Dinner and Concert at the Preserve
Featuring The Kathleen Parks Band
Rettich Preserve
Saturday, August 30
4:00 p.m.
Join us for a beautiful evening of music by The Kathleen Parks Band. Kathleen is better known as the lead of Twisted Pine, but with her own band, she gets to do exactly what she wants the way she wants, and the results are superb.
Fire in the Kitchen will be there serving up delicious wood fired pizza. Bring your chairs and beverages and enjoy the best of summer in Madison. Pizza starts at 4, music at 5. Rain date TBD.
Tickets at the door: $30 (cash, check or Venmo). $5 for children under age 12.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
The Red-bellied Woodpecker is a common bird in the Land Trust forests. Its name is somewhat odd since the pinkish color on the breast area is seldom visible, but the red cap is prominent. Look for zebra-stripes on the back and flashes of white on the wings when it’s in flight. The male has the red all the way to the bill, but females only have a red crown and brown before their beak. The call is a quick quirrrr, and a ch-ch-ch-chirrrrrrr! Thirty years ago the Red-bellied Woodpecker would have been a rarity in Connecticut, but today it’s one of our most common birds.
Painting © Michael DiGiorgio