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New Haven Bird Club – Great Meadows Unit Field Trip: October 4, 2026
Field Trip – Great Meadows Unit, Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, Stratford – Corrie Folsom-O’Keefe
The salt marshes of Connecticut are active during early fall migration. Come visit one of the state’s largest salt marshes to observe Palm Warblers, wading birds, shorebirds, migrating sparrows and swallows, Merlins, Northern Harriers, and others. Corrie Folsom-O’Keefe, Director of Bird Conservation at Audubon Connecticut, will also discuss salt marsh ecology and the large marsh restoration project that is in progress at Great Meadows.
Meet in the Refuge parking lot at (approximately) 600 Long Beach Boulevard, Stratford.
Leader: Corrie Folsom-O’Keefe, 203-233-0535 or cfolsom-okeefe@audubon.org
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