• Station 43 Beginners Bird Walk #3 – 2/25/2023

    Saturday, February 25, 2023 Leader:  Jon Ward starting at 8 am 990 Main St, South Windsor Corner of Newberry Rd and Main St  Park in front of stucco house The third 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 […]

  • Birding With Your Phone – 2/25/2023

    Saturday, February 25, 2023 Leader:  Ken Elkins/Sarah Faulkner at 10 am West Hartford Public Library, 20 Main St, West Hartford Join Audubon Connecticut’s Ken Elkins for a two-hour, hands-on workshop to learn how to use a number of birding apps on your smart phone. Apps will include eBird, popular field guide apps, “birding by ear” […]

  • Daylight Saving Bird-a-Thon – 3/12/2023

    Sunday, March 12, 2023 Leader/Coordinator:  Maggie Peretto - All day All of Hartford County Join Hartford Audubon  for a fun one day birding competition to celebrate the return of Daylight Saving Time!   Form teams of 2-4 people, dress up and name them with a smile in mind.   Compete and report results.  1 point for every […]

  • Woodcocks at Nod Brook – 3/18/2023

    Saturday, March 18, 2023 Leader: Brian Toal - starting at 7 pm 82 Hopmeadow St (Rt 10), Simsbury Back of the first parking lot of the Tower Office Park See the unique mating display or “sky dance” of the American Woodcock on a relatively short evening trip. Short distance (0.25 mile).  Lasts about 1 hour […]

  • Silver Sands State Park – 3/26/2023

    Sunday, March 26, 2023 Leader:  Maggie Peretto starting at 8 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 […]

  • Great Pond, Simsbury – 4/8/2023

    Saturday, April 8, 2023 Leader: Jon Ward starting at 8 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 […]

  • Greenstone Hollow – 4/15/2023

    Saturday, April 15, 2023 Leaders:  Chris & Diane Fisher:   starting at 8 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 […]

  • Glastonbury Great Pond – 4/19/2023

    Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Leader: Annette Pasek starting at 8 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, […]

  • Station 43 Beginners Bird Walk #4 – 4/22/2023

    Saturday, April 22, 2023 Leader:  Jon Ward - beginning at 8 am 990 Main St, South Windsor Corner of Newberry Rd and Main St  Park in front of stucco house 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 […]

  • Annual Spring Census: 4/29 – 5/21/2023

    Join fellow HAS members for our annual Spring census. Unlike our other bird counts, this count is by towns in the greater Hartford area and lasts 3 weeks.   Bird as much or as little as you like and report to as many town captains as you wish.  A list of captains will be released at […]