Winter’s Eve Nature Sketching on Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. The cold weather and short days of winter mean many of us spend less time enjoying and connecting with nature. During this indoor, evening program we will focus on improving our drawing skills while we spend time appreciating living and once-living objects and photographs of the Pine Bush Preserve. Participants are welcome to bring their own materials, purchase sketchbooks at the start of the program, or create their own sketchbooks out of materials we will provide. Adults only.

Build a Bird Feeder on Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 1:00 –2:30 pm. Bird watching is an exciting and popular hobby throughout the world. Visiting new places and observing birds in their natural habitats can be a rewarding experience.  However, we can also watch and enjoy birds from the comfort of our homes! In this program we will discuss ways to attract birds to your backyard, explore different types of bird feeders and bird seed, and each build a bird feeder to take home. Ages 6+. Location: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY.

Pine Bush Family Trivia Night on Tuesday, Feb. 20 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. How well do you know the Albany Pine Bush? Come test your knowledge at our first-ever Family Pine Bush Trivia Night!  Join us for fun, food and some family-friendly competition. Light refreshments will be provided. Families with children 8+. Location: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY. Fee: $5.00/family (groups with no more than 7 individuals). Registration required.

Build a Bird Nest on Tuesday, Feb. 20 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. Birds build their nests out of all kinds of materials including sticks, grass, mud, moss and animal hair! Join us as we explore a variety of nest designs used by birds in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. After a brief indoor presentation, we’ll go for a short hike and search for last year’s nests and then close with a craft that will prove useful for nesting birds this spring.  All ages. Location: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY.

Build a Bird, 1 to 2 p.m. Learn about how birds’ bodies are built for the places they live, the things they eat and more! We will use some local Pine Bush birds as examples of how birds are different from each other. Location: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY Fee: $3 per person/$5 per family/Children under 5 yrs free. Registration required. Please sign up by calling 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events.

Breakfast at the Clarksville FireHouse 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Pancakes, French toast, eggs, bacon, ham, sausage and much more for just $10. Children under 5 are free and those 5 to 10 are $5. Proceeds benefit the Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Company.

“Backyard Birds and a Winter Walk” at Thacher Nature Center. 2 p.m. Join us for the Great Backyard Bird Count!  Appropriate for adults and children ages 6 and up. Call 518-872-0800 to register.

The Empire State Aerosciences Museum will host its monthly all you can eat breakfast from 8:30  – 10:30 a.m. at 250 Rudy Chase Dr. Glenville, NY.

Cunning Coyotes. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will start inside with a short talk about the history and biology of the eastern coyote, then hike 0.9 miles in the preserve as we pause to look for coyote signs and explore the habitat of one of the smartest, most elusive animals in the Pine Bush. Location: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY. Fee: $3 per person/$5 per family. Registration required. Please sign up by calling 518-456-0655.

“Ecology and Behavior of Fishers in Suburbia” at Thacher Visitor Center. 2 p.m. Learn about the natural history of fishers, and the ecological and behavioral insights uncovered during a suburban fisher research project near Albany. Call 518-872-0800 for more information.