Chapter Newsletter - The Harbinger
Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival - Sunday May 3, 2026
Spring Bird Walks
The following walks are on the calendar and we look forward to seeing our neotropical migrants. All walks are free and open to the public. Participants are encouraged to register at amas@vermontel.net in case a walk is cancelled due to bad weather.
May 9, 2026 at 7:30 am
Annual bird walk with the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association. The walk will be along forest trails and will commence at 731 Stevens Rd in Cavendish.
Further details will be posted at amasvt.org closer to the date and on the CCCA Facebook page.
<https://www.facebook.com/p/Cavendish-Community-and-Conservation-Association-100064359408444/>
Ken Cox from AMAS will help with bird identification.
May 16, 2026 at 7 am
Spring Migration Bird Walk co-sponsored by Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society, Weathersfield Historical Society, Weathersfield Parks & Rec, WPLA, and Weathersfield Conservation Commission. The walk starts at 7 am on May 16, 2026 at the Walsh Bird Sanctuary on East Camp Hill Road in Weathersfield. Please email amas@vermontel.net to get directions and to register for the event. This event is free and open to all ages. The walk will be on forest trails with some steep sections. The walk is about two miles with a shorter option available for those who desire. Bring binoculars. Although we love dogs, we respectfully ask that participants not bring them for this walk. Parking directions will be provided upon registration; carpooling advised.
May 30, 2026 at 7 am
New this year, we will explore Hartness Park in downtown Springfield.
We plan to walk the Red Loop. Map can be found at:
https://springfieldvt.gov/index.asp?SEC=978EF318-A6F6-4942-B07F-E451283B04BF
Meet at the Dell Road entrance. To get to the Dell Road entrance, take Summer Street from the center of town. Turn left on Summer Hill, following the road when it makes a right turn after the cemetery. Turn right on Dell Road, and park at the cul-de-sac (43.29914, -72.47064).
Please email amas@vermontel.net to register. We will contact you if there is a rain cancellation.
June 6, 2026 7 am
June 1, 2024: Windsor Grasslands Wildlife Management Area, Windsor, VT
The Windsor Grasslands WMA is a birding hotspot that offers public access to habitat managed for grassland birds. No other publicly accessible site in the local Connecticut River valley offers the opportunity to see Blue-winged Warblers, Bobolink, Savannah Sparrows, Eastern Towhees, Black-billed Cuckoo, and many other birds in one area.
The latest bird sightings and a map showing the parking area can be found at: https://ebird.org/vt/hotspot/L725081
We will meet on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 7 am at the small parking lot on the corner of Marton Rd. and State Farm Rd.
Driving Directions: At the Main Street (US Route 5) and State Street traffic light go west on State Street to the intersection with County Road. Here, continue straight onto Hunt Road and drive 2.2 miles to intersection with Marton Road. Turn right onto Marton Road and drive 1.2 miles to the hilltop overlooking large open fields to the east. Continue until the parking lot next to a red pump house at State Farm Rd.
Point of Contact is Ken Cox