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A replication of Dave Titus’s favorite duck migration trip will start at Bishops Ponds, Research Parkway (off East Main Street) in Meriden, then will take Barnes Road to North Farms Reservoir (reservoir has supplied flock of Coots in past). Then to Broad Brook Reservoir, Cheshire. Dress for the (usually) raw and chilling weather. Meet at ... Read more
Join avid birder Elena Coffey for an exciting early spring bird walk at Haddam Meadows State Park celebrating Mattabeseck Audubon Society's 50th Anniversary. If you need binoculars to borrow let Elena know ahead of time. Follow Island Dock Road to large parking area by boat ramp. Text or call Elena at 860-305-1965 . Hard rain ... Read more
Meet Larry Cyrulik at the parking lot at River Highlands State Park at 8 am for a walk celebrating Mattabeseck Audubon's 50th year and one of its founding members, Dave Titus. The goal is to see as many different warbler species as possible. Contact Larry at 860-342-4785 or Pat Rasch at 860-635-1880 to let either ... Read more
Join Elena Coffey for a bird walk at Mattabeseck Audubon Society's Helen Carlson Sanctuary. This birding hotspot was donated to MAS in 1976 by local resident Helen Carlson to preserve it forever. Shortly thereafter, with a grant from the Rockfall Foundation in Middletown, MAS worked with students from Long Lane School to create a nature ... Read more
Join us for a 1.5 mile walk in the recently established Coginchaug Greenway. Meet at 8:00AM in the parking area of the Coginchaug Greenway off of Strickland Road in Middlefield to start the walk. We will pass through pasture and grasslands and then into the wooded hills of the Durham Meadows State Wildlife Preserve and ... Read more
Join us for a 1.5 mile walk through one of the premier birding hotspots in Connecticut at Fredrich White Farm in Durham. Meet at 8:00AM at the White’s Farm parking area to start a walk through grasslands, wetlands, river banks and swamplands. We hope to see grassland birds such as Bobolinks and Meadowlarks as well ... Read more
Meet Mattabeseck Audubon Society secretary, Sharon Dellinger, for a nice, flat walk along the Airline Trail. This walk is also part of Connecticut Trails Day. Spring is in the air and birds will be singing. We will identify birds by ear, and hopefully many by sight. Prior hikes during this time have found many Red-eyed ... Read more
Join Debbie Evans, Mattabeseck Audubon Society board member, on a hike through Golet Farm Preserve. This 32-acre parcel of land was donated to the East Haddam Land Trust by Thomas Smith. It's meadows, trees, and wetlands provide a wonderful habitat for birds. Please let Debbie know if you will be attending the hike by emailing ... Read more
Join Larry Cyrulik, Mattabeseck Audubon Society board member, for a hike looking for as many sparrow species as possible. Many other species of birds will be seen along the way. Birders will meet at the soccer fields parking in Middletown and cover other sights including the Nature Garden and Durham Meadows before the morning is ... Read more
