MIDDLEBURY — The Otter Creek Audubon Society will host a talk and then a walk in Middlebury next week.

First, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, is the latest in the Cabin Fever Lecture Series with a talk titled “Beautiful Colombia.”  

World-traveling birder Hank Kaestner, with over 7,000 birds on his life list, will give a travelogue of birding in Colombia with his brother Peter during the early pandemic. Expect beautiful pictures of Colombian birds and entertaining stories.

This talk will begin at 7 p.m. at the Ilsley Public Library Meeting Room.

Then, on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 8 a.m. is the Monthly Wildlife Walk. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community members to help survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park and the nearby Hurd Grassland. Meet at the parking area of Otter View Park at the intersection of Weybridge Street and Pulp Mill Bridge Road in Middlebury. Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. 

For more information call 802-388-6019.

For a complete list of our upcoming events, see the calendar on the Audubon website: wp.me/Pt0Pq-70.