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Hawk Watch / Bird Count at Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven: Daily September to December Starts Sunday, September 1, 2024, 7 a.m. Lighthouse Point Park on New Haven Harbor is a premier location in southern New England for observing migrating raptors and a wide variety of songbirds. The watch starts daily at 7 a.m. and ... Read more
Join Bird Education Specialist Ryan MacLean for a morning bird tour at the Greenwich Audubon Center! The center's open fields, apple orchard, wetlands, and woodlands provide great habitat for migrating birds such as warblers, vireos, tanagers, thrushes, orioles and more. We will also stop at our Quaker Ridge Hawk Watch in hopes of seeing migrating ... Read more
Greenwich Audubon Center is thrilled to announce a two-day celebration of the importance of birds of prey and their incredible migratory journeys. Attendees will be able to enjoy meeting hawks & owls up close during Live Raptor Presentations by falconers & local wildlife rehabilitators as well as learn how to identify the dozens of species ... Read more
Oct 5 Raymond Brook Preserve, Hebron Sat 7:30 am Raymond Brook Preserve 168 Church St (Rt. 85) Hebron CT Join us in Hebron at this hidden gem hotspot! Trails are mostly flat, wide, gravel paths (i.e. easy walking!) through woods/overgrown farm fields, open grass fields, and small pond habitat. Loop is about two ... Read more
These walks will meet at the nearby The Audubon Shop then proceed to sites in Hammonasset Beach State Park. Join Jerry and Co. for a Fall Migration Bird Walk at Hammonasset Beach State Park here in Madison. Migrating hawks, eagles, owls, shorebirds, waterbirds, and songbirds can all be seen at one of Connecticut’s premier birding ... Read more
Oct 5 Keney Park - Hartford's Jewel Fri 8:00 am 171 Windsor Ave, Windsor, CT Park in Golf Club Parking Lot This walk is flat and easy walking on both paved and wooded trails. We hope to see Eastern Bluebirds, fall warblers and others as we enjoy this hidden ... Read more
Field Trip – Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison – Maria Stockmal October 5 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Visit one of our state’s best fall birding spots, where the abundance of some migrants and sightings of less common species can make for a truly memorable trip. The walking is easy, all on level ground. Meet outside ... Read more
We’ll observe the activities of Fall birds as we walk through the meadow, around the pond and on the trails of Kellogg Estate and Osbornedale State Park. Be prepared for some uneven terrain and slight inclines in the woods. The pace will be slow and accessible for all skill levels with the distance about 1 ... Read more
Jim has a 123-acre tree farm in Sharon. About 90 acres is in early successional forest (14 to 30 years old), an age class that is sorely lacking in Connecticut. His forest was the first in the “Foresters for the Birds” program being implemented by the Sharon Audubon Center. There are several miles of walkable trails, and ... Read more
Join Sharon Audubon Naturalist, Bethany Sheffer, on a guided bird tour around Miles Wildlife Sanctuary where you'll learn how to use binoculars (if you haven't used them before), learn which features on birds to begin observing, in addition to actions you can take to protect birds during migration season. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience! Fee: ... Read more