• Farmington River-Barkhamsted Bird Walk – Tuesday – 5/7/2024

    Lower Greenwoods (Bone Yard) 22 River Rd., Barkhamsted, CT, United States

    8 am - to 10 am Unnamed dirt road south of 22 River Rd, Barkhamsted on east side From Rt 44 drive north on 181 - 0.15 miles to first dirt rd on right We will meet at the kiosk along the dirt road. Lower Greenwoods - Boneyard Walk.  Spend a morning on an easy […]

  • Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Bird Walk – Thursday – 5/9/2024

    7:30 am to approximately 10 am 253 Loomis St, Granby (approx) From East St drive 2.5 miles north on Loomis St to parking lot on left. Offering woodlands, two extensive marshes, a weedy field and a pond with active beavers, Dismal Brook attracts a spectacular variety of birds (the site's checklist numbers 144 species).  The […]

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

    7 - 10 am 174 Hartford Rd, Simsbury We will meet in the parking lot. A three-hour leisurely bird walk in search of migrant warblers, vireos, thrushes, and flycatchers. Special possibilities include Worm-eating Warbler, Swainson's Thrush and both Yellow-billed and Black-billed Cuckoos.  This will be easy walking. Paul Cianfaglione     pgcianfaglione@gmail.com    860-836-3443 T

  • East Rock – Bird Walk – Saturday – 5/11/2024

    East Rock 915 Whitney Ave., Hamden, CT, United States

    7 am - 12 pm 915 Whitney Ave, Hamden Eli Whitney Museum parking lot This is one of the best spots to find migrating warblers, as it is the first large land mass birds see after crossing Long Island Sound. Walk about 2 miles during 5 hours with some hills. Paul Desjardins     Paul.desjardins2@gmail.com      860-623-3696

  • 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