• Sachuest Point N W R – Trip Report – March 27, 2021

    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 […]

  • March 27, 2021 – Sachuest Point, RI – Saturday – 8:30 am

    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 […]

  • April 10, 2021 – Great Pond, Simsbury – Saturday – 8 am

    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 […]

  • Birding-with-your-phone-workshop-February 27th: report-and-link

    "Birding With Your Phone" workshop was held on February 27th with Ken Elkins. Ken taught us about how to use eBird as well as a variety of birding apps on your phone.  We ran the workshop for the first time last year, and it was very successful and popular and decided to run it again […]

  • April 17, 2021 – Greenstone Hollow – Saturday 8 am

    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 […]

  • ZOOM Meeting – April 20, 2021 – Birding in Costa Rica – 7 pm

    This program will be held via a virtual ZOOM Meeting due to COVID 19.  Tuesday. 4/20/2021;   7:00 -  8  pm Speaker: Chris Fisher Birding in Costa Rica Costa Rica has an area only slightly more than Vermont & New Hampshire put together.  Yet it is home to over 850 different bird species - More […]

  • April 24, 2021 – Laurel Marsh – Saturday 8 am

    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 […]

  • April 24, 2021 – Station 43 Beginners Bird Walk #4 – Saturday 8 am

    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 […]

  • April 28, 2021 – Glastonbury Great Pond – Wednesday, 8 am – 10 am

    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 […]