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Hartford Audubon Society: Field Trip – Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve

Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve 253 Loomis Street, North Granby, CT, United States

May 8 - Thurs - 7:30 am 253 Loomis St, Granby (approx). From East St drive 2.5 miles north on Loomis St to parking lot on left. LIMITED TO 15 PEOPLE CONTACT JOHN AFTER 4/1 TO REGISTER Offering woodlands, two extensive marshes, a weedy field and a pond with active beavers, Dismal Brook attracts a spectacular variety of ... Read more

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Hartford Audubon Society: Field Trip – Town Forest Rd – Simsbury

May 8 - Thu - 6:30 PM 66 Town Forest Rd, West Simsbury Off Stratton Brook Rd. - turn west at the bike path signal Meet in the sand parking lot east of the pond This early evening walk has level easy walking. We will cover a variety of habitats, pond, forest, and along the road past the town maintenance ... Read more

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Hartford Audubon Society: Simsbury River Walk

Simsbury River Walk 46 Drake Hill Rd., Simsbury, CT, United States

May 9 - Fri - 8 -am 46 Drake Hill Rd, Simsbury Park at the Simsbury High School Crew Boathouse across from Drake Hill Rd from Flower Bridge. Do not park at Flower Bridge The Simsbury River Walk provides beautiful and varied birding habitat along the Farmington River floodplain and can be great for warblers and other ... Read more

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New Haven Bird Club: Whip-poor-will Walk – Naugatuck State Forest

Naugatuck State Forest Rte 8, exit 25, Naugatuck, CT, United States

May 9 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Rain date: Saturday, May 10, 2025 Jack Swatt, New Haven Bird Club Life Member and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) volunteer Whip-poor-will monitor, will lead a walk to listen and look for Whip-poor-will at the Naugatuck State Forest. Jack will give a short talk on the ... Read more

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Hartford Audubon Society: Walk – Penwood State Park

May 10 - Sat - 7 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

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New Haven Bird Club: River Road – Travels along a Riparian Woodland Corridor

May 10 @ 7:30 am - 1:00 pm River Road in Kent along the Housatonic River provides a major north-south riparian corridor for spring migration. River Road has produced a nice variety of Northwestern Connecticut nesting species including Acadian and Least Flycatchers; Yellow-throated and Blue-headed Vireos; Winter Wren; and Cerulean, Golden-winged, and Worm-eating Warblers. The vast uninterrupted ... Read more

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Hartford Audubon Society: Field Trip – Mount Auburn/Plum Island MA

Mount Auburn 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

May 10 - Sat 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 see more ... Read more

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New Haven Bird Club: Big Day Marathon

Eli Whitney Museum 915 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT, United States

May 11 @ 6:00 am - 7:00 pm Take part in all or part of this event. We’ll focus on New Haven area hotspots, seeking 100–130 species. We start at East Rock and search several other local migrant traps, as well as the coast from Lordship to Hammonasset. The Big day could potentially involve several miles of ... Read more

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Hartford Audubon Society: Walk – Machimoodus State Park

May 11 - Sun - 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 along ... Read more

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New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Hartman Park, Lyme

Hartman Park 122 Gungy Rd, Lyme, CT, United States

May 14 @ 6:30 am - 11:00 am Hartman Park is known for its breeding population of Cerulean Warbler. There is also a power cut which may have Prairie, Blue-winged, Magnolia and other warblers. Both Cuckoos have been seen here as well. The Hartman Park walk involves a moderate distance walk on moderately strenuous terrain. Meet at ... Read more

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Hartford Audubon Society: Walk – Longo Farms

May 16 - Fri - 7:00 -am 2954 Hebron Ave, Glastonbury Entrance sign next to driveway. Drive in 0.2 mi and park in lot. Truly a fun place to gather and learn about birds! Diverse habitat includes, pond, marsh, farmland, woodlands, succession growth. Can be very birdy including warblers, some raptors and waterfowl. Protective boots and bug ... Read more

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New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Naugatuck State Forest

Naugatuck State Forest Rte 8, exit 25, Naugatuck, CT, United States

May 18 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Join us at the peak of spring migration on this moderately strenuous hike in a fine birding location. We’ll search for migrants and residents. We often see more than 15 species of warblers on this trip, including resident Hooded, Chestnut-sided, Prairie, and Worm-eating Warblers. Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Scarlet Tanagers, Rose-breasted ... Read more

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