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Tricky Bird ID: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 6:00pm – 7:00pm RTP Estuary Center 100 Lyme Street Old Lyme, CT 06371 860-598-4218 rtpec@ctaudubon.org $10/person Fall and early winter can be a tricky time for bird identification, with many young birds and birds in non-breeding plumage lacking their usual distinguishing field marks. Add in differences between males ... Read more
✪ Monthly Meeting ✪ November 10 – Tue 7:30 pm / Social Time at 7:00 pm St James’s Episcopal Church. 1018 Farmington Ave, WH Speaker: Craig Repasz, Friends of Stewart B McKinney NWR The Wild Dark While we sleep, the natural darkness is teaming with life. Over half of the world’s insects are active at ... Read more
White Memorial: Everything Irie! with Colleen Harrak November 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Saturday, November 14, 2026 For Ages 8 and up! Come meet Irie, our resident Red-tailed Hawk ambassador, up close! Ever wondered how a hawk spots a field mouse from hundreds of feet in the air, or how they deal with ... Read more
Wildlife Series – Bats – Winged Wonders – November 17, 2026 Tuesday, November 17 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm The McAuley Residence auditorium, 275 Steele Rd, West Hartford Speaker: Maureen Heidtmann, DEEP Master Wildlife Conservationist and licensed wildlife rehabilitator Bats: Winged Wonders Meet the world’s bats from their prehistoric beginning to present times, the persistent myths ... Read more
CT River Lecture Series – Where are the Birds and How Do We Protect Them: Results from the CT Bird Atlas, with Chris Elphick The CT Bird Atlas is a project to map all species of birds that occur in the state of Connecticut. Connecticut conducted its first atlas from 1982-86, with the ... Read more
Indoor Meeting – Still Counting After All These Years: The History of the New Haven Christmas Bird Count – Steve Broker Thursday, December 10, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm In 1900, ornithologist and Bird-Lore editor Frank Chapman called for “a Christmas bird-census” to counter the ongoing slaughter of millions of North American birds. Two pioneer ... 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.
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.