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Audubon CT Greenwich: Great Backyard Bird Count at Grass Island Park

Grass Island, Greenwich Grass Island Road, Greenwich

Join Audubon Naturalists as we count waterbirds and land birds in Greenwich Harbor as part of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Ducks, geese, loons, and gulls are some of the birds that we expect to see as they spend the winter on Long Island Sound. You will also get to ... Read more

Menunkatuck Audubon: Eagle Watch at Shepaug Dam

Shepaug Dam River Rd., Southbury

The Shepaug Dam Bald Eagle Observation Area has provided visitors with views of wintering Bald Eagles for 30 years. The Shepaug Hydroelectric Station keeps the water below the dam to be ice-free in winter and the churning water brings fish close to the surface making it a place that Bald Eagles are able to find ... Read more

Audubon CT Bent of the River: Great Backyard Bird Count Hike

185 East Flat Hill Road, Southbury, CT. 06488 185 East Flat Hill Road, Southbury

Join Allison Middlemass, Coordinator of Community Conservation Programs, for the Great Back Yard Bird Count Hike.  During the GBBC, people from around the world count wild birds on the same weekend and then submit their data online for scientists to use in their research. Here at Bent of the River we will count the birds as ... Read more

Audubon CT Sharon: Great Backyard Bird Count with The Sharon Land Trust

Hamlin Preserve 19 Stonehouse Road, Sharon

Join Sharon Audubon Naturalist, Bethany Sheffer, and Sharon Land Trust Stewardship Assistant, Sophie Lake-Ginouves, for a scenic winter hike and bird count on the Sharon Land Trust's striking Hamlin Preserve. Each year, the Great Backyard Bird Count invites everyday people to watch, count, and submit their data during mid-February on the birds they see and ... Read more

Audubon CT Greenwich: For The Love of Birds

Cos Cob Library 5 Sinawoy Road, Greenwich

Do you love birds? Join Ryan MacLean, Senior Education Coordinator at Greenwich Audubon Center, at the Cos Cob Library to celebrate these amazing creatures and discover how easy it is to bird watch right in your own neighborhood. You and your family are invited to take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, one of the largest community science projects ... Read more

Audubon CT Sharon: Valentine’s Day is for the Birds

Sharon Audubon Center 99 West Cornwall Road, West Cornwall

We love our resident birds and know you do, too. If you would like to show your love for them during Valentine's Day, join us in making them a special valentine! During this fun afternoon program, you'll learn what enrichment is and why it's so important for the health of our resident birds. Afterward, you'll ... Read more

Audubon CT Greenwich: Owl Prowl at Montgomery Pinetum

Montgomery Pinetum Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St, Cos Cob

The winter months are a magical time to possibly hear or see the resident owl species of Connecticut. Join Greenwich Audubon naturalist Ryan MacLean in partnership with the Greenwich Botanical Center in the Montgomery Pinetum for a special evening program to learn about and search for our nocturnal avian predators. The program will start with ... 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.