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Last Updated: 
5/7/2008

 

 

Celebrating our 99th Year Anniversary
1909 - 2008

The Hartford Audubon Society was founded in 1909 as a non profit organization.   The purpose of the Society is to foster and promote public interest in conservation of our wildlife and other natural resources, and the study and protection of birds.  It may hold title to land for use as wildlife sanctuaries.

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Winding Trail Birds Walks, Farmington , CT

2nd Annual Spring Bird Census
Saturday, April 19th to Sunday, May 11th

Join us for our second year as we complete a census to discover how many bird species use Winding Trails as a spring stopover, a place to set up their summer nesting, or just live here year-round. We identified 40 species last year which included 3 varieties of woodpeckers, 5 varieties of warblers, 3 varieties of hawks, plus many familiar favorites. A complete listing is posted at the Nature Hut Kiosk. We ask all members and their friends to come and help with the census during the listed dates. We ask that you share with us all sightings that you observe. There will be bird observation forms available at the Main Office and the Nature Hut which can be returned to both locations. We will be sharing our findings with the Hartford Audubon as we did last year.

2nd Annual Spring Bird Census Walks

For those who would like to see how a census is done, join Miss Judy as we explore the many habitats on the property. If you have them, bring your binoculars or spotting scope and a field guide. For those that don’t, we do have extras. No experience necessary, just a willingness to walk the property so wear comfortable shoes. No registration required.

Date: Saturdays, April 19th and May 10th
Time: 7:30am – 9:30am
Where: Nature Hut
Ages: All Ages
Fee: Free

2nd Annual Summer Bird Count
Saturday and Sunday, June 14th and 15th
 

Join Miss Judy and other Winding Trails members for our second year as we participate in the Connecticut Ornithological Association’s 13th Annual Summer Bird Count. All bird species and their numbers found on property are counted during this two-day tally. Join us to bird one day or both while helping accumulate breeding data for Winding Trails. Miss Judy is leading the walks listed below, but feel free to get a count sheet at the Nature Hut and choose an area from the property map that has not been counted to add your observations for other times of the day. No registration required.

Date: Saturday and Sunday, June 14th and 15th
Time: 7:30am – 9:30am
Where: Nature Hut
Ages: All Ages
Fee: Free

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The Watkinson Library at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut will be exhibiting “Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang”: Bird Extinctions Around the World Since 1600, from February 8, 2008 through June 9, 2008.  Drawing on the wealth of resources in the Library’s nationally recognized Enders Ornithology Collection, the show features classic ornithological publications with original graphics from the18th century to the present and original paintings commissioned for the book A Gap in Nature.  The show focuses on 28 extinct birds from around the world with a brief discussion, including an explanation of the bird’s extinction when ascertainable.  The exhibition, arranged geographically, begins on the coast of Africa, continues in Australasia and Asia, and finishes in North American and the North Atlantic.  The show was arranged and described by Dr. Jeffrey H. Kaimowitz, Curator of the Enders Ornithology Collection.

In connection with the exhibition, there will be a talk by Trinity College’s conservation biologist and ornithologist, Professor Joan Morrison.  Also planned is a talk on the Felidae (the cat family) by conservation biologist Dr. Jim Sanderson.  In connection with the latter, there will be a small exhibition on the Felidae.  The talks will be in March or April, but exact times are still to be arranged.

Throughout the academic year, the Watkinson Library is open Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., but from the middle of May, the Library will close at 1:00 p.m. on Fridays.  There will be Saturday hours, 12:30-4:30 p.m., beginning on March 29th and running through May 3rd.  For any questions, please contact Dr. Kaimowitz at (860) 297-2266 or at Jeffrey.Kaimowitz@trincoll.edu

 

 

         

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