The spring migration walk at Hogback Mountain in Marlboro, a new, annual tribute to Bob Engel has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 22, at 7:30 am. Openings are now available. For those who previously registered for the original date, please confirm your plan to attend this coming Sunday.

Join naturalist, Cherrie Corey, for a morning walk to meet the arriving songbird wave and other harbingers of spring. Bob Engel was both mentor and friend to Cherrie back in his early years at Marlboro College and inspired her with his passion for native birds and plants from across the continent and his captivating understanding of the environments that sustained them. The Southeastern Vermont Audubon Society is cosponsoring the program.

On our hike to the summit of Mt. Olga and back, we'll encounter a variety of returning and migrating warblers, ovenbird, hermit thrush, winter wren, rose-breasted grosbeak, raven, and more. We'll attune our ears and eyes to the plumage and song of each species and give careful attention to their preferred habitat and location in the canopy. Woodland wildflowers will be in their glory too and vernal pools will be teaming with life. On our return down the mountain, we'll stop at the bird banding station to see how the day's tally is coming and watch bander Eric Slayton and his team in action.

Meet at the Tower Trail trailhead kiosk, behind the Vermont Distillers building. Plenty of parking across Rte. 9 in the HMCA parking lot. Registration is required, and limited to 18: send email to hmca@hogbackvt.org.

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