Welcome to Aton Forest

Aton Forest, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) organized and operated for scientific research and preservation of land and natural resources. Our aim is to protect lands in Norfolk and Colebrook, Connecticut, preserve the physical and intellectual legacy of our founder, Dr. Frank E Egler, and continue the low impact, long-term ecological research that he pioneered. The organization maintains an archive of his written materials and library.

Aton Forest Presents:
Birding by Ear

Free Event

When: Saturday June 18th, 2022, 7:00 AM
Where: Aton Forest, 270 North Colebrook Rd.

Join Fran Zygmont, the bird whisperer, at Aton Forest, Norfolk, CT for a birding-by-ear workshop.
       
Learn how to identify birds by their songs. Aton Forest is home to several species that breeding exclusively in northern CT:  Winter Wren, Ruffed Grouse, Hermit Thrush, and Red-breasted Nuthatch. Common Loon and Sandhill Crane have also been seen and heard in the area.

A brief lecture starts the program, then venture into the field for identification opportunities. Ear birding is an important skill to have when birds are located in leafed, wooded areas where a visual identification is difficult.