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Mar 1 Station 43 Beginners Bird Walk #3 953 Main St, South Windsor Corner of Newberry Rd and Main St Park along road near intersection. Sat 8 am The third of four morning walks designed for beginners at Hartford Audubon’s oldest sanctuary. Station 43 is an excellent birding area year-round and on each walk we ... Read more
Shorebird Walks Saturday, March 1; 1-3 pm Saturday, March 22; 9-11 am Saturday, March 29; 1-3 pm Most of North America’s shorebird species winter in South & Central America, heading north to breed in the high Arctic. Some of these birds winter in CT, while others started their southbound journey in mid-late summer. Join ... Read more
Bring binoculars and join us for a casual walk around Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich, CT, in search of wild birds in diverse habitats. Held year-round on the first Sunday of every month at Greenwich Point Park, the walk begins at 9:00 am near the southern concession stand near the flagpole on the main beach. ... Read more
Field Trip – First Wednesday Walk: Stratford Shore & Great Meadows – Frank Mantlik March 5, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am at Dunkin Donuts – Frash Pond, Stratford Join us on a visit to this excellent birding area. We’ll look for shorebirds such as Long-tailed Duck and scoters, as well as raptors and shorebirds. Meet at ... Read more
Join us for our new monthly partnership program with Greenwich's Bruce Museum! Greenwich Audubon Naturalist Ryan MacLean will take attendees on a birding tour through the outside areas of the Bruce to search for both resident and migratory birds. Tours will go from the Bruce Park Playground to Audubon's neighboring Oneida Sanctuary, one of Greenwich's only ... Read more
Woodcock Watches Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 6:45 P.M. Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 6:45 P.M. Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. Andy Rzeznikiewicz will bring you to see displaying American Woodcock. They do their courtship flights just before dark. It is very important that you do not ... Read more
Waterfowl Walk Saturday, March 15; 9-11 am Old Saybrook As lakes and ponds freeze further north, many species of waterfowl flock to the coast in winter in CT looking for open water. Towards the end of winter, many of these birds start showing off their elaborate courtship behaviors. We’ll look for dabblers and divers ... Read more
CT AUDUBON - RTP Estuary Center: Family Shorebird Walks Saturday, March 15; 1:30-3 pm Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme Spring is a great time to see shorebirds along the CT coast. We’ll look and listen to these charismatic birds and enjoy some of our most beautiful coastal parks. The walk is suitable for ... Read more
Woodcock Watches Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 6:45 P.M. Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 6:45 P.M. Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. Andy Rzeznikiewicz will bring you to see displaying American Woodcock. They do their courtship flights just before dark. It is very important that you do not ... Read more
Woodcock Walks with the Coastal Center March 19, 2025: 6:45pm – 8:15pm March 28, 2025: 7:00pm – 8:30pm Rain date: April 2, 7:00pm – 8:30pm Eisenhower Park: 780 North St, Milford, CT Woodcocks have returned from their overwintering habitat to begin the spring breeding season! Join Ken Elkins to see woodcocks performing their acrobatic ... Read more
Spring Equinox Bird & Nature Walk March 20, 2025, 10 a.m. to Noon at Deer Pond Farm $5 Members, $10 Non-Members Join Sanctuary Manager/Naturalist Lori Lichtenauer for an early spring bird and nature walk. The spring equinox is an important marker for the beginning of spring in which the day and night length are the same. You ... Read more
Woodcock Watches Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 6:45 P.M. Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 6:45 P.M. Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. Andy Rzeznikiewicz will bring you to see displaying American Woodcock. They do their courtship flights just before dark. It is very important that you do not ... Read more
March 22, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am at Edgewood Park A late winter walk at this urban park with varied habitat including woodlands, fields, streams, and ponds. Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Brown Creeper are all possible. Walking is easy and flat with one dirt path through a wooded area.
Shorebird Walks Saturday, March 1; 1-3 pm Saturday, March 22; 9-11 am Saturday, March 29; 1-3 pm Most of North America’s shorebird species winter in South & Central America, heading north to breed in the high Arctic. Some of these birds winter in CT, while others started their southbound journey in mid-late summer. Join ... Read more
Wildlife Out Your Window with Brad Timm - March 22, 2025 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Milford Point Coastal Center 1 Milford Point Road, Milford CT Did you know that Blue Jay feathers aren’t actually blue, that some foxes can climb trees, and that some frogs produce their own anti-freeze? Join Brad Timm, wildlife ... Read more
March 22 @ 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED from Friday, March 14 to Saturday, March 22 One of our favorite signs of spring at the Greenwich Audubon Center is the amazing aerial mating display of the American Woodcock! These woodland relatives of our sandpipers and shorebirds are truly spectacular acrobats who put on ... Read more
Mar 22 - Woodcocks at Nod Brook - Sat 7:15 pm 82 Hopmeadow St (Rt 10), Simsbury Back of the first parking lot of the Tower Office Park See the unique mating display or “sky dance” of the American Woodcock on a relatively short evening trip. Short distance 0.25 mile – lasts about 1 hour ... Read more
Woodcock Walks with the Coastal Center March 19, 2025: 6:45pm – 8:15pm March 28, 2025: 7:00pm – 8:30pm Rain date: April 2, 7:00pm – 8:30pm Eisenhower Park: 780 North St, Milford, CT Woodcocks have returned from their overwintering habitat to begin the spring breeding season! Join Ken Elkins to see woodcocks performing their acrobatic ... Read more
Shorebird Walks Saturday, March 1; 1-3 pm Saturday, March 22; 9-11 am Saturday, March 29; 1-3 pm Most of North America’s shorebird species winter in South & Central America, heading north to breed in the high Arctic. Some of these birds winter in CT, while others started their southbound journey in mid-late summer. Join ... Read more
Woodcock Watches Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 6:45 P.M. Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 6:45 P.M. Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. Andy Rzeznikiewicz will bring you to see displaying American Woodcock. They do their courtship flights just before dark. It is very important that you do not ... Read more
March 30 - Silver Sands State Park, 1 Silver Sands Pkwy, Milford Meet in main parking lot Contact Maggie to verify this date. This is a good trip to try for sea ducks and sparrows while hoping for a Rough-legged Hawk. Dress warmly. Flat shoreline walk approximately 2 miles for about 3 hours. Maggie Peretto ... Read more
Apr 2 - 8 am Fannie Stebbins Wildlife Refuge 202 Bark Haul Rd, Longmeadow, MA Park by sign at the end of the road A wonderful mix of ponds, swamps, woods, and fields, Fannie Stebbins has ideal habitat for a wide variety of birds. The loop trail we will take is 2.2 miles long and brings ... Read more
Join us in partnership with the Greenwich Land Trust for a guided bird tour at GLT's Converse Brook Preserve. April is the beginning of Spring songbird migration and we will explore the trails of the preserve in search for birds who have just arrived from their long journeys from Central America as well as birds ... Read more
Ducks of Jamaica Bay Saturday, April 5 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. A popular spot for shorebirds in fall, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is great birding year-round. In early April, waterfowl migration is underway and late stragglers and new arrivals of multiple species use the pools as a stopover on their way north. ... Read more
SATURDAYS, APRIL 5-12-19-26, MAY 3-10 2025. 7 AM - 8:30 AM 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 others. Binoculars will be available ... Read more
Apr 5 - 8 am Great Pond, Simsbury 156 Great Pond Rd, Simsbury Between Laurel Ln & Old Farms Rd Meet in parking lot at end of entrance dirt road An easy walk over a newly widened road leads to Great Pond where we will see waterfowl, shorebirds, migrating warblers and the many types of birds that call ... Read more
Family Shorebird Walk Spring is a great time to see shorebirds along the CT coast, as many of our migratory species head back north. We’ll look and listen to these charismatic birds and enjoy some of our most beautiful coastal parks. The walk is suitable for ages 5 and up. $10 members; $15 non-members; $5 ... Read more
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