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Have you ever wanted to see a songbird up close? Here is your opportunity! Join Audubon Connecticut's Director of Conservation, Corrie Folsom-O'Keefe, for a morning of bird banding at the charming Bent of the River Audubon Center. You will meet the Bent staff in the visitors' lot at 7:30 AM. We will walk to the ... Read more
Hillandale Woods Bird Walk - Friday, May 23, 2025 at 8 A.M. Be among the first to visit the newest Wyndham Land Trust preserve, located in Brooklyn. In this 320-acre woodland, expect to see Scarlet Tanager, Ovenbird, Veery, and Chestnut-sided Warbler. Limited to 7 participants. Fee: $10 CAS members; $20 non-members.
Early Morning Walks Bristow Bird Sanctuary | Friday, May 9, 23, & 30 | 8:30-10:00 a.m. Parking at Mead Park All walks canceled if raining. Register Here
May 24-25 2 days Contact Peter for arrangements Bird Saturday in the Cooperstown and Oneonta areas of Otsego County. On Sunday, bird the marsh at Bashakill WMA and Doodletown Road in Bear Mountain State Park. Peter Stephan stephraf@aol.com 860-729-8374
We should see many Bobolinks since the Topsmead fields are managed for their benefit. We may also encounter American Kestrels since they have nested in boxes provided for them. Meet in the parking lot. The entrance to the lot is off of Buell Road. Please sign up by contacting Ann Orsillo at spoonbill@optonline.net or 910-880-1518.
Join Jerry and Co. for a small group Spring Migration Bird Walk at Hammonasset, one of Connecticut’s premier birding “hot spots”. Hammonasset Beach State Park here in Madison is widely regarded as one of the premier birding spots in CT, and springtime migration is a lot of fun. Approximately 240 species of birds occur there annually, ... Read more
Join us for a 1.5 mile walk through one of the premier birding hotspots in Connecticut at Fredrich White Farm in Durham. Meet at 8:00AM at the White’s Farm parking area to start a walk through grasslands, wetlands, river banks and swamplands. We hope to see grassland birds such as Bobolinks and Meadowlarks as well ... Read more
Join us for our Spring 2025 Bird Walk series! We’ll be walking at Hubbard Park. Meet at the gate at the intersection of Hubbard Park Drive and Reservoir Ave in Hubbard Park, Meriden.
May 24 @ 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 Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings, and other field and woodland birds. Other migrating species are possible. Meet at the Hansen Park parking lot down a driveway just ... Read more
May 24 (Saturday) – WCBC Annual Picnic – location to be determined. Please: any suggestions, contact Angela Dimmitt, angeladimmitt@aol.com, or 860-355-3429
Bird Banding Demonstration Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 9 A.M. Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz and fellow bird banders to see various songbirds up close. You will see how we gently catch them, record data, and safely release the birds. Participants may release a bird. Fee: $10 CAS members; $20 non-members.
Bird Walk at Banningwood Preserve, Lyme Saturday, May 24; 9-11 a.m. Roaring Brook winds through Banningwood Preserve, providing excellent habitat and a key resource for numerous bird species. We’ll look for warblers, vireos, thrushes, and more in the diverse forests and wetlands of this preserve. The walk will be an approximately 1.5 mile loop on ... 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.
