THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Hello Hartford Audubon Members, The days are getting longer!! It is time for the Daylight Savings Time Birdathon. Always the second Sunday in March. Mark your calendars and spring forward!! I would like to acknowledge last year’s winner of the first HAS birdathon: Team “Roger’s TeeBirds” Doug Beach, Shirley Beach […]
Mar 20, 2021 - Woodcocks at Nod Brook - Saturday 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 […]
Please Note: This trip has been canceled. Mar 21, 2021 - Silver Sands - Sunday 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. […]
Saturday, March 27 eighteen people gathered for my annual Rhode Island trip at Sachuest Point N W R under a beautiful sunny sky. We started out along the trail at the oceans edge quickly spotting several waterfowl species such as Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, Common Eiders and Black Scoters as well as several Horned Grebes and […]
Mar 27 , 2021 Sachuest Point, Rhode Island Sat 8:30 am 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 […]
Apr 10, 2021 - Great Pond, Simsbury - Saturday 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 […]
Apr 17, 2021 - Greenstone Hollow - Saturday 8 am 31 Ridge Rd, 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 […]
Apr 24 Laurel Marsh Sat 8 am Middle Turnpike West, Manchester 1/4 mile east of I-84 on Rts 6 and 44 (Middle Turnpike) Laurel Marsh Trail Parking Lot on south side of road The trail follows sections of the Hockanum River and butts up against the Manchester Landfill at times. Forest, meadow, wetlands and sections […]
Apr 24, 2021 Station 43 Beginners Bird Walk #4 Sat 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 […]
Apr 28, 2021 - Glastonbury Great Pond - Wednesday 8 am - 10 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 […]
May 1, 2021 - Quarry Park - Saturday 7 am 270 Old Main St, Rocky Hill Meet in the small dirt parking lot opposite Marshall Rd Enjoy a morning trip exploring Quarry Park. Warblers and field birds will be found. If the river conditions permit, we will also caravan to explore the Connecticut River flood […]
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