Field Trip – Kellogg Environmental Center and Osbornedale State Park, Derby – Maria Stockmal April 26 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 am Osbornedale State Park offers a variety of species in its fields and forest, and around its ponds. It is always a surprise which species will be discovered as we walk through the park. We may ... Read more
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Early Spring Migrants Thursday, April 30 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. Late April is the beginning of the intense migration period when birds head north to summer haunts. With favorable weather and winds, some species get a head start and we plan to greet them! Visit places known for their great diversity of ... Read more |
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Field Trip – Farm River Trolley Trail with Friends of Farm River Estuary – DeWitt Allen May 3, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 10:30 am The Friends of Farm River Estuary invite the New Haven Bird Club to share a walk along the tracks of the Shoreline Trolley Museum in East Haven through several productive habitats. The ... Read more |
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Field Trip – First Wednesday Walk: East Rock Park, New Haven – John Oshlick May 6, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am East Rock Park in early May is one of the best places in the state to see migrant warblers. Fifteen to twenty species are possible on a good day. Meet at the Eli Whitney ... Read more |
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Annual Lyme Loop Thursday, May 7 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. Travel through Lyme and Nehantic State Forest in search of neotropical migrants. The habitats of the state forest include wetlands, streams, and ponds, all excellent places for the morning chorus of neotropical migrants. While the main focus will be on warblers and ... Read more |
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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
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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 |
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Field Trip – Hartman Park, Lyme – John Oshlick May 13, 2026 @ 6:30 am - 11:00 am Hartman Park is known for its mix of forest and wetland that hosts many of Connecticut’s breeding birds, including Cerulean Warbler. There is also a power cut which may have Prairie, Blue-winged, Magnolia and other warblers. Both Cuckoos have ... Read more |
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Wood-Warblers of Cockaponset State Forest Thursday, May 14 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cockaponset State Forest, named after a Native American chief buried in the Ponset section of Haddam, is the second largest forest in the state forest system, encompassing over 16,000 acres. It offers a great habitat for migrating songbirds and provides ... Read more |
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Field Trip – Sleeping Giant State Park – Jim Sirch, Craig Repasz and DeWitt Allen May 16, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Sleeping Giant dominates the landscape north of New Haven. The park hosts diverse habitats: riparian woods, rivers and streams, stands of white pines, mature deciduous forests, and cliffs and meadow edge. Although it ... Read more |
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Field Trip – Naugatuck State Forest, Naugatuck – Chris Loscalzo May 17, 2026 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Join us at the peak of spring migration on this moderately strenuous hike in a fine birding location. We’ll search for migrants and residents. We often see more than 15 species of warblers on this trip, including resident ... Read more |
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Field Trip – Lake Chamberlain, Bethany – Pat Leahy May 20, 2026 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 am Join us for a walk on Regional Water Authority property in Bethany. Pat Leahy has been maintaining a bluebird trail on several of the properties there. Bluebirds, swallows, and spring migrants are plentiful. Walking is not strenuous and on ... Read more |
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Field Trip – Julius M. Hansen Park, North Haven – Craig Repasz and DeWitt Allen May 23, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Rich meadows and fields, forested wetlands, trap rock ridge, and riparian woods host breeding populations of sparrows and warblers, woodpeckers, hawks, Baltimore Orioles, Rose-breasted Grossbeaks, Indigo Buntings, and other field and woodland birds. ... Read more |
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Field Trip – Barn Island Wildlife Management Area, Stonington – Chris Loscalzo and Dan Errichetti May 24, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Barn Island WMA is a large expanse of varied habitat along the Connecticut shore near the Rhode Island border, including large tracts of salt marsh, deciduous woodlands and a large brushy field. We’ll see ... Read more |
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Field Trip – Lake Watrous, Woodbridge – Pat Leahy May 27, 2026 @ 7:30 am - 11:00 am Join Pat Leahy for a walk on protected Regional Water Authority property in Woodbridge with views of the lake and dam, some wetlands, and lakeside forest. The trip will be a 3 mile hike on a flat trail. Meet ... Read more |
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Field Trip – Chippens Hill Grassland Birds – Jack Swatt May 31, 2026 @ 7:00 am - 10:00 am The Chippens Hill area of Bristol has historically been farmland. The Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut and the city of Bristol are working to save some of the habitat where Bobolinks, Meadowlarks, and Grasshopper Sparrows have been found. Join Jack ... Read more |
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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.
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