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New Canaan Nature Center: Spring Birding Classes – Beginning Birding

New Canaan Nature Center 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, CT, United States

Spring Birding Classes Beginning Birding Wednesday, April 24th (7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.)   Interested in birds, but not sure where to begin? Join Senior Naturalist, Frank Gallo, author of Birding in Connecticut, for an enjoyable hands-on course on how to identify birds. This introductory class teaches you the basics, from how to choose and use ... Read more

Free

New Canaan Nature Center: Birding By Ear

Nw Canaan Nature Center 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, CT, United States

Tuesday, April 30th (7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.)   Senior Naturalist, Frank Gallo is an ardent student of birding by ear. If you’re struggling to learn bird songs and calls this is the course for you. Frank will introduce you to the basic techniques needed to learn to identify birds by sound, as well as offer tips and ... Read more

Free

Litchfield Hills Audubon Society Meeting: Wood Warblers in CT and Elsewhere

421 Bantam Road, Litchfield, CT 421 Bantam Road, Litchfield, CT, United States

Chris Wood will give a presentation on one of our favorite bird families, the wood warblers. Photos and descriptions will highlight the presentation, which will offer tips for finding and identifying the colorful and engaging warblers that nest here in Connecticut or that visit during migration periods. Chris will also illustrate some of the warbler ... Read more

New Pond Farm: Birding and Breakfast with Miley Bull

New Pond Farm 101 Marchant Rd West, Redding, CT 06896, United States

Birding & Breakfast with Miley Bull Tuesday, May 7 7 – 9 a.m. Miley Bull is a one-of-a-kind treasure, a well-known ornithologist, a world traveler, a raconteur, and CT Audubon Society’s Senior Director of Science and Conservation. Please join Miley for a fascinating morning in search of spring warblers, bluebirds, swallows, and other feathered residents. ... Read more

$15 – $20

CT Audubon, Birdcraft: Bird Banding Demonstration

Birdcraft Sanctuary 314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield, United States

Saturday, May 11, 2024 (rain date May 18) 8 to 10 a.m. Free program Judy Richardson and her team offer a fascinating, up-close view of how bird banding works. Watch as birds are gently captured in the Birdcraft Sanctuary, their measurements are recorded, and they are fitted with an identification band before being released back into ... Read more

Free

CT Audubon, Fairfield: Living with Connecticut’s Wildlife

CT Audubon Center at Fairfield 2325 Burr Street, Fairfield, CT, United States

Saturday, May 11, 2024 1 to 3 p.m. A free program Connecticut’s citizens are blessed with the rich diversity of wildlife in the state, and this program is a great opportunity to learn all about our wild neighbors from Paul Colburn, master wildlife conservationist with Connecticut’s DEEP (Department of Energy and Environmental Protection). His presentation ... Read more

Free

Menunkatuck Audubon: Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird

Online , United States

Vultures are often overlooked, under-appreciated, and unloved, despite the vital roles they play in healthy ecosystems. Worldwide, vultures are primarily scavengers; they can help stop the spread of disease by quickly and efficiently removing dead animals from the landscape. Unfortunately, due to poisoning, direct persecution, habitat loss, and other threats, vultures are more likely to ... Read more

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COA Workshop (online): Birding Connecticut’s Marine Islands

Online , United States

COA Workshop (online): Birding Connecticut’s Marine Islands Zoom meeting exploring the islands of Connecticut's Long Island Sound. Hosted by Rick Gedney with guest speakers discussing six island groupings known as excellent bird habitats -  from  Greenwich islands in the west to eastern LIS and Fishers Island. Learn when to go, what to see, and how ... Read more

Free

CT Audubon Deer Pond: Birds in Your Garden Presentation

CT Audubon Deer Pond Farm 57 Wakeman Hill Road, Sherman, CT, United States

BIRDS IN YOUR GARDEN Not only is trumpet honeysuckle a hummingbird magnet, its nectar also attracts orioles and pollinating insects.    May 29, 2024, 10 a.m. to Noon at Deer Pond Farm $10 for members, $20 for non-members Join us at Deer Pond Farm for a presentation on Birds in Your Garden. Master gardener and Deer Pond ... Read more

$10 – $20

Menunkatuck Audubon: Quinatucquet: The Estuary of the Long Tidal River

Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Society 297 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT

For a relatively small state, Connecticut is blessed with two of the nation's largest and most biologically significant estuaries — places where salty ocean water mixes with freshwater. The Connecticut River and Long Island Sound estuaries are two of the planet's most productive ecosystems, and these are no hidden treasures. International groups have long recognized ... Read more

Event Series White Memorial Conservation Center – Two Lectures – Pigeons and Whip-poor-wills

White Memorial Conservation Center: Two Lectures – Pigeons and Whip-poor-wills

White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd,, Litchfield, CT, United States

WHITE MEMORIAL CONSERVATION CENTER: June 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am From Billions to None: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction July 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Eastern Whip-poor-will with Dr. Min Huang, Migratory Bird Program Leader, CT DEEP  

Litchfield Hills Audubon Society: An Intro to Shorebirds – Their Migration & Identification

421 Bantam Road, Litchfield, CT 421 Bantam Road, Litchfield, CT, United States

Nick Bonomo, one of Connecticut’s leading birders and well-known to many, will share his knowledge of shorebirds with us — from the basic question “What is a shorebird?” through different types of shorebird, where they migrate, when and where to view them in Connecticut, and of course how to identify them. They are some of ... Read more