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. […]
This program will be held via a virtual ZOOM Meeting due to COVID 19 on 3/23/2021 - Tuesday 7:00 - 8 pm Weather’s Impact on Migration Speaker: Patrick Comins Weather’s Impact on Migration - Ever hear about morning “fallouts in spring? Ever wonder how to anticipate rare birds that may show up during fall migration? […]
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 […]
"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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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