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New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Lake Chamberlain, Bethany

Lake Chamberlain Regional Water Authority parking area Sperry Road south of Morris Road, Bethany, CT, United States

May 21 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 am Join Pat Leahy for a walk on Regional Water Authority property in Bethany. Pat has been maintaining a bluebird trail on several of the properties there. Bluebirds, swallows, and spring migrants are plentiful. Walking is not strenuous and on well-maintained trails. Meet at Lake Chamberlain Regional Water Authority parking ... Read more

Free

Mattabeseck Audubon Society: Birding Frederick White Farm

Frederick White Farm Maple Avenue, Durham, CT, United States

Join us for a 1.5 mile walk through one of the premier birding hotspots in Connecticut at Fredrich White Farm in Durham. Meet at 8:00AM at the White’s Farm parking area to start a walk through grasslands, wetlands, river banks and swamplands. We hope to see grassland birds such as Bobolinks and Meadowlarks as well ... Read more

New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Julius Hansen Park – North Haven

Julius M. Hansen Park 52 Patten Rd, North Haven, CT, United States

May 24 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Rich meadows and fields, forested wetlands, trap rock ridge, and riparian woods host breeding populations of sparrows and warblers, woodpeckers, hawks, Baltimore Orioles, Rose-breasted Grossbeaks, Indigo Buntings, and other field and woodland birds. Other migrating species are possible. Meet at the Hansen Park parking lot down a driveway just ... Read more

Free

CT Audubon Society: Pomfret – Bird Banding Demonstration

CT Audubon Center at Pomfret 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT, United States

Bird Banding Demonstration Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 9 A.M. Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz and fellow bird banders to see various songbirds up close. You will see how we gently catch them, record data, and safely release the birds. Participants may release a bird. Fee:  $10 CAS members; $20 non-members.

$10 – $20

New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Barn Island Wildlife Mgt Area

Barn Island Wildlife Management Area Stonington, CT, United States

May 25 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Barn Island WMA is a large expanse of varied habitat along the Connecticut shore near the Rhode Island border, including large tracts of salt marsh, deciduous woodlands and a large brushy field. We’ll see 60+ species of birds, with notable resident species including White-eyed and Yellow-throated Vireo, Saltmarsh Sparrow and ... Read more

Free

CT Audubon Society – Pomfret: Union Bird Walk

Union Bird Walk Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 8 A.M. We’ll meet at a location in Woodstock and travel to this new area.  Expect to see Black-throated Blue  and Canada Warblers and Broad-winged Hawk.  Limited to eight participants. Cost: $20 CAS members; $30 non-members.

$20 – $30

CT Audubon Eco Travel: Fishers Island Spring Migration Field Trip

Fishers Island: Spring Migration Monday, May 26     6 a.m. – 2 p.m. Spring is an excellent time of year to witness migrants arriving on this secluded New York island. Lying at the eastern entrance of Long Island Sound, Fishers Island is a connecting link between Rhode Island and Long Island that offers stopping ... Read more

$115 – $130

New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Lake Watrous, Woodbury

May 28 @ 7:30 am - 11:00 am Join Pat Leahy for a walk on protected Regional Water Authority property in Woodbridge. Views of the lake and dam, some wetlands and lakeside forest. The trip will be a 3 mile hike on a flat trail. Meet at Lake Bethany Regional Water Authority parking area on Hatfield Hill ... Read more

Free

CT Audubon Society – Pomfret: Trail Wood Bird Walk

Trail Wood Sanctuary 93 Kenyon Rd, Hampton, CT, United States

Trail Wood Bird Walk Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 8 A.M. Hike the paths of this Connecticut Audubon Society preserve in Hampton. We expect to find Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Veery, Blue-winged and Chestnut-sided Warblers.  Limited to eight participants. Fee:  $10 CAS members; $20 non-members.

$10 – $20

CT Audubon Society – Pomfret: Chaney Preserve Bird Walk

Chaney Preserve Turner Rd, Montville, CT, United States

Chaney Preserve Bird Walk Friday, May 30, 2025 at 8 A.M. Andy Rzeznikiewicz will guide you around this Connecticut Audubon Society preserve in Montville. It contains a ten-acre clear-cut, large areas of mountain laurel, interesting rock features, and mature forest.  Expect to see Hooded, Prairie, and Blue-winged Warblers, Acadian Flycatcher, and Scarlet Tanager.  Limited to eight ... Read more

$20 – $30

CT Audubon Eco Travel: Hunt for Golden-Winged Warbler Field Trip

Hunt for the Golden-winged Warbler Saturday, May 31     5:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Although just across the border in New York, Sterling Forest State Park is home to a wealth of species that are uncommon in Connecticut. Hooded, Cerulean, and Golden-winged warblers are all common breeding species at the site and should all ... Read more

$95 – $110