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

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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New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Naugatuck State Forest

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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New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Lake Chamberlain, Bethany

May 21 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 am Join Pat Leahy for a walk on Regional Water Authority property in Bethany. Pat has been maintaining a bluebird trail on several of the properties there. Bluebirds, swallows, and spring migrants are plentiful. Walking is not strenuous and on well-maintained trails. Meet at Lake Chamberlain Regional Water Authority parking ... Read more

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New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Julius Hansen Park – North Haven

Julius M. Hansen Park 52 Patten Rd, North Haven, CT, United States

May 24 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Rich meadows and fields, forested wetlands, trap rock ridge, and riparian woods host breeding populations of sparrows and warblers, woodpeckers, hawks, Baltimore Orioles, Rose-breasted Grossbeaks, Indigo Buntings, and other field and woodland birds. Other migrating species are possible. Meet at the Hansen Park parking lot down a driveway just ... Read more

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New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Barn Island Wildlife Mgt Area

Barn Island Wildlife Management Area Stonington, CT, United States

May 25 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Barn Island WMA is a large expanse of varied habitat along the Connecticut shore near the Rhode Island border, including large tracts of salt marsh, deciduous woodlands and a large brushy field. We’ll see 60+ species of birds, with notable resident species including White-eyed and Yellow-throated Vireo, Saltmarsh Sparrow and ... Read more

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New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Lake Watrous, Woodbury

May 28 @ 7:30 am - 11:00 am Join Pat Leahy for a walk on protected Regional Water Authority property in Woodbridge. Views of the lake and dam, some wetlands and lakeside forest. The trip will be a 3 mile hike on a flat trail. Meet at Lake Bethany Regional Water Authority parking area on Hatfield Hill ... Read more

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New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Chippens Hill Grasslands

Chippens Hill Chippens Hill, Bristol, CT, United States

June 1 @ 7:00 am - 10:00 am The Chippens Hill area of Bristol has historically been farmland. The Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut and the city of Bristol are working to save some of the habitat where Bobolinks, Meadowlarks, and Grasshopper Sparrows have been found. Join Jack Swatt for a tour of these areas in search of these ... Read more

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New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Mohawk Mountain State Park

Mohawk Mountain State Park Route 4, Cornwall, CT, United States

June 4 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Greg Hanisek, one of the best birders in the state, will lead the walk in this scenic and spacious forest in the northern part of the state. Nesting species here include Blue-headed Vireo, Hermit Thrush, Canada Warbler, and Black-throated Blue Warbler. Meet at the entrance to Mohawk Mountain State ... Read more

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New Haven Bird Club: Summer Bird Count

June 7 - June 8 A wonderful opportunity to work on your song identification skills and see what birds are nesting in your area. For the names of area captains, to join a team, and for other information, contact Steve Mayo. Meet at various points. Coordinator: Steve Mayo, scmayo999@gmail.com, 203-772-9842.

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