Blog & Trip Reports
Annual picnic at Northwest Park on June 11th, 2019 – a fun time for all!
What a terrific annual picnic at Northwest Park on June 11th! First a group of members went birdwatching and saw a number of species, then we had a delicious pot-luck…
Full DetailsGreenstone Hollow Nature Preserve – Trails Day/Bird Walk – June 1, 2019
HAS’s Trails Day birdwalk at the Greenstone Hollow Nature Preserve, led by Larry Lunden and Sarah Faulkner, was attended by 12 people on the gorgeous morning of Saturday, June 1st. …
Full DetailsGreenstone Hollow Nature Preserve Trip Report -May 25, 2019
The day was clear and sunny. The previous night was rainy, so we had some mud to walk through. The leaves were out, so we practiced birding by ear. Six…
Full Details
Hartford Audubon Annual Banquet – May 14, 2019
Dear members of Hartford Audubon, It was my pleasure to serve as your president for the past two years. I have gotten to know many of you and hope…
Full DetailsTanager Hill May 4 – Trip report
On May 8th, twenty-one intrepid birders ascended the wilds of Tanager Hill and the Owen-Mortimer Trail in Simsbury. Luckily, a changing weather pattern yielded a reasonably good day of birding in an…
Full DetailsEast Rock Park Bird Trip – May 11, 2019
Saturday May 11 was my annual trip to East Rock Park Hamden/New Haven. Our group assembled among many other birders which helped since there were so many migrants we did…
Full DetailsHartman Preserve Bird Trip – 5/11/19
A sunny cool morning warmed up a bit as nine HAS members roamed these beautiful woods and power line. We started with an open sighting of a Black-throated Blue Warbler…
Full DetailsQuarry Park and Connecticut River Floodplain Trip Report
A cloudy and gray day greeted us as we started out the walk. There had been rain the previous days, and the leaves were coming out. Seven of us turned…
Full DetailsAudibles and Edibles Walk – 4/27/19
Audibles and Edibles’ Trip report-4/27/19 On a just rainy and chilly morning, Kat Conte and Ernie Harris accompanied by Dorina Ademi and Rick Reed had a nice introduction to Burnt…
Full Details
Wickham Park bird walk
Eighteen birders joined the walk this morning. Was colder than expected and too early for all the beautiful flowers that will be blooming soon. We had 26 species including three…
Full DetailsCelebrating HAS Club members noteworthy anniversaries!
Three of our long-standing members: Paul Desjardins (60 years), Paul Carrier (50 years), and Gil Kleiner (50 years) were presented with certificates honoring their long term memberships and birding years…
Full DetailsThe 2019 President’s Award – goes to Paul Cianfaglione!
At the April Hartford Audubon club meeting, President Maggie Peretto presented the “President’s Award” to Paul Cianfaglione for all of his good work maintaining and caring for our Station 43…
Full Details