Field Trip

See the unique mating display or “sky dance” of the American Woodcock on a relatively short evening trip. Meet at 82 Hopmeadow St (Rte 10) Simsbury.  Back of the first parking lot of the Tower Office Park

Great Pond is the biggest part of a beautiful state forest and a neat place for a morning walk. Expect a nice assortment of birds, with some about to leave and others arriving.

Main entrance at the end of the guard rail. Search for residents and the migrants and breeders of early spring in the many habitats of this beautiful and compact preserve.

The trail follows sections of the Hockanum River and butts up against the Manchester Landfill at times. Forest, meadow, wetlands and sections of Hop Brook will provide a diversity of bird species.

Visit open fields, and a woodland trail with a slight incline. It can be wet on this 2-mile loop. Nice mix of plants and birds.

This is a walk you don’t want to miss but wear boots. After we get our 50 or more birds on this walk, we adjourn to Dunkin Donuts to tally the four walks.

Enjoy a morning trip exploring Quarry Park and the Connecticut River floodplain in the Rocky Hill area. Wear sturdy shoes, and if the spring has been wet, bring waterproof boots.

Spend the morning on an easy walk looking for migrants on MDC property along the West Branch of the Farmington River.

Look for migrants and other birds in a variety of habitats. Gay City has tall trees, wetland ponds and an interesting history.

Tanager Hill and the adjacent Owen-Mortimer property provide over 100 acres of spectacular birding habitat on Talcott Mountain. This morning two-mile walk ascends over 200 feet.

This is one of the best spots to find migrating warblers, as it is the first large land mass birds see after crossing Long Island Sound