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Indoor Meeting – Bald Eagles – Ginny Apple Thursday, September 10, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Whitney Center - Cultural Arts Center, Hamden Join Ginny Apple, a Master Wildlife Conservationist with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, for an engaging presentation on bald eagles and their remarkable resurgence in Connecticut. Through a ... Read more
Join Audubon naturalists for a morning bird tour at the Greenwich Audubon Center! The center's open fields, apple orchard, wetlands, and woodlands provide great habitat for migrating birds such as warblers, vireos, tanagers, thrushes, orioles and more. We will also stop at our Quaker Ridge Hawk Watch in hopes of seeing migrating hawks, eagles, falcons, ... Read more
Field Trip – REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Fresh Meadows Preserve, Cheshire – Corrie Folsom-O’Keefe Fresh Meadows Preserve, Cheshire F483+WH, Cheshire, CT Group 1: 8–9:30 a.m.; Group 2: 9:30–11 a.m. Migrating birds looking for a place to rest and refuel on their southbound journeys are attracted to the variety of habitats within Cheshire Land Trust’s Fresh Meadows Preserve. With ... Read more
BIRDCRAFT: Drum Like a Woodpecker | Sep 12, 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Birdcraft | The Connecticut Audubon Society Saturday, September 12, 2026 12:00pm – 1:00pm Birdcraft Museum 314 Unquowa Road Fairfield, CT 06824 (203) 259-0416 ext. 305 mwilson@ctaudubon.org Registration is necessary as spaces are limited. Discover the Pileated Woodpecker and join our Woodpecker drumming circle! ... Read more
Keney Park – Hartford’s Jewel 244 Greenfield St Parking, Hartford — That address should take you to the parking lot where we will meet. This walk is flat and easy walking on both paved and wooded trails. We hope to see Eastern Bluebirds, fall warblers and others as we enjoy this hidden jewel of a ... Read more
Field Trip – White Memorial Little Pond Boardwalk Trail, Litchfield – Celeste Echlin Wednesday, September 16, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am The White Memorial Little Pond Boardwalk Trail is an elevated, 1.2-mile loop trail located within the 4,000-acre White Memorial Conservation Center, an Important Bird Area. The trail crosses the Bantam River twice and proceeds ... Read more
Paul Carrier Hawk Watch – 3 days September 16, 19, 20 (9 am – 2 pm) Rt 20, West Hartland. From Granby center follow Rt 20 west for 14.8 miles. Park on side of road and walk south less than 100 feet Site is opposite 394 Center St (aka Rt 20), West Hartland Wednesday, Saturday ... Read more
Raptor Migration Watch Open House Friday, September 18, 2026 1:00pm – 4:00pm Deer Pond Farm Free Registration required. Raptor Migration Watch Open House | Sep 18, 1:00pm – 4:00pm | Deer Pond Farm | The Connecticut Audubon Society
Join Audubon naturalists for a morning bird tour at the Greenwich Audubon Center! The center's open fields, apple orchard, wetlands, and woodlands provide great habitat for migrating birds such as warblers, vireos, tanagers, thrushes, orioles and more. We will also stop at our Quaker Ridge Hawk Watch in hopes of seeing migrating hawks, eagles, falcons, ... Read more
Due to storm damage to the Park, this hawk watch may be delayed. Check back later. Lighthouse Point Park is a premier location in southern New England for observing migrating raptors and a wide variety of songbirds. The watch starts daily at 7 a.m. and continues as long as the hawks keep flying. Stop by ... Read more
Saturday, September 19, 8 am - 10 am Fannie Stebbins Wildlife Refuge 202 Bark Haul Rd, Longmeadow, MA Park by sign at the end of the road A wonderful mix of ponds, swamps, woods, and fields, Fannie Stebbins has ideal habitat for a wide variety of birds. The loop trail we will take is 2.2 ... Read more
Field Trip – Farm River State Park, East Haven – Maria Stockmal Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Join us for a walk in this species-rich but under-birded state park in East Haven. September possibilities include shorebirds and herons, various migrating hawks and falcons, resident woodpeckers, and a wide range of resident birds ... Read more
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