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Mar 1 Station 43 Beginners Bird Walk #3 953 Main St, South Windsor Corner of Newberry Rd and Main St Park along road near intersection. Sat 8 am The third of four morning walks designed for beginners at Hartford Audubon’s oldest sanctuary. Station 43 is an excellent birding area year-round and on each walk we ... Read more
Bring binoculars and join us for a casual walk around Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich, CT, in search of wild birds in diverse habitats. Held year-round on the first Sunday of every month at Greenwich Point Park, the walk begins at 9:00 am near the southern concession stand near the flagpole on the main beach. ... Read more
Mar 5 - Birding With Your Phone - 7:00 pm Virtual Workshop via Zoom - RESERVATION REQUIRED A 1-1/2-hour, virtual hands-on workshop with Ken Elkins of Connecticut Audubon. Ken will teach attendees how to use and refine the use of eBird, Merlin, several bird guides, and more. Registration is required, so email Sarah to reserve ... Read more
March 9, 2025 - Daylight Saving Bird-a-Thon Sun All Day All of Hartford County Join Hartford Audubon for a fun one-day birding competition to celebrate the return of Daylight Saving Time! Form teams of 2-4 people, dress up and name them with a smile in mind. Compete and report results. One point for every species, ... Read more
Mar 22 - Woodcocks at Nod Brook - Sat 7:15 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 ... Read more
March 23, - 8:30 am Meet at the Sachuest Point Visitor Center parking lot View Harlequin Ducks and seabirds that are hard to see in CT. We will also visit Trustom Pond, Ninigret, and locations showing rarities. Level walking on shoreline trail about 2-3 miles. Dress warmly and bring a lunch. Jon Ward - jward88787@aol.com
Lights Out Connecticut Lecture - The Wonders and Perils of Bird Migration Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. Explore the awe-inspiring phenomenon of bird migration. Discover the incredible diversity of species that grace our skies during spring migration. Gain insight into the behaviors, routes, and challenges faced by migratory birds and why safe stopover sites ... Read more
March 30 - 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. Dress warmly. Flat shoreline walk approximately 2 miles for about 3 hours. Maggie Peretto ... Read more
Apr 2 - 8 am Fannie Stebbins Wildlife Refuge 202 Bark Haul Rd, Longmeadow, MA Park by sign at the end of the road A wonderful mix of ponds, swamps, woods, and fields, Fannie Stebbins has ideal habitat for a wide variety of birds. The loop trail we will take is 2.2 miles long and brings ... Read more
Apr 5 - 8 am Great Pond, Simsbury 156 Great Pond Rd, Simsbury Between Laurel Ln & 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 and the many types of birds that call ... Read more
Bring binoculars and join us for a casual walk around Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich, CT, in search of wild birds in diverse habitats. Held year-round on the first Sunday of every month at Greenwich Point Park, the walk begins at 9:00 am near the southern concession stand near the flagpole on the main beach. ... Read more
Apr 8 - Tue - 7:30 pm Social Time at 7:00 pm St James's Episcopal Church,1018 Farmington Ave, WH Speaker: Bethany Sheffer Chimney Swifts, Unraveling the Mystery and Magic Bats? Birds? Minions of the Underworld? If you have found strange looking birds in your fireplace or heard a deafening cacophony of sounds from inside it, congratulations! You likely have ... Read more
