Upcoming Events

2024

Check back often.  Program requests come in throughout the year.  We continue to add them here.

October 2024

October 7 (Monday) BIRDS AND BIRDING AT CAPE MAY

Pat and Clay Sutton will present this program as part of the October 6-11, 2024, Birding Cape May Road Scholar program (formerly Elderhostel), led by Cape May Bird Observatory leaders and based at the Inn of Cape May.  Registration required.

October 7 (Monday) — HAWKS IN FLIGHT

Clay Sutton will present this program as part of the October 6-11, 2024, Birding Cape May Road Scholar program (formerly Elderhostel), led by Cape May Bird Observatory leaders and based at the Inn of Cape May.  Registration required.

October 9, (Wednesday) — 7:30 p.m. HOW TO CREATE A NO-FUSS WILDLIFE POND by Pat Sutton

Pat  will present this program via ZOOM for the Bergen-Passaic Counties Chapter of the Native Plant Society of NJ.  Registration for this zoom presentation is FREE via this chapter’s web page (click on the underlined text).

October 21 (Monday) — 7:00 p.m. “It’s a Jungle Out There: LIFE & DEATH in the Wildlife Garden,” by Pat Sutton

Pat  will present this program at the October meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey, held at Stockton University, 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ 08205 (in Atlantic County).   Details about which room the program will be held in at Stockton University will be shared when they are available.  For more information about the program, click on the underlined title of the program.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

Pat and Clay Sutton have witnessed some amazing natural history happenings in their 47-year old wildlife garden, some heart-warming and some heart-stopping. Be prepared for an eye-opening view into the natural world, occurrences that happen every day out in the wild but are rarely seen, unless you’ve created a wildlife garden so welcoming that wildlife feels quite at home!  Folks will be encouraged to put the garden hose away when Oleander Aphids appear on their milkweed and instead take a seat and watch Mother Nature at work as a number of natural predators resolve one garden issue after the next.

November 2024

November 21 (Thursday) — 2:00 – @7:00 p.m. — “How to Spot Hawks & Eagles Tour & Program” for CU Maurice River, led by Clay & Pat Sutton.

Clay and I are leading this tour (and program) for CU Maurice River.  The group will meet us in Millville, NJ (at CU Maurice River’s office) then head off on an afternoon hawk and eagle excursion, stopping at various Down Jersey birding hot spots​ on our way to our final destination, The Charlesworth Restaurant in Fortescue, NJ, overlooking the Delaware Bay. There we will enjoy an evening program based on the Suttons’ book, How to Spot Hawks and Eagles. Clay will cover the basics including when and where to find hawks and eagles both near and far. ​

​At The Charlesworth, the evening festivities will start with a cocktail hour including appetizers, spirits, and music before the presentation. Afterwards, stay on for questions and coffee accompanied by a sweet bite to eat. ​

Ticket price: $60.  Space is limited to 50 spots.  RSVP.  ASAP.  Click HERE for more information or to pay for this event, or call 856-300-5331, or e-mail: info@cumauriceriver.org  .