About Owls Up Close at Appleton Farms

About the Program: Join us for a special event with Marcia and Mark Wilson from Eyes on Owls, to meet 6 live owls up close and personal! By sharing photos, stories, and live owl demonstrations, the Wilsons highlight our local owls’ unique adaptations, habitats and behaviors in the wild, while sharing tips on how you can look and listen for owls yourself. And everyone gets to practice the owls’ calls during the hooting lessons! 

• Session One at 2PM will be geared towards families with young children (~1 hour, simpler/less info, more demonstration). 

• Session Two at 4PM is geared towards all ages (1 hour 15 min, more info and interpretation). Both are appropriate for children/families and will have opportunities for questions from the audience.  

About the Naturalists: Marcia and Mark Wilson have thrilled audiences of all ages with their live owl presentations for the past 28 years. Mark is also the award-winning author of two books: Owling (Hachett 2019) and The Snowy Owl Scientist (Harper Collins 2022). Signed and personalized books can be purchased in-person after the program, or by emailing eyesonowls@earthlink.net.  

Owling was chosen by the American Association for the Advancement of Science as 2020’s Best Science Book for Middle Grade Students.  However, Owling is a favorite of owl lovers from 3 to 103!  Mark’s second kids’ book, The Snowy Owl Scientist quickly draws you into the Snowy Owl’s Arctic world. 

Learn more about the Wilsons and their work: https://www.eyesonowls.com/  

This event takes place indoors and will occur rain or shine. In the event of weather conditions causing property closure, ticket holders will be notified by the day before the event and tickets will be refunded. 

Photo: A Northern Saw-whet Owl and an Eastern Screech-Owl join Marcia and Mark Wilson at their Owls Up Close” program. Photo © Mark Wilson /  Eyes On Owls

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• Program Refunds/Cancellations: In the event that a program is cancelled due to severe weather, low enrollment, or other circumstances, we will notify you as soon as possible by email and issue you a full refund within 14 days of the cancellation. If you cannot attend a program as planned, contact appletonfarms@thetrustees.org at least 7 days prior to the start of the program to receive a full refund or transfer to another date/class. Refunds and/or class transfers will not be granted for registration cancellations placed fewer than 7 days before the start of the program. There are no refunds for missed classes. Appleton Farms reserves the right to change program locations, schedules, or instructors when necessary.
• Where to park: The event takes place in the Carriage Barn at Appleton Farms, 219 County Rd. Enter property at the main entrance on 1A. Bear right at the fork in the road at the welcome gate. The parking lot is all of the way down the driveway adjacent to the white house. Overflow parking is between the trees ahead of the intersection. The Carriage barn is a short walk up the stone wall path from the parking lot.
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• Buy out a class/private events: Have a group that wants to take a class or program together? We have options to buy out our classes and/or create private events. Email appletonfarms@thetrustees.org for more information.
• While you’re here: Don’t forget to visit the Farm Store open daily Tuesday- Sunday.

All are welcome at Appleton Farms, we are excited to host you!

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