bird Counts and contact info, visit http://www.nybirds.org/ProjCBC.htm after October 15 for an updated 2025-2026 count listing.

Saw Mill River Audubon volunteers will, once again, be staffing a Project Feeder Watch gathering every Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am to 12 noon, at the Croton Point Park Nature Center.  SMRA will be providing the bird seed as well!  Stop by anytime to assist with this citizen science project that IDs and counts birds visiting bird feeders.  (Learn more about this international project that you can also do at your feeders by visiting www.feederwatch.org.) Hot beverages and probably even some light refreshments available. Friendly and casual way to learn more about our local birds and meet up with people from Saw Mill River Audubon. All are welcome and no registration needed!

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-day-hike-with-the-saw-mill-river-audubon-society-tickets-1857880553749 Suitable for ages 6+. No pets please. Cost: Free, registration required. Start your New Year with an invigorating 1.5 mile walk along the Hudson River across the beautiful landscape of Rockwood Hall, former estate of William A. Rockefeller Jr. The hike will be guided by Larry Trachtenberg of the Saw Mill River Audubon Society. We will keep an eye out for winter birds including both bald eagles and the red-tailed hawks often seen in this part of the preserve. We’ll move at a slow to moderate pace and will encounter some hills; there are benches along the way. Dress warmly and bring binoculars if you have them.

Register at: RockefellerStateParkPreserve.org/events Suitable for ages 6+. No pets please. Cost: Free, registration required. Start your New Year with an invigorating 1.5 mile walk along the Hudson River across the beautiful landscape of Rockwood Hall, former estate of William A. Rockefeller Jr. The hike will be guided by Larry Trachtenberg of the Saw Mill River Audubon Society. We will keep an eye out for winter birds including both bald eagles and the red-tailed hawks often seen in this part of the preserve. We’ll move at a slow to moderate pace and will encounter some hills; there are benches along the way. Dress warmly and bring binoculars if you have them.

Register at https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/register-trips

Saw Mill River Audubon volunteers will, once again, be staffing a Project Feeder Watch gathering every Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am to 12 noon, at the Croton Point Park Nature Center.  SMRA will be providing the bird seed as well!  Stop by anytime to assist with this citizen science project that IDs and counts birds visiting bird feeders.  (Learn more about this international project that you can also do at your feeders by visiting www.feederwatch.org.) Hot beverages and probably even some light refreshments available. Friendly and casual way to learn more about our local birds and meet up with people from Saw Mill River Audubon. All are welcome and no registration needed!

Register at https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/register-trips

Free and open to the public. Register with library here: https://greenburghlibrary.libcal.com/event/15626478What birds can we expect to see in the winter months at bird feeders and when we visit local parks and sanctuaries? How do birds adapt to winter weather? What winter bird sounds can we hear? Anne Swaim will explore these and other questions with images and video clips of local birds in winter. Come tune up your eyes and ears for winter birding! Repeats as a live Zoom program on Thu Jan 15, 7:00 pm

Each month we will take a journey to learn about artists who have influenced the world with their unique style and art process. For ages 4 – 103 CLASSES:Thursday, Jan. 8Subject: Alex Caulder and Kinetic SculptureThursday, Feb. 12Subject: George Seurat and Pointillism PaintingThursday, Mar. 12Subject: Bridget Riley and Op-Art Drawing  

A popular event! Join Charlie Roberto at the Croton boat ramp inside and past the Croton Train Station to start at 9:00 am. Then we will caravan into Croton Point Park to park and continue the Eagle Walk. The walk is expected to last until 11:30 am. Leave earlier if you wish. No registration needed. Good for all ages. Join us after the walk at the Nature Center for our annual Soup Gathering. Please do RSVP for the Soup Gathering to let us know what you will bring: https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/soup   The Soup Gathering starts at 12noon but the Nature Center will be open with Audubon volunteers from 8:30 am and following. You are welcome to drop off items for the Soup Gathering at the Nature Center before the Eagle Walk, starting at 8:30 am. The Nature Center driveway is located in the back right-hand corner of the main parking lot at Croton Point as you enter the lot from the park entrance. You are welcome to drive up to the Nature Center to drop off or pick up your Soup Gathering contribution/containers and passengers.   NOTE: There will likely be limited parking by the Nature Center during the Soup Gathering so many people choose to park in the main parking lot at the foot of the Nature Center driveway.

All are welcome to join us at this free and fun community gathering at the Croton Point Nature Center.  Please RSVP by visiting: https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/soup   Our Soup Gathering will follow our ever-popular morning eagle walk led by Charlie Roberto which starts 9:00 am at the Croton boat ramp (inside and past Croton Train Station) and then continues inside Croton Point Park. Walk ends around 11:30 pm. (You don't need to attend the walk to come to the Soup Gathering.) Our monthly Second Saturday walk at Brinton Brook Sanctuary happens today too. Starting 9am at the main parking area for our Brinton Brook Sanctuary in Croton and lasting two hours.  Brinton Brook info: https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/brinton  Please do bring something to contribute: soup or chili for 6+ people OR bread/chips and spread/dip for 6+ people OR a dessert for 6+ people or a beverage for same.   Use our RSVP form to tell us what you are bringing: https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/soup This is our 11th Annual Soup Gathering! With a two year pause during the pandemic and our first Soup Gathering happening in 2013.

The studio at Lasdon is open. In this workshop children follow their own creative path, working in a variety of different materials with an art educator guiding them along the way. Registration is required to attend this program.For ages 4 and up

Saw Mill River Audubon volunteers will, once again, be staffing a Project Feeder Watch gathering every Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am to 12 noon, at the Croton Point Park Nature Center.  SMRA will be providing the bird seed as well!  Stop by anytime to assist with this citizen science project that IDs and counts birds visiting bird feeders.  (Learn more about this international project that you can also do at your feeders by visiting www.feederwatch.org.) Hot beverages and probably even some light refreshments available. Friendly and casual way to learn more about our local birds and meet up with people from Saw Mill River Audubon. All are welcome and no registration needed!