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Gellert Preserve Bird Walk Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 8 A.M. This Wyndham Land Trust preserve has a variety of habitats including fields, shrublands, and woodlands. Expect to find Prairie and Blue-winged Warblers, Indigo Bunting, and Scarlet Tanager. Limited to 10 participants. Fee: $10 CAS members; $20 non-members.
20 Warbler Day Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6 A.M. to 2 P.M. We are going to attempt to find 20 species of warblers in one day during the peak of warbler migration. We will travel to numerous locations in our search. This is our 16th year doing this program. We have found as many ... Read more
Wood-Warblers of Cockaponset Thursday, May 15 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cockaponset State Forest, named after a Native American chief buried in the Ponset section of Haddam, is the second largest forest in the state forest system, encompassing over 16,000 acres. It offers a great habitat for migrating songbirds and provides for a ... Read more
Spring Bird Walk at Birdcraft Thursday, May 15, 2025 8 to 10 a.m. Join Conservation Manager Stefan Martin at this historic property to look for returning migrant songbirds. What the Birdcraft Sanctuary lacks in size, it makes up for in diversity with over 30 species of warblers and nearly 180 species of birds seen at this urban ... Read more
Trail Wood Bird Walk Friday, May 16, 2025 at 8 A.M. Hike the paths of this Connecticut Audubon Society preserve in Hampton. We expect to find Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Veery, Blue-winged and Chestnut-sided Warblers. Limited to eight participants. Fee: $10 CAS members; $20 non-members.
TRAIL WOOD: Friday, May 16, 2025 at 8 A.M. Trail Wood Bird Walk Hike the paths at this Connecticut Audubon Society preserve in Hampton. Trail Wood has a nice assortment of birds. Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Veery, and Blue-winged and Chestnut-sided Warblers are among them. Limited to eight participants. Fee: $10 CAS members; $20 non-members. Wednesday, ... Read more
BIRD WALK WITH ANDY - FRIDAY MAY 16 at 8 am and May 28 at 8 am Hike the paths at this Connecticut Audubon Society preserve in Hampton. Trail Wood has a nice assortment of birds. Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Veery, and Blue-winged and Chestnut-sided Warblers are among them. Limited to eight participants. Fee: $10 ... Read more
Long Pond Bird Walk Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 8 A.M. This Wyndham Land Trust preserve in Thompson, CT, just south of Webster Lake, has varied habitat. Expect to see Brown Thrasher, Prairie Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, and various migrants. Limited to 10 participants. Fee: $10 CAS members; $20 non-members.
Spring Bird Walk Saturday, May 17, 8-10 a.m. Free Join Angela Dimmitt, president of Western CT Bird Club, for this early morning bird walk at Deer Pond Farm. Learn about, see, and hear numerous songbirds that are migrating through the area and those that will be nesting here. Register here for the May 17 Spring Bird Walk. ... Read more
Birdcraft Family Days – The Magic Merlin Saturday, May 17, 2025 Drop in from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Merlins are fierce little falcons that were known in medieval times as the hunting companion of noblewomen. Today, Merlin populations have largely recovered from twentieth-century declines, thanks to a ban on the pesticide DDT and their ... Read more
Sunday, May 18 6 a.m. – 2 p.m. Located in Goshen, Connecticut Audubon’s Croft Preserve is within one of the largest continual forest blocks in the state. The fantastic mix of habitats found throughout the preserve is home to uncommon and rare breeding species, including Ruffed Grouse and American Goshawk. Since the property ... Read more
90 Bird Day (19th Annual) Monday, May 19, 2025 at 6 A.M. to 4 P.M. The goal is to hear or see at least 90 species of birds in ten hours or fewer. We will visit many locations within a 10-mile radius of the Center. Interesting sightings from past years include Olive-sided Flycatcher, Bald Eagle, and Hooded ... Read more