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Hawk Watch
September 10, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Four billion North American birds migrate south each fall in one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Join us as we bird watch from the peak of Blueberry Hill with avian educator John Weeks. Adults and children old enough to enjoy using binoculars are invited to join us in spotting ‘kettles’ of hawks and other birds any time between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
Register HERE. Then look for a confirmation email from Engaged Patrons. Registering in advance ensures you receive important information about the field trip, including directions to the site and program updates if changes occur (E.G., weather issues, presenter illness, etc.), If your computer security settings are strong the email may be found in your Spam/Junk folder.
Note: The Hawk Watch is a companion program to the Hawk Talk scheduled for Thursday, September 8, 6:30 – 7:30 PM at Holcomb Farm, North Barn Pavilion. Please register separately for each program. Follow this link for more information and to register for the Hawk Talk, https://www.granby-ct.gov/granby-public-library-system/events/228761
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Dress for the outdoors.
- Bring binoculars and your own water/snacks for the length of your stay.
- There are no restroom facilities on the site.
- The property is privately owned and visitors have permission from the owners to be on the site at this time for this purpose.
- Prime viewing is typically mid-morning thru mid-afternoon.
DIRECTIONS TO BLUEBERRY HILL, GRANVILLE, MA
- From Granby center take RTE 189 N/North Granby Road for several miles to the center of Granville, MA.
- Continue on RTE 57 W for four miles.
- Turn right onto North Lane just past Prospect Hill campground (on the left).
- Continue 1.4 miles and turn right into a small unpaved parking lot. (The lot is across the street from a light gray, Cape-style house with blue shutters – number 303 North Lane.
Note: If the parking area is full park alongside the lightly traveled road.
From the back of the parking lot, walk up the dirt track and take a right fork, then another right fork as up continue up the hill. (If you pass a barn on the left, you’ve gone in the wrong direction. Retrace your steps until you reach the path going uphill.) The walk up takes five minutes.
Note: Blueberry Hill is also known as Phelon Memorial Forest, New England Forestry Foundation
Sponsored by Granby Public Library and Granby Land Trust.