March 2024
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Friday Morning Birding - Beaver Meadow Nature Center
Friday, March 1st - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Meet inside 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) |
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Birding at Buckhorn Island State Park
Saturday, March 2nd - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Meet at Woods Creek Kayak Launch Join Senior Naturalist Tom Kerr for a hike along the upper Niagara with the Ducks, Swans, and other waterfowl preparing to head north for the nesting season. Binoculars will be provided. This is one of our longer hikes, and will be close to 4 miles round-trip. $10.00 Buffalo Audubon Members $15.00 General Admission. |
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Ghost Pond Hike
Saturday, March 2nd - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Meet at Beaver Meadow Nature Center Join us for a hike around one of Buffalo Audubon's coolest ponds! We'll meet at Beaver Meadow Nature Center and embark on a roughly 3-mile hike to and around Ghost Pond! |
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Saw-Whet Owl Search
Thursday, March 7th - 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Beaver Meadow has Saw-whet Owls! Learn about how to responsibly look for these tiny, hard to find Owls as we try our luck at finding one! Binoculars are available. $10.00 Buffalo Audubon Members $15.00 General Admission |
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Thursday Morning Hike - Beaver Meadow Nature Center
Thursday, March 7th - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Join a Buffalo Audubon Staff Member every Thursday for a morning hike along one of our trails at Beaver Meadow. Free for Buffalo Audubon Members (no registration required) |
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Live Snake Feeding
Thursday, March 7th - 1:30 PM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Join us and watch as we feed one of the snakes in the Nature Center! Learn about how these reptiles eat and what they would eat in the wild! |
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Friday Morning Birding - Beaver Meadow Nature Center
Friday, March 8th - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Meet inside 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) |
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Guided WNY Winter Hiking Challenge Hike
Saturday, March 9th - 9:00 AM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Come hiking with us! Embark on a guided hike along the WNY Winter Hiking Challenge Trail at Beaver Meadow Nature Trail! This nearly four-mile route will take us through many of the different nature spots at Beaver Meadow on a nice winter morning hike. Registration is not required. Meet at the nature center. The hike will head out promptly at 9:00AM. |
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Meet Zelda - Beaver Meadow Nature Center
Saturday, March 9th - 12:00 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 |
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Toddler Time! - Slithery Snakes
Tuesday March 12th - 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Enjoy a snake-themed Toddler Time on Tuesday, March 12th! We'll learn about snakes, make a snake-related craft, and meet a snake, one of our educational animals. The Beaver Meadow Nature Center is currently closed to the public. Restrooms will be available to Toddler Time attendees. |
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Thursday Morning Hike - Beaver Meadow Nature Center
Thursday, March 14th - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Join a Buffalo Audubon Staff Member every Thursday for a morning hike along one of our trails at Beaver Meadow. Free for Buffalo Audubon Members (no registration required) |
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Live Snake Feeding
Thursday, March 14th - 1:30 PM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Join us and watch as we feed one of the snakes in the Nature Center! Learn about how these reptiles eat and what they would eat in the wild! |
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Friday Morning Birding - Rose Acres Nature Preserve
Friday, March 15th - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Meet at the Corner of Torry Hill Road and Java Lake Road 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) |
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Strawberry Island Eagle Watch
Saturday March 16th - 10:00 Am to 11:30 AM Meet at the Sheridan Boat Launch Did you know that Bald Eagles nest right in the middle of the Niagara River? Join Buffalo Audubon Senior Naturalis Tom Kerr for a look at one of the most well-known birds in WNY $10.00 Buffalo Audubon Members $15.00 General Admission. |
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Thursday Morning Hike - Beaver Meadow Nature Center
Thursday, March 21st - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Join a Buffalo Audubon Staff Member every Thursday for a morning hike along one of our trails at Beaver Meadow. Free for Buffalo Audubon Members (no registration required) |
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Live Snake Feeding
Thursday, March 21st - 1:30 PM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Join us and watch as we feed one of the snakes in the Nature Center! Learn about how these reptiles eat and what they would eat in the wild! |
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Friday Morning Birding - Beaver Meadow Nature Center
Friday, March 22nd - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Meet inside 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) |
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Meet a Turtle - Beaver Meadow Nature Center
Saturday, March 23rd - 12:00 PM Learn about the oldest reptiles in New York State, where they live, and the adaptations that have helped their species survive for millions of years! No registration required. Donations towards the care of our educational animals are gratefully appreciated |
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Long Trail Hike - Beaver Meadow Nature Center
Saturday March 23rd - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Meet Outside Nature Center Join us for a hike of our longest trail, the aptly named Long Trail! This roughly 2-mile hike will take us through the woods at Beaver Meadow, and we can keep an eye out for signs of spring. |
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Beaver Meadow Owl Prowl
Saturday March 23rd - 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM Meet inside Nature Center Bring a flashlight and join us for a nocturnal hike at Beaver Meadow in search of the Screech-owls and Barred Owls that make their home in the nature preserve. Binoculars and a spotting scope will be available. Limited space is available |
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Toddler Time! - Maples
Tuesday March 26th - 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Come along to learn about sugar maples and maple syrup! We'll talk about how trees make sap and how sap becomes syrup, try some maple syrup, and make a craft! Best for children age 2-4. Our nature center is currently closed to the public. Restrooms will be available for Toddler Time attendees. |
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Live Snake Feeding
Thursday, March 28th - 1:30 PM Beaver Meadow Nature Center Join us and watch as we feed one of the snakes in the Nature Center! Learn about how these reptiles eat and what they would eat in the wild! |
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Friday Morning Birding - Beaver Meadow Nature Center
Friday, March 29th - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Meet inside 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) |
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Hawk Migration Workshop
Saturday, March 30th - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Meet Inside Nature Center Look up! It's Hawk Migration season! Join Naturalist Tom Kerr for a Hawk Watching workshop and learn how to ID those raptors before they soar out of sight. Pack a lunch and bring a lawn chair and sit outside with us watching for Hawks as they migrate over Beaver Meadow. Binoculars are available along with a spotting scope. $10 BAS Members / $15 General Admission. |