Third graders recently spent a snowy afternoon at the Connecticut Audubon Bird Craft Museum. We were instructed on the proper use of binoculars and learned to use a field guide to identify various bird species. After watching many of the bird species from the windows, we headed outside to put our new skills to use. On a walk through the snow covered trails, we identified blue jays, dark-eyed junco, male and female cardinals and black-capped chickadees, to name a few. Our visit concluded inside by being introduced to some captive birds including an American kestral and a barn owl. We discovered that the Audubon takes these birds in after they heal from injuries which prevent them from being able to live in the wild.