| Date / Time | Location | Event | |
| Fri Sept. 7, 2002 @ 7pm | Unitarian Church Meetinghouse 41 Spring Hill Rd. Storrs |
Meeting | |
| Sept thru early Oct when the weather is right. Very early morning thru noon - earlier if the birding is slow. | Bluff Point in Groton CT - a 50 minute drive from Storrs. | "Hot Spot" birding dawn to 10-11am any day that suitable weather conditions appear. On good days large numbers of migrating warblers are often seen at this location after a clear night with northerly winds that follows periods of stalling weather - southerly winds and/or rainy days. These mornings are typically cool so bring warm clothes, gloves, a hat and your good humor. Call Steve Morytko for details (429-9600). This trip is often done on short notice and requires very early rising. You are allowed to sleep on the way if you aren't driving. | |
| Sat Sept 14, 2002 @ 9:00am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Hawk Watch led by Bruce Carver for 3-4 hours at UConn Lot W. Bring your lawn chairs. Open to the public. | |
| Sun Sept 15, 2002 @ 7:00am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 2-3 hours starting at Lot W. Open to the public. | |
| Sun Sept 29, 2002 @ 7:00am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 3-4 hours meeting at Lot W. Open to the public. Probable destination will be Station 43 in South Windsor to look for migrant sparrows and warblers. | Fri Oct. 4, 2002 @ 7pm | Unitarian Church Meetinghouse 41 Spring Hill Rd. Storrs |
Meeting and program. Mark Szantyr presents: "Birding Lot W - an NOS Tradition". |
| Sun Oct 13, 2002 @ 7:30am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 2-3 hours meeting at Lot W. Open to the public. Leader Chris Elphick. | |
| Sun Oct 27, 2002 @ 7:30am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 2-3 hours meeting at Lot W. Open to the public. Destination TBD. | |
| Fri Nov. 1, 2002 @ 7pm | Unitarian Church Meetinghouse 41 Spring Hill Rd. Storrs |
Meeting and program. Patrick Comins, Director of Bird Conservation for Audubon-Connecticut, presents: "Hybrids, Mutants, and Vagrants, Oh My! Gulls at the Manchester Landfill". | |
| Sun Nov 10, 2002 @ 7:30am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 2-3 hours meeting at Lot W. Open to the public. Destination TBD. | |
| Not yet scheduled | TBA | Field Trip | |
| Sun Nov 24, 2002 @ 7:30am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 2-3 hours meeting at Lot W. Open to the public. Destination TBD. | |
| Fri Dec. 6, 2002 @ 7pm | Unitarian Church Meetinghouse 41 Spring Hill Rd. Storrs |
Meeting and speaker. Chris Elphick, co-author of the The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior, presents: "Sparrows in the Saltmarsh: A top conservation concern in Connecticut?" | |
| Sun Dec. 8, 2002 @ 8am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Field Trip - This trip will focus on areas in the Trailwood CBC circle including the Sterling State Fish Hatchery and other sites. | |
| Thu Dec. 12, 2002 @ 3:30pm | UConn Co-op | Book Signing. David Sibley, author and illustrator of the bestselling National Audubon Society Sibley Guides will talk about his work. | |
| Sat Dec. 14, 2002 | Storrs CBC area territories | Storrs Christmas Count - territories assigned by NOS curator Steve Rogers (860-429-1259). A "count party" will be held at Chris and Margaret's home that evening. | |
| Sun Dec. 29, 2002 | Trailwood CBC area territories | Trailwood Christmas Count - territories assigned by Sam Higgins (860-455-0063). | |
| Fri Jan. 3, 2003 @ 7pm | Unitarian Church Meetinghouse 41 Spring Hill Rd. Storrs |
Meeting and program. "Mystery birds for the New Year - an Identification Challenge". For beginners and experts alike. Bring your binoculars and field guides. | |
| Sat, Jan 11, 2003, 7am | Contact Steve Morytko 860-429-9600 | Field trip to Daniel Webster WMA and Plymouth. Excellent chances for winter sparrows, finches, and raptors including Rough-legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Long-eared Owl. | |
| Sun Jan 19, 2003 @ 7:30am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 2-3 hours meeting at Lot W. Open to the public. Destination TBD. | |
| Sun Feb 2, 2003 @ 7:30am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 2-3 hours meeting at Lot W. Open to the public. Destination TBD. | |
| Fri Feb 7, 2003 @ 7pm | Unitarian Church Meetinghouse 41 Spring Hill Rd. Storrs |
Meeting cancelled due to snowstorm. | |
| Sun, Feb 16, 2003, 6:30am | Contact Steve Morytko 860-429-9600 | Field trip - Cape Ann Gloucester/Rockport MA: good chances to view alcids, King Eider, many other coastal winter birds. | |
| Sat, March 2, 2003 | Contact Sam Higgins 455-0063 | Field trip - Sachuest NWR and the Rhode Island coast. | |
| Sun Mar 3, 2003 @ 7:30am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 2-3 hours meeting at Lot W. Open to the public. Destination TBD. | |
| Fri Mar 7, 2003 @ 7pm | Unitarian Church Meetinghouse 41 Spring Hill Rd. Storrs |
Meeting and program. Margaret Rubega, CT State Ornithologist, presents: "The Banana Belt of the Antarctic: Bird research at Palmer Station." | |
| Sun Mar 16, 2003 @ 7:30am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 2-3 hours meeting at Lot W. Open to the public. Destination TBD. | |
| Sun Mar 30, 2003 @ 7:30am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 2-3 hours meeting at Lot W. Open to the public. Destination TBD. | |
| Fri Apr. 4, 2003 @ 7pm | Unitarian Church Meetinghouse 41 Spring Hill Rd. Storrs |
Meeting and program. Frank Gallo presents: "Birding in South Africa" Frank is the Director of Eco-Travel and Field Studies at New Canaan Nature Center and for many years has been a very active member of the Connecticut birding community. He regularly gives talks about his travels (including a presentation on New Zealand for NOS a couple of years ago) and recently put on his first photography show, which included many of his pictures from South Africa. He will talk about his trips to South Africa to look for birds as varied as ostriches, bee-eaters, and penguins. | |
| Sun Apr 13, 2003 @ 7:30am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 2-3 hours meeting at Lot W. Open to the public. Destination TBD. | |
| Sun Apr 27, 2003 @ 7:30am | Meet at UConn Lot W | Bird Walk for 2-3 hours meeting at Lot W. Open to the public. Destination TBD. | |
| Not yet scheduled | TBA | Field Trip | Fri May 2, 2003 @ 7pm | Unitarian Church Meetinghouse 41 Spring Hill Rd. Storrs |
Meeting and program.Carina Gjerdrum presents: "Tufted Puffins in British Columbia". Carina is currently a research scientist in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UConn. For her Master's degree she spent two summers studying the breeding Tufted Puffins at Triangle Island, one of western Canada's most important seabird colonies. She'll talk about her research findings, the seabirds of Triangle Island, and about the joys of living for months on a remote rock way offshore in the Pacific. |
| Saturday, May17 | Annual May Species Count | May Count - A "for fun and practice" species count in all towns bordering Mansfield. | |
| Not yet scheduled | TBA | Field Trip - East Rock Park, Hamden for migrating warblers followed by a visit to the coast (Milford Pt. or Hammonassett). | |
| Fri June 6, 2003 @ 7pm | Unitarian Church Meetinghouse 41 Spring Hill Rd. Storrs |
Meeting. | |
| Sat/Sun, June 21/22 | Annual June Breeding Count | June Count - Breeding bird census - for territory assignment contact Steve Rogers. | |
| Not yet scheduled | TBA | Field Trip - River Rd. Kent |
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