Chapter Newsletter - The Harbinger Spring 2026

Last Spring Bird Walk

Windsor Grasslands Wildlife Management Area, Windsor, VT - June 6, 2026 7 am

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. Please register with Ken in case there is a rain delay: kencox5@gmail.com.

Tour of Distant Hill Gardens, Walpole, NH

Saturday July 25, 2026 at 9 am

AMAS is booked for a tour of the gardens, then we will have a potluck lunch and short annual meeting to elect officers for the next fiscal year. This garden tour is not to be missed. Past tours have been a delight to all particpants. Since our first visit many years ago, the gardens have expanded to include a nature trail and now a pavillion. Visit their website for information and driving directions: https://www.distanthillgardens.org/

Please register by sending a message to amas@vermontel.net so we know who do expect.