CT Audubon Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center

Shorebird Walk at Harkness State Park, Waterford Saturday, May 17; 1-3 p.m. With sweeping views of Long Island Sound and extensive mud flats, Harkness is a fantastic spot for migrating shorebirds in the spring. We’ll search for sandpipers and plovers, as well as songbirds and lingering sea ducks in one of the best birding spots ... Read more

Family Bird Walk at Rocky Neck, East Lyme Sunday, May 18; 9:30-11 a.m. Rocky Neck State Park’s large salt marsh is the perfect spot to look for shorebirds, waterfowl, herons, and egrets. Osprey and Bald Eagles fly overhead, and the beaches are home to gulls and terns. Join us on this family friendly walk as ... Read more

Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center   Bird Walk at Hammonasset, Madison Sunday, May 18; 2-4 pm Jutting out into Long Island Sound, Hammonasset State Park is one of the best spots in the state to look for birds. We’ll search for shorebirds along the coast and in the marsh, songbirds in the forests, and wading ... Read more

Bird Walk at Banningwood Preserve, Lyme Saturday, May 24; 9-11 a.m. Roaring Brook winds through Banningwood Preserve, providing excellent habitat and a key resource for numerous bird species. We’ll look for warblers, vireos, thrushes, and more in the diverse forests and wetlands of this preserve. The walk will be an approximately 1.5 mile loop on ... Read more

Bird Walk at Windswept Ridge, Essex Saturday, May 31; 9-11 a.m. With its abundant forest and wetlands, Windswept Ridge is the perfect spot for migrating songbirds. Located just north of the multi-town Preserve, it helps provide contiguous habitat for warblers, thrushes, tanagers, and more. The walk will be approximately 1-1.5 miles on mostly level dirt ... Read more