Learn how to experience bird migrations with author Heather Wolf

posted on 5/8/2025

It’s an exciting time in nature. The weather is warming, animals are coming out of hibernation, flowers are beginning to bud and, from March 1 through June 15, we see the return of our feathered friends from the south. 

Learn how to experience spring bird migrations to the fullest on Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m. in a virtual talk presented by Dover Public Library in partnership with Ashland Public Library. Sign up is needed to receive a link to the live stream. Registration can be found on the Dover Public Library’s website. 

In “Spring Bird Migrations”, author Heather Wolf shares tips for jumping into the nature documentary happening around you. Learn how to find more migrating birds and witness their fascinating behaviors, as well as cue into birds that will be breeding and raising young in your area.

Wolf is the author of “Find More Birds: 111 Surprising Ways to Spot Birds Wherever You Are” and “Birding at the Bridge: In Search of Every Bird on the Brooklyn Waterfront.” A Brooklyn-based birder, photographer, and educator, she works with Cornell Lab of Ornithology as a web developer, teaches birding classes at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and gives walks and talks for various organizations in New York City and beyond.