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April 25, 2026 - Annual Spring Census - Sat 3 weeks All Towns in the Greater Hartford Area Join fellow HAS members for our annual Spring census, which will end on Sunday, May 17th. Unlike our other bird counts, this count is by towns in the greater Hartford area and lasts 3 weeks. Bird as ... Read more
May 9 Mount Auburn & Plum Island, MA - May 9 - 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 ... Read more
Machimoodus - State Park - May 10, 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, ... Read more
Tanager Hill - May 14 - Thu 7:45 am 133 East Weatogue St, Simsbury From north: parking lot on left 0.3 mi south of Terry's Plain Rd From south: parking lot on right 0.5 mi north of Riverside Rd Tanager Hill and the adjacent Owen-Mortimer property provide over 100 acres of spectacular birding habitat on ... Read more
Longo Farms Open Space - Friday - May 15 - 7:30 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 habitats include: pond, marsh, farmland, woodlands, and succession growth. Can be very birdy including warblers, ... Read more
Fisher Meadows - May 16 - Sat 7 am Main Entrance Fisher Meadows Recreation Area on Old Farms Rd next to soccer fields 789 Old Farms Rd, Avon on Google Maps Take an easy morning stroll, suitable for all levels of birders, around the pond. Habitats include fields, woodlands, and shrub land. We'll hope to ... Read more
Penwood State Park - May 16 - Saturday - 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. ... Read more
Addison Bog and Woodlands - May 17 - Sun 8 am 216 Addison Rd, Glastonbury Meet in the baseball parking lot at the far end of the Smith Middle School Rd WHEELCHAIR AND WALKER ACCESSIBLE PAVED TRAIL Join us for a bird walk through mature growth forest and brook, Black Spruce bog and power line ... Read more
Cedar Hill Cemetery - May 20 - Wed 7:30 am 453 Fairfield Ave, Hartford A three-hour leisurely bird walk in search of migrant warblers, vireos, thrushes and flycatchers. We may find Cape May and Canada Warblers and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Easy walking. Paul Cianfaglione - pgcianfaglione@gmail.com - 860-836-3443 T Al Gatti - algatti22@gmail.com - 860-916-7142 T
Station 43 & Vibert Rd - Wetland Birds Sat Jun 6 - 7 am 953 Main St, South Windsor Corner of Newberry Rd & Main St Park on road by intersection. A bird walk which focuses on wetland nesting species. We have a chance to see Least Bitterns, Virginia Rails and Marsh Wrens. Knee-high waterproof ... Read more
Reservoir # 3, Bloomfield - Jun 6 - Sat 8 am 298 Tunxis Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002. Meet at first parking lot This area is easily accessible and has a wide variety of habitats within a short distance. We are likely to find Bobolinks nesting in the fields and Great Blue Herons nesting in their ... Read more
Sunday, June 7, 7:30 am: Join Hartford Audubon and Canton Land Trust leaders Sarah Faulkner and Jay Kaplan for a 1 1/2 hour beginner's birdwalk for families in this beautiful Canton Land Conservation Trust preserve. You'll be introduced to birdwatching, how to use the Merlin app to help with bird identification, learn to find and ... Read more
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