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New Haven Bird Club: Christmas Bird Count

Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere!  Now a long-standing program of ... Read more

Western CT Bird Club: Woodbury-Roxbury Christmas Bird Count

Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere!  Now a long-standing program of ... Read more

Westport, CT: Christmas Bird Count

Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere!  Now a long-standing program of ... Read more

New Haven Bird Club: Annual Christmas Bird Count

Whitney Center 200 Leeder Hill Drive, Hamden

126th Annual New Haven Christmas Bird Count – Saturday, December 20, 2025 Whitney Center, Cultural Arts Center, Hamden 200 Leeder Hill Drive, Hamden, CT. Join other NHBC members in this fun event, steeped in tradition. Join birders in the field or report what you see in your backyard (if you reside within the count circle). ... Read more

CT Audubon RTP Estuary Center: Shorebird Walk

Griswold Point, Old Lyme 98 Griswold Point Rd, Old Lyme

Saturday, December 20; 1-3 pm   Most of North America’s shorebird species winter in South & Central America, heading north to breed in the high Arctic, but some spend the winter here in Connecticut. Some of these birds breed in Connecticut, while others start their southbound journey in late summer. Join us as we look ... Read more

Litchfield Hills Audubon Society: Christmas Bird Count-Barkhamsted

Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere!  Now a long-standing program of ... Read more

Norwich: Christmas Bird Count

Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere!  Now a long-standing program of ... Read more

Stratford-Milford: Christmas Bird Count

Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere!  Now a long-standing program of ... Read more

Birding Events in Connecticut

If you have an upcoming birding-related event in Connecticut, including walks or indoor programs, and would like them listed on the COA’s Connecticut Birding Events Calendar, please email the details of your event to ctbirdingcalendar@gmail.com.

Please include: event title, event date, start and end times, location, a concise description that also mentions fees, if any, and organizer contact information. If your organization posts events regularly, contact us at the email address above more information on easily sharing your events.