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Join Bird Education Specialist Ryan MacLean 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 others. Binoculars will be available for those who don't have them. Meet in the Audubon Center ... Read more
April 11, 2026 - Greenstone Hollow - 8 am 31 Ridge Blvd, East Granby Park on north side of road All are welcome on this exploration of our Greenstone Hollow Nature Preserve. Woodland, water and shrub meadow habitats will hopefully provide 20-40 species during the Spring migration. About 1.5 miles of easy walking for up ... Read more
Field Trip – West Rock Ridge State Park – Lake Wintergreen, Hamden – Molly Zahn and Peter Grund April 12 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 am Join Molly Zahn and Peter Grund for a walk at the Lake Wintergreen area of West Rock Ridge State Park. We will circle the lake and, if there is time, walk ... Read more
April 14, 2026 - ✪ Monthly Meeting ✪ Tue 7:30 pm - Social Time at 7:00pm St James's Episcopal Church,1018 Farmington Ave, WH Speaker: Angela Dimmitt: President of the Western CT Bird Club Madagascar- A Mysterious Island with Amazing Wildlife The island of Madagascar is an ecological wonder with over 90% of its birds, animals, ... Read more
April 15, 2026 Station 43 Beginners Bird Walk #4 Wed 8 am 953 Main St, South Windsor Corner of Newberry Rd and Main St Park along road near intersection. The fourth of four morning walks designed for beginners at Hartford Audubon’s oldest sanctuary. Station 43 is an excellent birding area year-round and on each walk ... Read more
Birds have an unbelievable variety of sounds which they use throughout their lives. Join naturalist Ryan MacLean for a special workshop to learn about helpful techniques used for identifying birds by their beautiful songs as well as how and why they make such incredible sounds. We will start with a slide show presentation and listen ... Read more
Join us for this wonderful and timely presentation and Q&A from the Audubon Center on Spring Migration! Here come the birds! Migrating birds are coming north from southern wintering grounds to breed in the spring. We will use Audubon's Migration Explorer to see how far they have traveled. We will talk about why some birds ... Read more
Connecticut Ornithological Association - Spring Workshop April 16, 2026 @ 6:30pm via Zoom Join us for a presentation led by the Avian Records Committee of Connecticut (ARCC) Committee Chair Frank Mantlik as he shares what ARCC is, what role they play in Connecticut birding, the efforts being led by their members to better understand historical ... Read more
Join Bird Education Specialist Ryan MacLean 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 others. Binoculars will be available for those who don't have them. Meet in the Audubon Center ... Read more
April 18, 2026 - Farmington River Park - Sat 8:00 am 458 Tunxis Avenue, Bloomfield, CT. Meet in Parking Lot Enjoy a morning trip exploring the Farmington River and neighboring woodlands. This is a new area for Hartford Audubon. This is an exploratory walk to see what can be found in the area. About a ... Read more
Field Trip – Geology and Birds, Branford – Cheryl Cape and Dan May April 18 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Rain date: Sunday, April 19, 2026 Join a field trip that explores natural resources and birds in two rock areas in rural Branford and suburban New Haven. The trip starts at the Kelley Memorial Preserve in Branford, ... Read more
April 21, 2026 - Wildlife Series Tue 7:30 pm Social Time at 7:00pm McCauley Residence Auditorium Speaker: Fran Zygmont: Conservationist and former Litchfield Hills Audubon President The Wonders of Bird Migration A longtime avid birder with a keen interest in bird migration, Fran Zygmont will tell of travels of migratory birds to and from their ... 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.
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