Whooo’s looking for company in Merck Forest's late winter landscape? Well, the Barred owls are, the Great Horned owls, and whooo knows whooo else. If we’re lucky we’ll be able to listen in on the conversation of one or another feathered couple. We’ll start in the Visitor Center with a presentation featuring owls native to the Northeast, then we’ll hike out in hopes of finding some courting couples.

Participants must have appropriate footgear, headlamps, water and snacks. Reservations are requested; fee: $5 per person. Held weather-permitting. Merck Forest is located at 3270 Vermont Route 315; check out all our activities at merckforest.org