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Naugatuck State Forest Trip Report May 2022

On May 15, 2022, six intrepid members of the bird club went to the West Block of the Naugatuck State Forest for a morning of birding.  The day started out with dense fog, but it lifted and there were plenty of birds to hear and see.  The highlights were 13 warbler species, including Canada, Hooded, Magnolia and Prairie, Yellow-billed...

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Rhode Island Coast Field Trip Report

On Saturday, February 26, 2022, fourteen NHBC members spent a day in Rhode Island, visiting numerous birding locations. We saw lots of interesting and beautiful birds. Our first stop was at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown. There were hundreds of birds there off shore, especially off the point to the south and on the eastern side of the peninsula....

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Rhode Island Coast Field Trip Report

Rain on Saturday, February 27th prompted us to postpone our trip to the Rhode Island Coast to the following day. That turned out to be a good decision. Sunday, the 28th was a calm and cloudy day that made for good birding and sea-watching. We met at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown at 8:30 am. The first birds we...

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Rhode Island trip report Feb 2020

Rhode Island Coast Field Trip Report On Saturday, February 22nd, 2020, 20+ members of the bird club spent the day birding in the scenic state to our east. We started our day at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown. From the point there, we saw numerous interesting species including a RED-NECKED GREBE, RAZORBILL, and Great Cormorant. We also saw a...

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Trip Report – Sleeping Giant, Hamden

Fourteen members met on Sunday May 13 at the Sleeping Gian entrance on Tuttle Ave and the Mill River. We carpooled down to the next trail head on Tuttle. The walk was lead by Jim Sirch, DeWitt Allen and Craig Repasz. We traveled along a brook and then entered a field. The warblers were challenging as they stayed aloft...

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Trip Report- Beaver Pond, New Haven

Beaver Ponds Park, New Haven On Saturday, April 28, members form NHBC and Friends of Beaver Ponds Park met. We slowly worked our way along the edge of Bowen Field and the marsh with views of the ponds. We stopped in the Urban Oasis area. We eventually surveyed the north pond. 34 species were seen or heard. Canada Goose,...

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Trip Report – Naugatuck Forest

Naugatuck State Forest Field Trip Report May 13, 2018 An intrepid group of birders set out on the trails at the Naugatuck State Forest West Block on this cool and cloudy Mother’s Day morning. We hiked a total of five miles and saw and heard lots of good birds along the way. The unseasonable weather conditions kept many of...

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Mega Bowl II Results

The second annual Mega Bowl of Birding in New Haven County was held on February 3, 2018 (the Saturday before the NFL Super Bowl). Twenty eight birders participated in the event and everyone had a great time. Birders teamed up in groups of 3-5 people and went to birding locations throughout the county, from Southbury to New Haven and...

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Trip Report for Naugatuck State Forest

Naugatuck State Forest Field Trip Report On Sunday, May 21, 2017, twenty-five club members went on a memorable hike through the Naugatuck State Forest West Block in search of breeding birds and migrants.  We started at the brushy overgrown field south of Hunters Mountain Road.  We got great looks at Prairie Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Scarlet Tanager there.  We...

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Dick English Fieldtrip report

We had a wonderful fieldtrip yesterday (Sat 4/8/17). It was the annual Richard English Memorial Fieldtrip to Lighthouse Point Park, The Richard English Bird Sanctuary at the Deer Lake Scout Camp in Killingworth and Hammonasset Beach State Park. We had lovely weather although quite windy in the morning. Some of the highlights were: 3 – Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (LHPP) 1...

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