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THE BIG SIT! October 12 - October 13 Saturday and/or Sunday, October 12 & 13, 2024 (your choice)THE BIG SIT!®, established by the NHBC, has become an international event, with birders from all over the world participating. The object is to record as many species of birds as possible in one day from one 17-foot diameter circle. Local ... Read more
Join us for a special community program live from Dnipro, Ukraine, with Ukrainian birder Oleksandr Nastachenko. Because of the time difference between Ukraine and here, we’ve scheduled it for Saturday, October 12, at noon, 7:00 pm in Ukraine. Dnipro is a city in the eastern part of Ukraine, about 100 miles from Russian occupied areas. ... Read more
Saturday, October 12, 2024 - 1 p.m. As summer comes to a close, millions of raptors will begin their fall migration. Join our expert naturalist, Conservation Manager Stefan Martin to witness birds of prey making their journey south. We will meet at the trail head and walk to the Larsen Sanctuary’s Deer Meadow hawk platform ... Read more
Field Trip – Old Woodbridge Country Club – Chris Loscalzo October 13 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Three days after Chris Loscalzo’s presentation on sparrows at NHBC’s October indoor meeting, we walk this abandoned golf course property where the fairways have been replaced by weedy fields and where birds abound. We’ll look for sparrows and other ... Read more
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day by joining Menunkatuck and New Haven Parks' Ranger Harry Coyle for a leisurely canoe trip up the West River in New Haven We will start at the Barnard Nature Center and canoe upstream past the Westville Music Bowl and through Edgewood Park as far as the water level allows. Lingering ... Read more
NORWALK RIVER WATERSHED ASSN: Join Our Fall Birding Walks at Allen’s Meadow, Danbury Road, Wilton Tuesday Sept 17; Monday Sept 30; Tuesday October 15; Saturday Oct 26 8-10AM Drizzle or Shine Bring your binoculars! Meet on the west side of the playing fields. Park in front of the Field 6 sign. Registration required. Participation is ... Read more
Field Trip – Lake Chamberlain, Bethany – Pat Leahy October 15 @ 8:00 am - 10:30 am Join Pat Leahy for a walk on Regional Water Authority property in Bethany. The swallows will be gone but we will see fall migrants and winter residents. Walking is on fairly flat and well-maintained trails and is not strenuous. Meet ... Read more
Webinars via Zoom Sparrows Webinar Wednesday, October 16; 6-7 pm Often overlooked compared to more colorful birds, sparrows are a study in details. The “Little Brown Jobs” can often be difficult to identify, and with so many species mixed together, it can seem quite the daunting task. In this webinar Conservation & Education Coordinator ... Read more
Cape May Migration October 17 – 20, 2024 Four Days! Without a doubt, one of the top 10 birding spots in the country is Cape May, New Jersey, where every fall hundreds of thousands of migrating birds funnel through the southern tip of the state. Birdwatchers come from all over the world to enjoy not ... Read more
October 17, 2024, 10 a.m. to Noon at Deer Pond Farm $5 Members, $10 Non-Members Enjoy a two-hour fall birding walk with Sanctuary Manager and Naturalist Lori Lichtenauer. We’ll search for fall warblers, non-migratory birds, and discuss the best ways to protect birds on their migratory journey. Learn about the “Lights Out CT” initiative to help support ... Read more
Cape May is one of the most well known East Coast birding destinations. We will go to some well-known and not-so-well-known birding sites throughout the county and stop at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge on the way home to net around 130 species. On past trips, we have seen some great birds and had some great ... Read more
Friday, October 18, 2024 at 8 A.M. Located in Plainfield, the 2,000-acre Quinebaug Valley State Fish Hatchery offers a variety of habitats and is one of the top birding spots in Windham County. Expect songbirds, raptors and waterbirds. Fee: $20 CAS members; $30 non-members
