April 2024
Friday Morning Birding
Friday, April 5th - 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Join us for weekly birding with Buffalo Audubon Senior Naturalist Tom Kerr. Each week will highlight the seasonal birds at Beaver Meadow. Binoculars are available. Free for Buffalo Audubon Members (no registration required) $10.00 General Admission (registration required) |
Early Birds of Spring
Saturday, April 6th - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Join us for a Saturday Morning Birding Hike at Beaver Meadow! Celebrate the return of Spring with the Phoebes, Sapsuckers, Tree Swallows and more have already arrived in Western New York. Binoculars are available. $10 Buffalo Audubon Members. $15 General Admission |
Friday Morning Birding
Friday, April 12th - 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Join us for weekly birding with Buffalo Audubon Senior Naturalist Tom Kerr. Each week will highlight the seasonal birds at Beaver Meadow. Binoculars are available. Free for Buffalo Audubon Members (no registration required) $10.00 General Admission (registration required) |
Buckhorn Island Birding
Saturday, April 13th - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Buckhorn Island State Park - Meet at Woods Creek Kayak Launch Join us for a Saturday Morning Birding Hike at Buckhorn Island State Park! Spring migration has started and new birds are arriving every day. Binoculars are available. $10 Buffalo Audubon Members. $15 General Admission |
Toddler Time - Oh Deer!
Tuesday, April 16th - 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Join us for a Deer-themed Toddler Time! Learn about our white-tailed deer and explore the outdoors, then head to Beaver Meadow's cabin for a snack and a craft! Best for ages 2-4. $10 Buffalo Audubon Members. $15 General Admission |
Friday Morning Birding
Friday, April 19th - 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM Rose Acres Nature Preserve Join us for weekly birding with Buffalo Audubon Senior Naturalist Tom Kerr. Every 3rd Friday of the Month we will be meeting at Rose Acres Nature Preserve in Java, Located at the corner of Torry Hill Road and Java Lake Road. Binoculars will be provided. Free for Buffalo Audubon Members (no registration required) $10.00 General Admission (registration required) |
Woodcock Sky Dance
Friday, April 19th - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Buckhorn Island State Park - Meet at Woods Creek Kayak Launch Join us on a Friday night to experience the American Woodcock’s Sky Dance courtship! These unique birds travel north in the spring, singing and dancing along their journey. Binoculars are available. $10 Buffalo Audubon Members. $15 General Admission |
Ghost Pond Hike
Saturday April 20th - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Ghost Pond Preserve - Meet at Beaver Meadow Nature Preserve Come along on a hike through one of Buffalo Audubon's coolest properties! This roughly two-mile hike will take us from Beaver Meadow Nature Center to the Ghost Pond Trail. Meet at Beaver Meadow Nature Center. |
Meet Zelda - Beaver Meadow Nature Center
Saturday, April 20th - 1:00 PM Meet Zelda, Buffalo Audubon’s Screech-owl Ambassador, and learn all about the super powered adaptations owls like her have to survive in a nocturnal world! No registration required. Donations towards the care of our educational animals are gratefully appreciated |
Toddler Time - Signs of Spring
Tuesday, April 23rd - 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Let's look for different signs of springtime! We'll talk about how nature begins to change with the seasons and how we can tell. Then we'll do a craft and have a snack! $10 Buffalo Audubon Members. $15 General Admission |
Friday Morning Birding
Friday, April 26th - 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Join us for weekly birding with Buffalo Audubon Senior Naturalist Tom Kerr. Each week will highlight the seasonal birds at Beaver Meadow. Binoculars are available. Free for Buffalo Audubon Members (no registration required) $10.00 General Admission (registration required) |
Early Morning Birding
Saturday, April 27th - 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Spring Migration is underway and the first Warblers are arriving at Beaver Meadow! We’ll take a hike across Long Trail to find who’s here and getting ready to nest. Binoculars are available. $10 Buffalo Audubon Members. $15 General Admission |
Long Trail Hike
Saturday, April 27th - 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Join us for a hike of our longest trail, the aptly named Long Trail! This hike will be around 2 miles. Our nature center is currently closed for renovations, so we will meet in the parking loop outside. $10 Buffalo Audubon Members. $15 General Admission. |