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April 25, 2026 - Annual Spring Census - Sat 3 weeks All Towns in the Greater Hartford Area Join fellow HAS members for our annual Spring census, which will end on Sunday, May 17th. Unlike our other bird counts, this count is by towns in the greater Hartford area and lasts 3 weeks. Bird as ... Read more
Bird Walk Saturday, May 9, 6:30 am Free – Reservations Encouraged Join Jay Kaplan from Roaring Brook Nature Center for his annual bird walk at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Jay will lead participants through the ornamental foreground in search of resident and migratory birds. Appropriate hiking shoes and binoculars are strongly recommended. Admission to the program is ... Read more
The Oak Lawn Cemetery Association will host a guided bird walk on its historic grounds on Saturday, May 9th at 7:30 AM. This tour will be conducted by the team of Tina Green, a bird expert and past president of the Ornithological Association and Charlie Stebbins, a member of Oak Lawn’s Board and co-chair of ... Read more
Saturday, May 9, 2026 Spring Bird Tours and Bird Breakfast Bird Tours 7 AM. Breakfast 9 AM, plus bird banding. Greenwich Audubon Center 613 Riversville Rd, Greenwich, CT, 06831, CT Details and registration info to come. This event is co-sponsored by the Connecticut Ornithological Association and Greenwich Audubon Center.
Field Trip – River Road, Kent – Travels Along a Riparian Woodland Corridor – Allan Welby May 9, 2026 @ 7:30 am - 1:00 pm River Road in Kent along the Housatonic River provides a major north-south riparian corridor for spring migration. River Road has produced a nice variety of Northwestern Connecticut nesting species including Acadian and ... Read more
Meet MAS board member, Michael Good, at Strickland Road Trail Head for a delightful walk in Middlefield, CT. Plan to see field nesting species such as Bobolink. Contact Michael to let him know you will be attending at michaeldg@aol.com
Little River Preserve Bird Walk Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 8 a.m. Owned by the town of Hampton, this new preserve has a diversity of habitats that should attract lots of interesting birds. Hooded Warbler, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, and several flycatcher species are just a few of the possibilities. Limit: 10 people. ... Read more
Saturday, May 9, 2026 / 8:00am – 10:00am During peak migration, millions of birds will be flying through CT, taking brief breaks at “stopover” sites. These sites provide important food and shelter for birds as they recover from their journeys. Join Lori Lichtenauer, Sanctuary Manager / Naturalist, at Deer Pond Farm to hike some of ... Read more
Saturday, May 9, 2026 8:00am – 11:00am Coastal Center at Milford Point 1 Milford Point Road Milford, CT 06460 203-878-7440 milford@ctaudubon.org Members $15 Non-members $20 Join local birding expert Matt Joyce for a spring bird walk! The Coastal Center is a hub for wildlife all times of the year, so we’ll take you to some ... Read more
May 9 Mount Auburn & Plum Island, MA - May 9 - Sat 8 am 580 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA Mount Auburn Cemetery entrance inside front gate. After cemetery we drive to Plum Island, Newburyport, MA Mount Auburn Cemetery is famous as a Spring migration hotspot with many species of warblers present. From there ... Read more
Saturday, May 9, 2026 9:00am – 11:00am Fenwick Grove Old Saybrook, CT Located at the mouth of the Connecticut River and on Long Island Sound, Old Saybrook is situated perfectly to attract a wide variety of species. We’ll search for songbirds, shorebirds, and lingering waterfowl in a small patch of coastal forest. The walk will ... Read more
May 9, 2026 9:00 a.m. Birdcraft Museum 314 Unquowa Road Fairfield, CT 06824 (203) 259-0416 ext. 305 mwilson@ctaudubon.org Free; registration required Celebrate Migratory Bird Day at Birdcraft by learning how to bird! Bring your own binoculars or borrow ours. Nicole Defelice will demonstrate the finer points of finding and identifying birds. We’ll practice IDing paper ... Read more
Saturday, May 9, 2026 1:00pm – 3:00pm Join us at Deer Pond Farm with avian biologist Lori Lichtenauer on this beginner-friendly program. You’ll learn about binocular types and use, how to find and ID birds. Learn about useful apps such as Merlin & eBird to advance your skills, and how to bird on your ... Read more
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.
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