Third Annual (2024) Hartford Audubon “Big January” Photo Contest
Hello members, Happy New Year! January 2024 is here! We are birding and many are taking photos while birding. We are inviting you to submit 1 to 6 of your current Big January pictures, one per category. You do NOT have to have competed in Big January to enter – any January 2024 photos taken in the…
Wildlife Series – 3/19/2024 – Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird
Zoom Meeting Program at 7 pm - link will be mailed to AllHAS email address. Speaker: Katie Fallon Vultures are often underappreciated, and unloved, despite the vital roles they play in healthy ecosystems. Based on her recent book, this fun presentation will explore the life and times of the noble Turkey Vulture, including its feeding,…
Silver Sands State Park Bird Walk – Sunday – 3/24/2024
8 am to 11 am Silver Sands State Park, 1 Silver Sands Pkwy, Milford Meet in main parking lot Contact Maggie to verify this date. This is a good trip to try for sea ducks and sparrows while hoping for a Rough-Legged Hawk. Dress warmly. Flat shoreline walk approximately 2 miles for about 3 hours.…
Sachuest Point RI Bird Trip – Sunday – 3/24/2024
Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge Hanging Rock Rd., Middletown, RI, United States8:30 am to approximately 1:30 pm 769 Sachuest Point Rd, Middletown, RI Sachuest Point Visitor Center parking lot GPS Coordinates 41.479909, -71.243489 If you are looking for colorful, easy to see birds, then Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge is the place to be. The refuge is home to the second largest wintering population of harlequin…
Great Pond, Simbury Bird Walk – Saturday – 4/6/2024
8 am - 11 am 156 Great Pond Rd, Simsbury Between Laurel Ln and Old Farms Rd Meet in parking lot at end of entrance dirt road An easy walk over a newly widened road leads to Great Pond where we will see waterfowl, shorebirds, migrating warblers and the many types of birds that call…
Monthly Meeting – 4/9/2024 – Birds and Wildlife of Guyana
St. James's Episcopal Church 1018 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT, United States7 pm – Social Hour / 7:30 – Program begins. Speaker: Paul Cianfaglione Guyana hosts some of the last relatively unexplored wildernesses on Earth. A variety of pristine ecosystems occur here, from lowland rainforests that stretch as far as the eye can see, to the savannahs and waterways of the famed Rupununi region. Join Paul as…
Greenstone Hollow Bird Walk – Saturday – 4/13/2024
8 am to 10 am 31 Ridge Blvd, East Granby Park on north side of road All are welcome on this exploration of our Greenstone Hollow Nature Preserve. Woodland, water and shrub meadow habitats will hopefully provide 20-40 species during the Fall migration. About 1.5 miles of easy walking for up to 2 hours. Can…
Simsbury River Bird Walk – Saturday – 4/13/2024
8 am to 11 am 46 Drake Hill Rd, Simsbury Park at the Simsbury High School Crew Boathouse across from Drake Hill Rd from Flower Bridge. Do not park at Flower Bridge The Simsbury River Walk provides beautiful and varied birding habitat along the Farmington River floodplain and can be great for warblers and other…
Wildlife Series – 4/16/2024 – Life History of the Peregrine Falcon
McAuley Residence Auditorium 275 Steele Rd., West Hartford, CT, United StatesProgram begins at 7:30 pm Speaker: Steve Broker "By the mid-1960s, peregrines had become extirpated east of the Rocky Mountains. In tonight’s program, Steve will cover the return of the Peregrine, specifically in Connecticut where there are at least 14 known territorial pairs. We will learn about the life history strategies of peregrines, including gender…
Station 43 Beginners Bird Walk #4 – Saturday – 4/20/2024
S Windsor 990 Main St., South Windsor, CT, United States8 am - 11 am 953 Main St, South Windsor Corner of Newberry Rd and Main St Park along road near intersection. The fourth of four morning walks designed for beginners at Hartford Audubon’s oldest sanctuary. Station 43 is an excellent birding area year ‘round and on each walk we will look for seasonal birds. …
Glastonbury Great Pond, Bird Walk – Wednesday – 4/24/2024
8 am to potentially 11 am Entrance is just beyond 451 Great Pond Rd, Glastonbury, on left From Rt. 17 – use south entrance to Great Pond Rd and drive in 0.2 mi. Park on south side away from hydrants. Expect common CT birds as well as migratory. Habitat varies, woodland, water, shrub and field. …