7 pm - Social Hour / 7:30 - Program begins. Speaker: Samuel Merker, Ph.D. The presentation will cover the natural history, ecology, knowledge gaps, and trivia of the American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus). I will also discuss our tracking project in Connecticut including what we have learned, and new questions generated by the data we have collected. […]
8:30 am - approximately 11 am 116 North School St, Manchester Meet in Parking Lot I've birded this area and thought it would make a nice HAS bird walk. Union Pond Park has a beautiful woods trail which we will explore. This is a new area for Hartford Audubon to run a trip and I […]
9:30 am to approximately 11:30 am On Google Maps (not Apple), 324 Park Rd, Barkhamsted will take you close to intersection of paved Park Rd. & Beaver Brook Rd. Go south .3mi on unpaved Beaver Brook Rd. to bridge - park in picnic area or roadside. Join us for a beautiful forest and marsh walk […]
Program begins at 7:30 pm Speaker: Chris Elphick, Ph.D. Chris will present information on the status of tidal marsh nesting birds in the northeast. Focusing on work conducted by the Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program, it will summarize what we know about population trends, the factors affecting species persistence, and conservation work that is […]
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Contact Peter for arrangements. Visit Bombay Hook, Chincoteague and Blackwater National Wildlife Refuges as well as Ocean City, Elliot’s Pond, Indian River Inlet and possibly Prime Hook NWR. These are all top birding spots in this area. Peter Stephan stephraf@aol.com 860-729-8374 T
7 pm - Social Hour / 7:30 - Program begins. Speaker: Mary Pelletier In 2011, the City of Hartford was selected to be the eighth U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Urban Bird Treaty city nationwide. This unique initiative brings together federal, state, municipal, non-profit and educational organizations to create bird-friendly habitats and connect citizens with nature […]
Program begins at 7:30 pm Speaker: Richard Prum, PhD Tonight Dr. Prum will present the curious story of Hummingbird plumage and color vision. Yale ornithologist Richard Prum has spent years working with students to understand the full range of colors in birds’ plumage. They use a model based on the range of colors birds can […]
4 pm - 5 pm Wal-mart Supercenter (also called Charter Oak Marketplace) Parking Lot 495 Flatbush Ave, Hartford - Park in the row of spaces closest to Newfield Ave, just NW of the NW corner of the Wal-mart Store Watching thousands of crows return to their nightly roost is an exciting winter time event. We're […]
Starting at 6:30 pm Continuing a fun tradition, please wear a favorite holiday, bird tee-shirt, or hat! Following dinner, we’ll have the teacup auction and the member photo-sharing session. Bring silverware, plates, a dish to share, serving utensils, and something for the teacup auction. Contact Mona Cavallero (mcavallero1@comcast.net) for details on photos. Please contact Sydnee […]
Dec 17 Christmas Bird Count Sun All Day Bird Count Circle 7.5-mile radius from Old State House Join Hartford Audubon Members for the longest running citizen science project to assess population trends of birds during the winter season. For one day, we count birds in a circle around Hartford that is divided into specific […]
Hello members, Happy New Year! January 2024 is here! We are birding and many are taking photos while birding. We are inviting you to submit 1 to 6 of your current Big January pictures, one per category. You do NOT have to have competed in Big January to enter – any January 2024 photos taken in the […]
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