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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
Field Trip – Cheshire Hotspots – Steve Broker and Melissa Baston November 3 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Bird several hotspots in the Town of Cheshire, including Broad Brook Reservoir and Fresh Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary. Broad Brook Reservoir annually hosts 200-400 Ruddy Ducks in fall, one of the highest concentrations of this diving duck in the ... Read more
Join us for the third of our Fall 2024 Bird Walks! This will take place at various hotspots in Cheshire. We will be walking with the New Haven Bird Club. Meet at Broad Brook Reservoir on Rt 68 Cheshire/Wallingford line, we will then go to Fresh Meadows, Cheshire. Rain may cancel bird walks, wear appropriate ... 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
Bird Watching at Ash Creek Sunday, September 1, 2024 9:30 AM 11:30 AM 835 Gilman St Bridgeport, CT, 06605 We are hosting a bird walk at Ash Creek with Yaw D., Senior Project Specialist of Connecticut Land Conservation Council. Don’t forget to bring your binoculars as we lead discussion while you view the abundant birds (osprey, ... Read more
Who: Cathy Hagadorn, Director of Connecticut Audubon's Deer Pond Farm Sanctuary, and Lori Lichtenauer, the preserve's Sanctuary Manager/Naturalist. Lori is a certified forester and has been birding for about 10 years. Her avian studies and research have taken her from Colorado to Australia and back to Connecticut. Description: Cathy will share highlights of this ... Read more
Field Trip – First Wednesday Walk: Sherwood Island State Park, Westport – Tina Green November 6 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Join a midweek trip to this outstanding Long Island Sound birding spot. We check for loons, grebes, goldeneye, and other sea ducks. The fields are a good place to look for Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, ... Read more
Wednesday, September 25th Wednesday, October 23rd Wednesday, November 6th 8:30-10:00am New Canaan Nature Center 144 Oeonoke Ridge Road New Canaan, CT Walks Meet in the lower parking lot Please Register Register Here
November 7 – 10, 2024 Four Days! Located just off the coast of Massachusetts, this island offers an unspoiled charm probably best exemplified by its many scenic beaches, varying from protected, shallow, clear–water stretches on the northern and eastern sides to expanses of rumbling surf along the south side. The coastal sand plain ecosystem found ... Read more
DelMarVa Peninsula - 6 days Delaware, Maryland and VirginiaContact Peter for arrangements Visit Bombay Hook, Chincoteague and Blackwater National Wildlife Refuges as well as Ocean City, Elliot’s Pond, Indian River Inlet and possibly Prime Hook NWR. These are all top birding spots in this area. Because of the extended length of the trip this year, you ... Read more
Friday, September 27th Friday, November 8th 8:30-10:00am Bristow Sanctuary 47 Old Stamford Road New Canaan, CT Walks Meet across from the ball fields near the concession building Please Register Register Here
Look for birds and learn about bird conservation topics on a morning hike at the Bent. These birding hikes will be at different trails and locations that vary in difficulty. Easy hikes have flat trails with little to no incline accessible for those with mobility limitations and are slow-paced. Medium hikes that have areas of ... Read more
