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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
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
Look for birds and learn about bird conservation topics on a 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 incline ... Read more
These walks will meet at the nearby The Audubon Shop then proceed to sites in Hammonasset Beach State Park. Join Jerry and Co. for a Fall Migration Bird Walk at Hammonasset Beach State Park here in Madison. Migrating hawks, eagles, owls, shorebirds, waterbirds, and songbirds can all be seen at one of Connecticut’s premier birding ... Read more
Saturday, November 9; 9-11 am - Hammonasset State Beach, Madison Walking the Cedar Island and Meg’s Point trails we will search for both land and water birds in a variety of habitats including sandy beach, rocky shore, salt marsh and woods. With fall migration still underway we are likely to record an excellent species ... Read more
Saw-whet Owl Banding Demonstrations Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 7 P.M. Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7 P.M. Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 7 P.M. Join Andy and fellow banders as they capture and band migrating Saw-whet Owls. See these amazing, tiny owls up close. Bring a camera. Fee: $20 CAS members; $30 non-members.
