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SUMMARY:Canceled - April 11\, 2020 - Great Pond\, Simsbury - Saturday 8 am
DESCRIPTION:Trip Leader – Jon Ward \nGreat Pond is the largest part of a beautiful state forest and a neat place for a morning walk. Expect a nice assortment of birds\, with some about to leave and others arriving. \nGreat Pond Rd\, Simsbury – meet at Great Pond parking lot in Massacoe State Forest \nFor more information\, contact Jon at 860-416-3958 or jward88787@aol.com \n 
URL:https://www.hartfordaudubon.org/trip-event/april-11-2020-great-pond-simsbury-saturday-8-am/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200414T193000
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SUMMARY:Canceled - April 14\, 2020 - Magee Marsh - The Warbler Capital of the World
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Matthew Bell \nMagee Marsh – The Warbler Capital of the World – Join Matt as he talks about his experiences at Magee Marsh and “The Biggest Week in American Birding\,” one of the largest birding festivals in the world. This spectacle of The Biggest Week is one all birders should have on their bucket list! Matt works for CT Audubon where he leads Day Trips and Overnight Tours. \nSt James’s Episcopal Church\, 1018 Farmington Ave\, W Hartford \nSocial Time – 7 pm \nMeeting – 7:30 pm
URL:https://www.hartfordaudubon.org/trip-event/april-14-2019-magee-marsh-the-warbler-capital-of-the-world/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200418T080000
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SUMMARY:Canceled - April 18\, 2020 - Greenstone Hollow - Saturday - 8 am
DESCRIPTION:Trip Leaders – Chris and Diane Fisher \nSearch for residents and the migrants and breeders of early spring in the many habitats of this beautiful and compact preserve. \nRidge Blvd\, E Granby – meet at main entrance at the end of the guard rail. \nFor more information\, contact Chris at 860-658-2903 or chrisf001@aol.com
URL:https://www.hartfordaudubon.org/trip-event/april-18-2020-greenstone-hollow-saturday-8-am/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Canceled - April 21\, 2020 - Mystery Program
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Chris Fisher \nMystery Program– Chris Fisher\, who has previously given us programs on Africa\, Galapagos Islands and Birding the Yucatan Peninsula has agreed to create a new program for this date. It does not yet exist and may be on his and Diane’s travels to Costa Rica\, Alaska or New Zealand. We’ll have to let you know which direction we will be taken as we get closer to the date. It’s going to be magical. Stay tuned! \nMcAuley Residence Auditorium\, 275 Steele Rd\, W Hartford \nMeeting – 7:30 pm \n 
URL:https://www.hartfordaudubon.org/trip-event/april-21-2020-mystery-program/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Wildlife Series
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200425
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200525
DTSTAMP:20260424T101323
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SUMMARY:Apr 25 – May 24\, 2020  Annual Spring Census
DESCRIPTION:Event Coordinator – Jamie Meyers \nContact Jamie for more information at 860-693-4497 or sunnyctredbird@gmail.com \nThe HAS Spring Bird Census is On!  Our Census leader\, Jamie Meyers\, has extended the dates to run from Saturday\, April 25 and run through Sunday\, May 24.  Everyone is invited to participate while observing social distancing.  We’re following the ABA guidelines for respectful birding and will be doing this individually instead of teams as in “normal” years.  If you’d like to participate\, please contact your town captains below.  Please report your sightings to the captains\, who then compile the results for their town and submit them to Jamie.    Please review details below and stay safe! \nAvon: Brian Toal\nBarkhamsted: open\nBloomfield: Linda Clancy\nBolton: open\nBristol: David Zomick\nBurlington: Margaret Schuster\nCanton: Jay Kaplan\nE Hartford: Debi Wheeler\nEllington: open\nEnfield: Jim Deschamps\nFarmington: Jim Moore\nGlastonbury:  Bill Asteriades\nGranby: John Weeks\nHartford: Open\nManchester:  Open\nNew Britain: Open\nNewington : Roy Zatarian\nPortland: Open\nRocky Hill: Open\nSimsbury: Doug Beach\nSomers: Jan Collins\nSouth Windsor:  Paul Desjardins\nSuffield: Arthur Sikes\nWest Hartford: Helen Rubino Turco\nWethersfield:  Steve Kotchko\nWindsor: Mike and Judy Whittlesey \nFor those new to the census\, it is a tally of species seen during the period on a town by town basis.  Each species counts as one; there is no effort to count total numbers of birds\, as in a Christmas Count.  Each participating town has a captain; they are listed on the HAS website and in the program book.  Please report your sightings to the captains\, who then compile the results for their town and submit them to me. \nI have gone birding frequently during this ordeal and seen that responsible birding and social distancing are not mutually exclusive ideas.  But\, I have found in order to achieve that\, it is necessary to do things differently.  Most importantly\, the most popular recreation areas are currently even busier with people trying to get some fresh air than usual.  I strongly recommend avoiding those places except in the early morning.  The good thing here is that early morning is when you would want to go anyway\, as that is when bird activity is at its best.  Access to state parks is also limited.  The same approach applies to those places.  I am favoring locations with wide walking paths or other very open spaces\, where it is more possible to safely share your space with others.  I recommend avoiding busier places which have narrow walking paths.  Birding in groups is highly discouraged.\n\nI hope that many of you who do the census every year will get out enjoy the season to whatever extent you feel comfortable. Under no circumstances am I suggesting you go out into the field if you don’t feel comfortable or safe doing so.  You have to do what’s right for you.\n\nThe American Birding Association recently published excellent guidelines for birding during these times\, which I am posting below.  Please be safe and smart!\n\n–Jamie Meyers\nAmerican Birding Association Guidelines on Birding and Social Distancing. \nThe basic principles of “quarantine” birding are already well covered in the  ABA Code of Birding Ethics: \n\n        3a. Respect and promote the law and the rights of others; and\n\n        3b. Familiarize yourself with and follow all laws\, rules\, and regulations governing activities at your birding location.\n\nEven so\, there are gray areas and places where reasonable\, caring birders will differ. Here are a few thoughts to help guide your birding as we all get through these challenging\, rapidly changing times together:\n\n\nBirding is a GREAT thing to do right now\, whether you’re a lifelong birder or someone who has just started noticing birds out your window. Keeping a connection with birds and nature is a valuable way to improve mood\, lower stress\, and gain perspective on our current troubles. As such\, birding should be strongly supported and encouraged.\nSome types of birding and birding locales are specifically to be avoided now\, particularly any situation or location that would encourage or require people to violate physical distancing guidelines or travel away from one’s local area. These should be scrupulously avoided.\nThere is no “one size fits all” prescription for how to accomplish this. People are in many different types of living situations\, from high-density urban dwellings to very lightly populated\, rural landscapes. Exactly what is appropriate will vary significantly from place to place.\nPlease remember that every time you hike into the wilds or get on the road to drive to go birding\, you have the potential to require emergency services. This could put pressure on an already strained group of emergency personnel at this challenging time. As such\, work to stay as close to home as possible.\nPeople’s judgement of what is safe will vary. There is little to be gained from birders attacking each other on social media and elsewhere about perceived lapses in physical distancing. However\, thoughtful discussion\, promotion\, and modeling of one’s own “quarantine” birding practices are welcome and appropriate.\n\nIn short\, bird as you are able\, close to home\, and without exposing yourself or anyone else to risk.
URL:https://www.hartfordaudubon.org/trip-event/apr-25-may-17-2020-annual-spring-census-3-weeks/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Club Event
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SUMMARY:Canceled - April 25\, 2020 - Laurel Marsh - Saturday - 8 am
DESCRIPTION:Trip Leader – David Funke \nThe trail follows sections of the Hockanum River and butts up against the Manchester Landfill at times. Forest\, meadow\, wetlands and sections of Hop Brook will provide a diversity of bird species. \nMiddle Turnpike West Between I-84 and Cheney Tech – meet at Laurel Marsh Trail parking lot\, Manchester. \nFor more information\, contact David at 860-463-2020 or dfunke212@gmail.com \n  \n 
URL:https://www.hartfordaudubon.org/trip-event/april-25-2020-laurel-marsh-saturday-8-am/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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SUMMARY:Canceled - April 25\, 2020 - Station 43 Beginners Bird Walk 4 - Saturday - 8 am
DESCRIPTION:Trip Leader – Jon Ward \nThis is a walk you don’t want to miss but wear boots. After we get our 50 or more birds on this walk\, we adjourn to Dunkin Donuts to tally the four walks.  Meet at Corner of Newberry Rd and Main St\, S Windsor. \nFor more information\, contact Jon at 860-416-3958 or jward88787@aol.com
URL:https://www.hartfordaudubon.org/trip-event/april-25-2020-station-43-beginners-bird-walk-4-saturday-8-am/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200428T073000
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SUMMARY:Canceled - April 28\, 2020 - Audibles and Edibles - Tuesday -7:30 am
DESCRIPTION:Kat Conte & Ernie Harris \nTrip Leaders:  Kat Conte and Ernie Harris \nVisit open fields\, and a woodland trail with a slight incline. It can be wet on this 2-mile loop with a nice mix of plants and birds.  Meet at Burnt Hill Park\, 150 East St\, Hebron – First parking lot. \nFor more information\, contact Ernie at 860-603-2655 or pdlqlt@mac.com \n 
URL:https://www.hartfordaudubon.org/trip-event/april-28-2020-audibles-and-edibles-tuesday-730-am/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200429T080000
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SUMMARY:Canceled - April 29\, 2020 - Glastonbury Great Pond - Wednesday - 8 am
DESCRIPTION:Trip Leader – Annette Pasek \nGreat Pond offers great treetop\, pond\, and mudflat visuals of migrants\, including shorebirds. \nMeet at 451 Great Pond Rd off Route 17. \nFor more information\, contact Annette at 860-490-8357 or apasek@cox.net \n  \n 
URL:https://www.hartfordaudubon.org/trip-event/april-29-2020-glastonbury-great-pond-wednesday-8-am/
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