Third Thursday Lunchtime Lecture Series 2024

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Curious about birds? Interested in nature? Bring your lunch to the Science Center and join us to learn more about the amazing natural world around us!

A light sweet treat will be provided.

June 20, 2024 - Rae Griffiths, Cape May County Co-Coordinator for the New Jersey Bluebird Society presents Let's Talk About Bluebirds. Learn about local and national efforts to increase bluebird numbers and ways you can help.

July 18, 2024 - Josh Gant, Naturalist for the Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation and Owner of Hidden Bittern Birding Co. presents They are not called Seagulls- the many gull species of New Jersey.Every summer beachgoers have to face the wrath of those rats with wings they call Seagulls. I mean really, what ecological role do they even play? What did they do before the pizza and french-fry vendors came to the shore? Here is a little secret: there are 11 species of Gulls that visit NJ annually, and none of them are called seagulls. In this presentation, we will discuss the common species of gulls and a few other similar species. Be ready to learn and laugh with our lighthearted program on these pesky birds.

August 15, 2024 - Aidan Griffiths, Owner of Bufflehead Nature Tours and Naturalist on Skimmer Tours Salt Marsh Safaris presents South Texas: Birding the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Take a photographic journey of the hot spots of one of the great American birding areas with a seasoned LRGV guide.

September 19, 2024 - Mark Garland

October 17, 2024 - Katie Bliss, Master Gardener, CMPSC Caretaker and Owner of Blissful Gardening presents about the dramatic evolution of the CMPSC Courtyard Pollinator Garden that has become a certified Monarch Waystation, 

Add a donation for Cape May Point Arts and Science Center
$
General admission
$7
Bring your lunch and come learn something new about the natural world! A light sweet treat will be provided.
Full Series Admission
$30
Attend all five lectures at a discount.
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