9 Merrow Meadow Park 10 5 New Storrs Cemetery 4 6 Fenton River.7 7 Common Fields. 8 8 Eagleville Preserve..9 1 Horse Barn Hill. 1 2 W Lot.2 3 Mirror Lake 3 4 Swan Lake..3 9 Birding Hotspots of UConn and the Surrounding Area 8 7 2 5 1 4 3 6 Field Ornithology 2014 Photo credits: Kali Block JAMES ADAMS PHOTOGRAPHY Great Blue Heron - Eagleville Dam
HORSEBARN HILL 1 STORRS, CT MERROW MEADOW PARK 9 MERROW, CT Location: Horsebarn Hill Road, off of I-195 on the UConn campus. Faculty permit parking available behind the Wilfred B. Young Building and commuter permit parking available along the southern stretch of Horsebarn Hill Road. Permit required only on weekdays. Habitats: Grassland, Wetland, and Woodland. Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk Horned Lark Northern Mockingbird American Tree Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird Wilson s Snipe Purple Martin Eastern Meadowlark Bobolink Eastern Bluebird Location: Shortly past Mansfield Academy of Dance on Merrow Road, off of Route 32. Parking available in a parking lot at the park entrance. Habitats: Wetland, Grassland, and Woodland. Black-and-white Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Eastern Kingbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak American Redstart Red-bellied Woodpecker Veery Spotted Sandpiper Brown Thrasher Canada Warbler Black Vulture Common Redpoll Eastern Bluebird Eastern Kingbird Spotted Sandpiper 1 10
EAGLEVILLE PRESERVE 8 EAGLEVILLE, CT W LOT 2 STORRS, CT Location: Route 275 next to Pine Lake Drive. Parking available in a parking lot adjacent to the dam. Entrance to the preserve is directly across Route 275 from the parking lot. Habitats: Wetland and Woodland. Location: Dirt access road (Fales Trail) in the northwest corner of W Lot. On Tower Loop Road, off of I-195 on the UConn campus. Commuter permit parking available within W Lot. Permit required only on weekdays. Habitats: Woodland, Wetland, and Farmland. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Northern Mockingbird American Goldfinch Turkey Vulture American Redstart Yellow-rumped Warbler Turkey Vulture Veery Common Merganser Hooded Merganser Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Belted Kingfisher Northern Rough-winged Swallow Palm Warbler Tree Swallow Killdeer White-throated Sparrow Horned Lark Brown-headed Cowbird Savannah Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Bobolink Red-eyed Vireo American Kestrel Horned Larks Northern Harrier Common Yellowthroat Bobolink 9 2
MIRROR & 3 SWAN & SWAN LAKES 4 LAKES STORRS, CT COMMON FIELDS 7 MANSFIELD, CT Location: Mirror Lake; Between I-195 and Mansfield Road Mansfield Road. Swan Lake; Between North Eagleville and Glenbrook Roads. There is no parking immediately near either lake. Location: Behind T&B Motors on Bassetts Bridge Road, off of I-195. Parking available on the dirt entrance path. Bird hide on the west side of the pond. Habitats: Wetland and Woodland. Habitats: Wetland, Farmland, and Woodland. Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Barn Swallow Wood Duck Yellow Warbler Northern Mockingbird American Goldfinch Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch Cedar Waxwing Solitary Sandpiper American Bittern Ring-necked Duck Green Heron American Black Duck Fox Sparrow American Widgeon Sharp-shinned Hawk Green-winged Teal Bohemian Waxwing Belted Kingfisher Barred Owl Pileated Woodpecker Green Heron Belted Kingfisher Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 8
FENTON RIVER 6 STORRS, CT NEW STORRS CEMETERY 5 STORRS, CT Location: 1.1 miles down Gurleyville Road, look for a small dirt road to the left of the white house on the bend of Gurleyville Road. Continue down the dirt road until a small UConn brick building, then continue following the road to the left until the end. Limited parking allowed at the end of the road. Habitats: Wetland and Woodland. Location: North Eagleville Road, across the street from the George Safford Torrey Life Sciences building. Parking allowed within the cemetery. Habitats: Grassland and Woodland. Black-and-white Warbler Red-eyed Vireo Eastern Kingbird Red-tailed Hawk Eastern Phoebe Red-tailed Hawk Yellow-rumped Warbler Turkey Vulture American Crow Red-tailed Hawk White-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Cowbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Carolina Wren White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Flicker Green Heron Warbling Vireo Lesser Yellowlegs Indigo Bunting Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Lesser Yellowlegs Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Red-eyed Vireo Chimney Swift Ovenbird Northern Flicker 7 4
MOST COMMON BIRDS PHOTO HABITAT TIME OF YEAR Chipping Sparrow Yellow Warbler Black-capped Chickadee House Finch House Sparrow Song Sparrow Tufted Titmouse European Starling MOST COMMON BIRDS PHOTO HABITAT TIME OF YEAR Red-winged Blackbird Cardinal Gray Catbird American Robin Mourning Dove Blue Jay Common Grackle Canada Goose Size Size 5 6