2020-23 Awards:
  • 2023 Member of the Year: Anthony Zemba
  • 2023 Bird Finder: Peter Stefan
  • 2022 Member of the Year: Roberta Gowing
  • 2021 Member of the Year: Marcia Reno
  • 2021 President’s Award: Fred Nowak
  • 2021 Golden Grebe: Gillian Smits
  • 2021 Bird Finder: Jon Ward
  • 2020 Member of the Year: Doug Beach
  • 2020 President’s Award: Ernie Harris
  • 2020 Golden Grebe: Maggie Peretto
Big January Competition:
  • 2023: tie between Jamie Meyers & Jay Kaplan
  • 2022: Jamie Meyers – 101 species
  • 2021: Jamie Meyers – 95 species
  • 2020: Jamie Meyers – 97 species
 Hartford Audubon Spring Banquet held in May every year! Celebrating special awards such as Member of the Year, and President’s Awards – A good time was had by all! Golden Grebe Trophy – John Weeks and Chris Chinni – for most unusual bird during the Big January with the sighting of a Vesper Sparrow. Photography Contest – Joan Heffernan won for best photographs in 4 out of 5 categories. Martin Kaehrle was the 5th category winner. Trip Leader of the year – Peter Stefan (2023) and Paul Desjardins (2022) have won this award for their decades of leading trips for HAS. Bird Finder (Trip Leader) Winners – 2023 – Peter Stefan 2022 Paul Desjardins 2021 Jon Ward Daylight Savings Winners – 2023 Daylight Savings Competition & Golden Grebe – Maggie Peretto 2023 Jumpin Jimini Jubilee Jays:   Lukawizc, Pasek and Yoder = 96 total points / 54 species total 2021-22 Roger’s Tee Birds Doug and Shirley Beach and Mike Labossiere 2019 Awards: John Weeks, Big January Trophy for most birds Maggie Peretto, Golden Grebe Trophy for the “best” bird of January Paul Cianfiglione,  President’s award Tom Robben, Member of the Year Members Anniversaries: Four of our long-standing members: Paul Desjardins (60 years), Paul Carrier (50 years), Gil Kleiner (50 years) and Suzanne Davis (50 years) were presented with certificates honoring their long term memberships and birding years/contributions with the Hartford Audubon Society. We all appreciate their support and dedication to HAS! Celebrating Hartford Audubon’s 110 Anniversary! January 11, 2019 Patrick Comins, as guest speaker, at the Wood Memorial Library. HAS Sanctuary Benches – October, 2018 Keeping their memories alive and celebrating their many contributions. Betty /Gil Kleiner, Roger Preston and Jon Smalley – installed at Lewis farm.