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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2024 AT 8 A.M. Located in Plainfield, the Quinebaug Valley State Fish Hatchery is one of the top bird watching spots in Windham County. Andy will show you around the grounds. Expect sandpipers and other shorebirds, early migrating songbirds, and raptors. Fee: $20 CAS members; $30 non-members.
Adult Programs - Shorebird Walks: 9 - 11 am September 11 - Mamacoke Island, Waterford September 14 - Seaside State Park Waterford Most of North America’s shorebird species winter in South & Central America, heading north to breed in the high Arctic. Some of these birds breed in CT, while others start their ... Read more
Sep 4 Hilltop Farm Wed 8:30 am 1616 Mapleton Ave, Suffield, CT Enter at Work Day Sign Entrance Park near the red barn. Additional parking signs will be posted. Walk around this 7.9-acre historic homestead and adjacent town-owned open space. View the eagles’ nest from the boardwalk which is surrounded by ... 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
Saturday, September 7 - 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Each fall, shorebirds flock to Long Island on their journey south. Large flocks gather both at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and Jones Beach State Park, depending on the water levels. Jamaica Bay, located on western Long Island within Brooklyn and Queens, is one of the most ... Read more
