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New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip – Lake Chamberlain, Bethany

Lake Chamberlain Regional Water Authority parking area Sperry Road south of Morris Road, Bethany, CT, United States

May 21 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 am Join Pat Leahy for a walk on Regional Water Authority property in Bethany. Pat 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 well-maintained trails. Meet at Lake Chamberlain Regional Water Authority parking ... Read more

Free
Event Series Audubon Shop – Spring Migration Walks – Wednesdays

The Audubon Shop: Spring Migration Walks

Hammonasset Beach State Park 1288 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT, United States

The Audubon Shop: 907 Boston Post Road Madison, CT 06443 United States   Spring Bird Walk at Hammonasset – Wednesdays April 30 @ 7:50 am - 10:30 am   Spring Bird Walk at Hammonasset – Wednesdays May 7 @ 7:50 am - 10:30 am   Spring Bird Walk at Hammonasset – Wednesdays May 14 @ 7:50 am - 10:30 am   Spring ... Read more

$6

Audubon CT Bent of the River: Bird Banding Breakfast

185 East Flat Hill Road, Southbury, CT. 06488 185 East Flat Hill Road, Southbury, CT, United States

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

$35

CT Audubon, Pomfret: Hillandale Woods Bird Walk

Hillandale Woods (Windham Land Trust) Brooklyn, CT, United States

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.

$10 – $20

Hartford Audubon Society: Field Trip – Catskills/Hudson Valley, NY

Otsego County Cooperstown, NY, United States

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

Litchfield Hills Audubon Society: Bird Walk at Topsmead State Forest in Litchfield

Topsmead State Forest Buell Road, Litchfield, CT, United States

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.

Event Series Audubon Shop – Spring Migration Walks – Saturdays

The Audubon Shop: Spring Migration Walks

The Audubon Shop (for Hammonassett trips) 907 Boston Post Rd, Madison, CT, United States

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

$6

Mattabeseck Audubon Society: Birding Frederick White Farm

Frederick White Farm Maple Avenue, Durham, CT, United States

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

Quinnipiac Audubon Society: Bird Walk at Hubbard Park

Hubbard Park 424 Reservoir Avenue, Meriden, United States

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.

New Haven Bird Club: Julius Hansen Park, North Haven

Julius M. Hansen Park 52 Patten Rd, North Haven, CT, United States

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

Free

Western CT Bird Club: Annual Picnic

May 24 (Saturday) – WCBC Annual Picnic – location to be determined. Please: any suggestions, contact Angela Dimmitt, angeladimmitt@aol.com, or 860-355-3429

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