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Great Pond, Simbury Bird Walk – Saturday – 4/6/2024

8 am - 11 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 many types of birds that call…

Monthly Meeting – 4/9/2024 – Birds and Wildlife of Guyana

St. James's Episcopal Church 1018 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT, United States

7 pm – Social Hour / 7:30 – Program begins. Speaker:  Paul Cianfaglione Guyana hosts some of the last relatively unexplored wildernesses on Earth. A variety of pristine ecosystems occur here, from lowland rainforests that stretch as far as the eye can see, to the savannahs and waterways of the famed Rupununi region. Join Paul as…

Free

Greenstone Hollow Bird Walk – Saturday – 4/13/2024

8 am to 10 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 of easy walking for up to 2 hours. Can…

Simsbury River Bird Walk – Saturday – 4/13/2024

8 am to 11 am 46 Drake Hill Rd, Simsbury Park at the Simsbury High School Crew Boathouse across from Drake Hill Rd from Flower Bridge. Do not park at Flower Bridge The Simsbury River Walk provides beautiful and varied birding habitat along the Farmington River floodplain and can be great for warblers and other…

Wildlife Series – 4/16/2024 – Life History of the Peregrine Falcon

McAuley Residence Auditorium 275 Steele Rd., West Hartford, CT, United States

Program begins at 7:30 pm Speaker: Steve Broker "By the mid-1960s, peregrines had become extirpated east of the Rocky Mountains. In tonight’s program, Steve will cover the return of the Peregrine, specifically in Connecticut where there are at least 14 known territorial pairs.  We will learn about the life history strategies of peregrines, including gender…

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Station 43 Beginners Bird Walk #4 – Saturday – 4/20/2024

S Windsor 990 Main St., South Windsor, CT, United States

8 am - 11 am 953 Main St, South Windsor Corner of Newberry Rd and Main St Park along road near intersection. 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 each walk we will look for seasonal birds. …

Glastonbury Great Pond, Bird Walk – Wednesday – 4/24/2024

8 am to potentially 11 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, water, shrub and field. …

Annual Spring Census – 4/27/2024 – 3 weeks

Join fellow HAS members for our annual Spring census which will end on Sunday, May 19th.  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…

Fannie Stebbins Wildlife Refuge Bird Walk – Saturday – 4/27/2024

8 am - to potentially 11 am 202 Bark Haul Rd, Longmeadow, MA Park by sign at the end of the road A wonderful mix of ponds, swamps, woods, and fields Fannie Stebbins has ideal habitat for a wide variety of birds. The loop trail we will take is 2.2 miles long and brings us…

Roaring Brook Nature Center Bird Walk – Sunday – 4/28/2024

6:30 am - to 9 am Springtime Bird Walk Roaring Brook Nature Center, 70 Gracey Rd, Canton Meet in the Nature Center parking lot. Ideal area for a morning walk during spring migration as 50 species may be seen or heard.  Look for warblers, vireos, orioles, tanagers and more.  Dress for weather and wear footwear…