Blog & Trip Reports

Birding With Your Phone Workshop Program Report – 2/25/2023

February 26, 2023 |

Birding With Your Phone Workshop Program report 2-25-2023, by Sarah Faulkner Hartford Audubon was once again delighted to host Ken Elkins, Director of the Coastal Center at Milford Point for…

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10/15/2022 – People’s State Forest Bird Walk Trip Report

October 18, 2022 |

Peoples State Forest Beaver Brook Area Bird Walk – 10/15/22 – Submitted by Sylvia Halkin It was a lovely autumn day with a blue sky and fog in the valleys…

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9/25/2022 – Bird and Nature Hike – Mary Conklin Preserve Trip Report

October 12, 2022 |

Bird and Nature Hike at the Mary Conklin Preserve, Canton.  Sarah Faulkner led a 2-hour leisurely hike for both the Canton Land Trust and the Hartford Audubon Society on September…

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10/8/2022 – Greenstone Hollow Bird Walk – Trip Report

October 10, 2022 |

Greenstone Hollow Bird Walk – 10/8/22 – Submitted by Chris Fisher Seventeen hardy souls turned up at 8am on a beautiful but cool (48ºF) fall morning to wander around Greenstone…

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9/29/2022 – Cruisin with Bird n Brews – Trip Report

October 6, 2022 |

Cruisin with bird n brews Thursday 9/29, 2022 Cruisin with Birds and Brews. Location, South Glastonbury’s bucolic farm setting and CT river space. Started with the walk portion at 3 p.m. With…

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9/25/2022 – Keney Park Trip Report

September 29, 2022 |

Sunday the 25th of September 2022, Keney Park, Hartford, Windsor line entrance. The morning started out with gray skies making the early part to our very birdy areas a challenge.…

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9/28/22 Lewis Farm Trip Report

September 29, 2022 |

 On a crisp September morning a half dozen birders congregated at Lewis Farm for a chance to stretch their legs and to see some birds, too.  We headed down the…

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Bird Walk Trip Report at Hilltop Farm – 9/8/22

September 9, 2022 |

Written and submitted by Trip Leader: Joan Heffernan Hilltop Farm is a bustling place these days.  The big white cathedral barn is in its final stages of preparation for its…

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Birdwalk in Elizabeth Park Trip Report- 6/5/2021 – Submitted by Sarah Faulkner

June 15, 2022 |

Trip Report: Family Birdwalk in Elizabeth Park – 6/5/2021 – Submitted by Trip Leader –  Sarah Faulkner A wonderful group of 14 folks joined together for an introductory, family birdwalk…

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Machimoodus State Park report submitted by Trip Leader Rob Mirer

June 2, 2022 |

Machimoodus State Park Trip Report – May 14, 2022 Written by Rob Mirer – Trip Leader On a lovely mid-spring day (May 14), 5 Hartford Audubon members met at Machimoodus…

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Station 43 report – submitted by Trip Leader Paul Cianfaglione

May 30, 2022 |

Twelve birders gathered at Station 43 in South Windsor on Sunday 5/29/22 in search of nesting wetland birds. We tallied 50 species with highlights being scope looks at a LEAST…

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2022 Roaring Brook Nature Center Trip Report – May 1, 2022 Submitted by Jay Kaplan

May 17, 2022 |

Twelve members and friends of the Hartford Audubon Society met in the Roaring Brook Nature Center parking lot on Sunday, May 1, 2022 for a bird walk near the start…

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