• Machimoodus State Park – Bird Walk – Saturday – 5/11/2024

    Starting at 7:30 am 128 Leesville Rd, Moodus From Goodspeed Opera House, follow 149 north to Rt 151 Bear left on 151 and parking lot entrance is on left in 1 mile This state park is an area new to most HAS members. It has woods, a hemlock ravine, grassy fields, and early successional habitat […]

  • Greenstone Hollow Bird Walk – Saturday – 5/11/2024

    8 am - to 10 am 31 Ridge Blvd, East Granby Park on north side of road Enjoy a morning walk at a Hartford Audubon sanctuary with shrub, swamp, marsh, wet meadow, pond and wooded habitats. Flat easy walking.  About one mile over 2 hours.  Expect mud, and water if it has been raining recently.  […]

  • Mount Auburn & Plum Island, MA Bird Walk – Saturday – 5/11/2024

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mt Auburn St., Cambridge, MA, United States

    Starting at 8 am 580 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA Mount Auburn Cemetery entrance inside front gate. After cemetery we drive to Plum Island, Newburyport, MA Mount Auburn Cemetery is famous as a Spring migration hotspot with many species of warblers present. From there we will drive (1 hr) to Plum Island in Newburyport to […]

  • Monthly Meeting – 5/14/2024- Annual Banquet / Meeting

    Pond House Cafe at Elizabeth Park 1555 Asylum Ave., West Hartford, CT, United States

    Starting at 5:30 pm Please join us for the Annual Banquet at the Pond House in Elizabeth Park, followed by the Annual Meeting. We’ll review the year, receive the annual Treasurer’s Report, present awards, and elect our Officers and Board Directors. Then, the evening program will feature a speaker TBD! This evening is the highlight […]

  • Canceled: Manchester Mystery – Bird Walk

    CANCELED - Depending on weather the leader will hold this walk on Wednesday, May 1st or 8th. Check back here for the latest information. 7:30 am - 9/10 am Somewhere in Manchester! I will scout the Manchester hot spots shortly before the trip to see what interesting spring migrants are being seen where.  Then I […]

  • Fisher Meadows Bird Walk – Saturday – 5/18/2024

    Fisher Meadows 291 Old Farms Rd., Avon, CT, United States

    7 am to 10 am 800 Old Farms Rd, Avon Fisher Meadows Parking Lot at main entrance Take an easy morning stroll, suitable for all levels of birders, around the pond. Habitats include fields, woodlands, and shrub land. Brian Toal         BrianToal@SBCGlobal.net           860-677-7156

  • Canceled for this year: Catskills and Hudson Valley, NY Bird Trip – 5/25-26/2024

    Catskills and Hudson Valley Bashakill Wildlife Management Area, Wurtsboro, NY, United States

    Catskills and Hudson Valley, NY   May 25-26, Sat-Sun 2 days Contact Peter for arrangements. Bird Saturday in the Cooperstown and Oneonta areas of Otsego County. On Sunday, bird the marsh at Bashakill WMA and Doodletown Road in Bear Mountain State Park. Peter Stephan           stephraf@aol.com               860-729-8374 T

  • CANCELED: Suffield Wildlife Management Area – Bird Walk – Saturday – 5/25/2024

    CANCELED 7:30 am - 9:30-10:30 am 200 Point Grove Rd, West Suffield, CT From intersection of Mountain Rd (268) and Point Grove Rd (585), drive north 1.3 miles. Enter Suffield WMA and meet in parking lot A bird walk which focuses on grassland and shrubland birds. We will search for Grasshopper Sparrows, Bobolinks, Brown Thashers […]

  • Station 43 Wetland Birds – Bird Walk – Saturday 6/1/2024

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

    7 am - 9-10 am 990 Main St, South Windsor Corner of Newberry Rd and Main St Park along road near intersection. A bird walk which focuses on wetland nesting species. We have a chance to see Least Bitterns, Virginia Rails and Marsh Wrens.   Knee high waterproof boots and bug spray is recommended. Mostly easy […]

  • CT State Trail’s Day Family Bird Walk – Time/Location change – 7:30 Sunday 6/2/2024

    CT State Trails Day Family Bird walk -- TIME AND LOCATION CHANGE: 7:30 am, Sunday, June 2, Sun, Wind and Woodlands Preserve, Canton.   Join HAS leader and science teacher Sarah Faulkner for a 1-2 hour beginner’s birdwalk for families on the Canton Land Trust's beautiful Sun, Wind, and Woodlands Preserve. You’ll be introduced to birdwatching, learn to […]

  • Annual Summer Bird Count – June 8-9, 2024

    Bird Count Circle 7.5-mile radius from Old State House Join Hartford Audubon members as we participate in the annual Summer Bird Count. Species and numbers are counted on this two-day tally within our Christmas Count circle. Bird one day or both and help collect breeding bird data and track species trends for Connecticut. Bird for […]