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SPRING BIRDING WALK - SUNDAY, MAY 17TH | 8AM Join us along with Litchfield Hills Audubon Society for a morning birding walk through Ripley Fields! Spring migration will bring back Bobolink, Eastern Bluebirds, American Kestrels, Warblers and more - bring your binoculars and enjoy a morning hoping to see many amazing species! Free Program *Registration ... Read more
Addison Bog and Woodlands - May 17 - Sun 8 am 216 Addison Rd, Glastonbury Meet in the baseball parking lot at the far end of the Smith Middle School Rd WHEELCHAIR AND WALKER ACCESSIBLE PAVED TRAIL Join us for a bird walk through mature growth forest and brook, Black Spruce bog and power line ... Read more
Cedar Hill Cemetery - May 20 - Wed 7:30 am 453 Fairfield Ave, Hartford A three-hour leisurely bird walk in search of migrant warblers, vireos, thrushes and flycatchers. We may find Cape May and Canada Warblers and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Easy walking. Paul Cianfaglione - pgcianfaglione@gmail.com - 860-836-3443 T Al Gatti - algatti22@gmail.com - 860-916-7142 T
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
Spring Early Morning Walks with Frank Gallo Wednesday, April 1, 8, 15, 22 May 13 & 20 8:30am – 10:00am Meet Senior Naturalist Frank Gallo for bird walks on the beautiful grounds at the Nature Center Center. We’ll be keeping track of and learning about the birds we see as we generate a database and ... Read more
Thursday, April 16, 23 May 14 & 21 8:30am – 10:00am Meet Senior Naturalist Frank Gallo for bird walks on the beautiful grounds at the Bristow Sanctuary. We’ll be keeping track of and learning about the birds we see as we generate a database and new bird lists for Bristow Sanctuary and NCNC. Binoculars are available if ... Read more
May 22, 2026 Friday, 8:00 a.m. Location: Goshen, CT We will bird by foot and car, looking for Northern Waterthrushes and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and listening for orioles, flycatchers, and vireos. Meet at the entrance parking area, 20 Mohawk Mountain Road (Route 4) in Goshen. Questions? Contact Donna Rose Smith at 1ffastbird@gmail.com.
Friday, April 17 & 24, May 8 & 22 8:30am – 10:00am Meet our Senior Naturalist and expert birder, Frank Gallo, for early morning bird walks at Bristow Sanctuary as well as the other sites below. We’ll be keeping track of the birds we see as we generate a database and new bird lists for ... Read more
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
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
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
May 29, 2026 Friday, 8:00 a.m. Location: West Cornwall, CT On past visits to this under-birded spot, we have had Ruffed Grouse, Blackburnian Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, and other northern species. To get there from Route 7, cross the West Cornwall covered bridge and turn right down River Road. If coming from the east, turn left ... Read more
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