BIRDING
IN CONNECTICUT!
SPRING
MIGRATION
Field Trip
Series 2024!
Join
Frank Gallo
and explore
key and lesser
known birding
sights around
Connecticut
as part of
our Birding
in Connecticut
Spring Field
Trip Series.
Explore some
of the popular
Connecticut
birding spots
with the expert
and discover
the lesser
known places! Our trips this year will be to the Tyler Mill Preserve (Wallingford), Northwest (Kent, River Road) and Northeast Highlands (Boston Hollow).
Cost per session:
$65 per person, advance registration. ($75 the day of the trip, cash).
Preregistration and advance payment is required to hold your space.
REGISTRATION> Then follow up with full payment via PayPal or send a check to Sunrise Birding LLC, PO Box 274, Cos Cob, CT 06807.
Schedule (details
below): REGISTRATION (required!)>
Contact Frank at [email protected] with questions.
TYLER MILL PRESERVE, WALLINGFORD, CT
Saturday, May 4, 2024 -- 8 AM - 1:30 PM
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS, RIVER ROAD, KENT, CT
Saturday, May 11, 2024 -- 8 AM - 1:30 PM
BOSTON HOLLOW, ASHFORD, CT
Saturday, May 18, 2024 -- 8 AM - 1:30 PM
Tyler Mill Preserve, Wallingford, CT
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 8 AM - 1:30 PM
The Tyler Mill Preserve beside the Muddy River is roughly 1,500 acres of forest and fields encompassing Tamarac Swamp, adjacent to McKenzie Reservoir in Wallingford. Ecologically diverse, this lovely reserve is one of the premier birding sites in the mid-State and boasts a vibrant nesting population of Worm-eating Warblers other goodies! Other forest and field-loving breeders here include such beauties as Indigo Bunting, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and the secretive, Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Red-shouldered Hawks and Barred Owls hunt its wetlands, both Waterthrushes frequent the rivers, and Pileated Woodpeckers, Wood Thrush, and Veery patrol the forests. Tyler Mill is a magnet for migrant songbirds. Its varied habitats have attracted more than 137 species, including twenty-six species of warblers, and provide a wonderful place to spend a day birding. We hope you can join us.
Fee: $65 in advance. $75 the day of the program. Meet at: 8:00 at the Tyler Mill parking lot, at the corner of Tyler Mill and Northford Roads.
NW Highlands, River Road, Kent, CT
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 8 AM - 1:30 PM
Today we’ll explore one of Connecticut’s premier inland sites, the River Road area in Kent, tucked within the Housatonic Valley’s heavily forested northwest highlands, and sits adjacent to the Housatonic River. It is uniquely situated between steep-sloped forested ridgelines and moist riparian woodlands. The river and ridgelines create a major north-south migration corridor for birds. Within this vast and largely undeveloped region are a mosaic of numerous microhabitats which support a rich variety of birds, including such less common and local nesters as Cerulean, Hooded, Canada and Prairie Warblers, and a fine array other species. Everything from Cliff Swallows to Common Raven occurs; it’s a place where species such as Winter Wren, and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker rub shoulders with their southern cousins such as Fish Crow, and Black Vulture.
After lunch in Kent (not included), we will visit N. Kent Road in search of Shrubland species, including Orchard Oriole, Indigo Bunting, Field Sparrow, and Prairie Warbler, and we’ll stop for Hooded Warbler
This is a wonderful day of birding. The River Road alone can produce 90 species of birds in a day. Imagine what we’ll discover.
Fee: $65 in advance. $75 the day of the program. Meet at: 8:00 at the start of the River Road, Kent
Photos of Cerulean & Worm-eating Warblers by Mark S. Szantyr.
Boston Hollow, Ashford, CT
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 8 AM - 1:30 PM
Back by popular demand - Boston Hollow in Ashford is a 2-mile-long ravine through Yale Forest lands. A small stream runs its length, shaded by hemlocks, with steep forested hills and scattered cliffs on either side. It is the place to hear and see such beauties as singing Winter Wrens, Canada Warblers, and Northern Waterthrushes. Black-throated Blue Warblers sing from its hillsides and Blackburnian and Black-throated Green Warblers reside in its hemlock groves. It's a place where Common Ravens nest on the cliffs, and Broad-winged, Red-shouldered, and Cooper's Hawks nest in its forests. Northern Goshawks even hunt the deep woods here.
A visit to Boston Hollow is a chance to explore lush northern forests rich with birdlife. It's the only place in Connecticut that I've found Red Crossbill in June. It's a place where Hermit Thrushes sing their ethereal song and Nashville Warblers have nested. Its Spruce stands may hold nesting Golden-crowned Kinglet or Magnolia Warbler. Evidence of Pileated Woodpeckers can be found throughout the hollow, and Least Flycatcher, Blue-headed Vireo, and Brown Creeper are heard along much of its length. It's a beautiful place to explore.
After lunch, time permitting, we'll visit other local sites for a chance to see Cerulean Warbler and Indigo Bunting.
Fee: $65 in advance. $75 the day of the program. Meet at: 8:00 on Boston Hollow Road, Ashford.
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PREPARATION
PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! REGISTRATION>
Bring binoculars and any accoutrements that you need as equipment will not be shared. Please do not attend if you are not feeling well or have been recently exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19. Please cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue and dispose of it properly. Water to wash hands may not be available, so please bring hand sanitizer or hand wipes.
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DETAILS:
A
confirmation
and directions
will be emailed
a few days
prior to the
trip. Please
review and accept
our terms
and conditions> prior
to registering. Participants
are encouraged
to dress for
the weather, bring
binoculars,
and any other
personal
necessities.
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