Blog & Trip Reports
2024 Roaring Brook Nature Center Field Trip Report – 4/28/2024
On Sunday, April 28th nine hardy birders joined trip leader, Jay Kaplan, in the Roaring Brook Nature Center parking lot at 6:30 am for a two plus hour jaunt along the…
Full DetailsGreenstone Hollow Bird Walk Trip Report – 4/13/24
We had a great time at our Greenstone Hollow Bird Walk this morning. The temperature was about what was predicted – 50ºF, but unlike the prediction it was mostly sunny…
Full DetailsSilver Sands Trip Report – March 24, 2024
Thank you for joining the Silver Sands bird walk this morning. Six people joined me on this cold and windy day but sunny. 40 species of birds. We walked 3…
Full DetailsSachuest Point RI – 3/24/2024 Trip Report
On Sunday March 24 my annual trip to Rhode Island enticed only 6 birders to attend. We started out at Sachuest Point N W R located in Middletown just beyond…
Full DetailsCape Ann/Newburyport Trip Report – January 13 and 14, 2024
Cape Ann/Newburyport Trip Report January 13 and 14, 2024 Trip Leader: Frances D’Amico Participants: Al Gatti, Sharon Pope, Greta Gribkoff, Polly Parker, Roy Parsons, & Wendy Parsons *Sharon joined the…
Full DetailsCrow Roost Field Trip Report, December 9, 2023, 4-5 p.m.
Leader: Sylvia Halkin. Participants were about 25 birders watching from paved and lawn areas around the Hartford Housing Authority building, 180 John D. Wardlaw Way, Hartford, CT, and thousands of…
Full DetailsPaul Carrier Hawk Watches – Trip Reports 9/16-17/2023
September 16, 2023 Seven birders gathered for this hawk watch at Booth Hill in West Hartland, CT. Weather was cloudy, however we recorded 1 Osprey, 4 Bald Eagles, 4 Sharpshins,…
Full DetailsRaymond Brook Preserve, Hebron, CT – Trip Report
Submitted by Gabrielle Bugden Six birders gathered for this new trip offering at Raymond Brook Preserve in Hebron. In addition to four HAS members, we were joined by two representatives from…
Full DetailsGreat Pond Preserve, Glastonbury, CT Trip Report – 9/13/2023
Trip Leader Annette Pasek Attending: 0 Total species: 17 The rain held off during my 1-hour jaunt into Great Pond Preserve. Temperate weather at 70 degrees, little to no winds.…
Full DetailsBird Walk Trip Report at Hilltop Farm – 9/6/2023
Written and submitted by Trip Leader: Joan Heffernan Why do people gather at 8:30 AM, on a late, hot summer day with the temperature at 68° and predicted to reach…
Full DetailsKeeney Park Trip Report – 5/14/2023
The morning started out with overcast skies and a smaller group than usual. Walk start time 8:08 a.m. There were seven attendees in total counting the trip leader, myself. We…
Full DetailsElizabeth Park Trails Day Birdwalk Trip Report – 6/3/2023
Elizabeth Park Trails Day Birdwalk On Saturday, June 3rd HAS sponsored a beginner’s birdwalk in Elizabeth Park, West Hartford as part of CT Trails Day. Leader Sarah Faulkner was joined…
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