CT Audubon RTP Estuary Center: Owl Prowls
2026-01-08 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-01-07 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
RTP ESTUARY CENTER:

Owl Prowls

January 7, 8, 15, 22, 28, & 29
February 4 & 5

All walks are 5:30 – 7:30 pm

When the sun goes down and we’re settling in for the evening, owls are just starting their day. Winter is one of the best times of year to look for these fascinating birds, as many are already nesting, looking for mates, and establishing territory. We’ll look and listen to these incredible birds and learn what makes them unique in the bird world. Bring a headlamp or flashlight and binoculars, and bundle up! Walks will be after sunset, exposure to cold and wind is possible depending on the weather. Appropriate for ages 10 and up

$15 for members/$20 for non-members.

Connecticut College Arboretum Walks are free for CT Audubon & Arboretum members/$10 for non-members.

– Walk at Fenwick will be approximately .5 miles on level dirt terrain. No restrooms on site.
– Walk at High Hopes will be approximately .5 miles on level dirt and grassy terrain. No restrooms on site.

Walk at Clark Park will be approximately 0.5-1 miles on level dirt and grassy terrain. No restrooms on site.

– Walk at the Connecticut College Arboretum will be approximately 0.5-1 miles on level dirt and grassy terrain. No restrooms on site.

Wednesday, January 7 at Fenwick Grove, Old Saybrook – Register Here

Thursday, January 8 at High Hopes, Old Lyme – Register Here

Thursday, January 15 at Clark Park, Old Saybrook – Register Here

Wednesday, February 4 at Fenwick Grove, Old Saybrook – Register Here

Thursday, February 5 at the Connecticut College Arboretum, New London – Register Here

Friends of Greenwich Point: First Sunday Bird Walk at Greenwich Point
2026-01-04 09:00 - 11:30 | Greenwich Point Park, 11 Tod's Driftway, Old Greenwich, CT, 06870, United States
Bring binoculars and join us for a casual walk around Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich, CT, in search of wild birds in diverse habitats. Held year-round on the first Sunday of every month at Greenwich Point Park, the walk begins at 9:00 am near the southern concession stand near the flagpole on the main beach. The walk lasts from 2 – 3 hours, but participants can leave at any time. All ages and levels of expertise are welcome.
No registration is required and the walk is free. For access for those without beach cards (normally restricted from April – October), let the front gate staff know you are coming for the bird walk for complimentary entry.
Sponsored by Friends of Greenwich Point.

CT Audubon, Pomfret: Owl Walk
2026-01-03 18:00 - 19:30 | CT Audubon Center at Pomfret, 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT, 06259, United States
Owl Walk
Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 6 p.m.

We will drive to spots in Pomfret and take short walks to look for owls.

Fee: $10 CAS members; $20 non-members.

Registration is required for the following programs. Please register by emailing Andy Rzeznikiewicz at arzeznikiewicz@ctaudubon.org or calling 860-928-4948

Hartford Audubon Society: Station 43 Beginners Bird Walk
2026-01-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Station 43, 990 Main St., South Windsor, CT, United States
Jan 3 Station 43 Beginners Bird Walk #2 Sat 9 am953 Main St, South WindsorCorner of Newberry Rd and Main StPark along road near intersection.
The second 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 we will look for seasonal birds. The walk is roughly 2.5 miles (3 hours) long over flat terrain but we may encounter areas with water/ice covering parts of the path. Waterproof boots suggested.
Jon Ward jward88787@aol.com 860–416–3958 T

Menunkatuck Audubon Society: Guilford-Long Island Sound Christmas Bird Count
2026-01-03 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*Guilford-Long Island Sound, CT (CTGU) Compiler: Sue Stark, pazburd@yahoo.com

New London: Christmas Bird Count
2026-01-03 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*New London, CT (CTNL) Compiler: Lisa Wahle lcwahle@gmail.com

COA: Big January
2026-01-01 02:00 - 2026-02-01 01:59 | Connecticut, CT, United States
COA returns to the traditional format of a friendly competition based on the total number of species seen during the month of January 2026 within a specific area within our state. With a variety of categories, there is something for everyone from big listers to local birders. it’s a fun excuse to get out and explore in the midst of New England’s stick season.
Proper birding ethics are required. Let’s remember to help each other and the birds. Winter is a tough time for birds, so let’s try to keep our distance and let them do their thing.

2026 Categories:
The Winner in each of the following categories will win a prize and receive a Commemorative Certificate:

Individual Birder with Highest Count Observed across Connecticut
Individual Birder with Highest Count Observed per Connecticut county
Individual with Highest Single Location Count (Requires Manual Reporting)

Receive a Commemorative Certificate from the COA for the following:

Individuals who Observe* 100 Species or More
Youth (ages 4-10) with 25 species or more
Teen (ages 11-17) with 35 species or more

*Observed birds include both seen and heard only species

How to Participate:

Species that qualify are those species that currently are accepted to the state list or are observations of birds during January that would represent first state records for Connecticut. Let’s hope we have some of those! The current list of species accepted for the state of Connecticut can be found here. .
For more details, check out the BIG JANUARY event page.

Hartford Audubon Society: Big January - All month
2026-01-01 02:00 - 2026-02-01 01:59 | Hartford County, Hartford, CT, United States
Big January All MonthAll of Hartford County

It’s that time of year! The Hartford Audubon Society (HAS) is pleased to announce our ninth annual Hartford County Big January of Birding birdwatching challenge. The goal of the activity is to encourage folks to get outside during the month of January and see as many species of wild birds in Hartford County as possible. The challenge is free to people of all ages and is not intended to be competitive — please share your findings and encourage new birders.

And this year, the CT Ornithological Association is running an all-CT Big January, so you can do both ours in Hartford County AND the statewide challenge too!

To participate in both challenges, birders should enter their daily or periodic observations into ebird.org, the free birdwatching site maintained by the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology. If you don’t use eBird, you can list your species, date seen, location, and brief description, and send it via email or mail directly to me right at the end of January. It must be received by Wednesday, February 4th. You do not need to be a HAS member or reside in Hartford County to enter. At the end of the month, Hartford Audubon will retrieve all the data and award certificates and prizes. There are four categories:

Youth (ages 4-10) who must see at least 25 species to enter
Teen (ages 11-17) who must see at least 35 species to enter
Weekend Warrior (adults ages 18 and up who can’t get outdoors during the week) who must see at least 50 species to enter
Adults (ages 18 and up who can get outdoors during the week) who must see at least 60 species to enter.

All entries that meet the minimum number of species for each challenge group will receive a certificate of achievement. A special prize will be awarded for the highest species count for each challenge group, and the coveted “Golden Grebe” award will be given to the birder finding the most unusual bird.

January, 2026 may be a very interesting month and a joyful way to enter the new year. There are some rarities showing up this week – I hope they will stay until after January 1st! I’ve never seen a barnacle goose in Connecticut!

Wishing everyone a healthy and birdy 2026,

Sarah Faulkner

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Sarah Faulkner sffaulkner@comcast.net 860–543–1280 T

Pawling, NY/CT: Christmas Bird Count
2026-01-01 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*Pawling (Hidden Valley), NY/CT (NYHV) Compilers:
Carena Pooth, carena@prodigy.net
Angela Dimmitt, angeladimmitt@aol.com

CT Audubon, Pomfret: Plainfield Fish Hatchery Bird Walk
2025-12-30 09:00 - 11:00 | Plainfield Fish Hatchery, 145 Trout Hatchery Road,, Plainfield, CT, 06374, United States
Plainfield Fish Hatchery Bird Walk
Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 9 a.m.

Quinebaug Valley State Fish Hatchery, located in Plainfield, is one of the best winter bird watching areas in northeastern Connecticut. Expect various species of ducks, hawks, and songbirds.

Fee: $10 CAS members; $20 non-members

Registration is required. Please register by emailing Andy Rzeznikiewicz at arzeznikiewicz@ctaudubon.org or calling 860-928-4948.

Edwin Way Teale: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-28 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
Edwin Way Teale, Trail Wood Sanctuary, Hampton, CT (CTEW) Compiler:
Sue Harrington: hoopoe@sbcglobal.net

Bristol: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-28 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*Bristol, CTBR Compiler: Jack Swatt jswattbirds@gmail.com

Napatree, RI-CT-NY: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-28 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*Napatree, RI-CT-NY (RINT) Compilers:
Shai Mitra, Biology Department, College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314 shaibal.Mitra@csi.cuny.edu
Glenn Williams, 221 Pequot Avenue, Mystic, CT 06355 gswilliams9@yahoo.com

CT Audubon, Deer Pond Farm: Winter Bird and Nature Hike
2025-12-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Tarrywile Park, 70 Southern Blvd., Danbury,, 06810, United States
Winter Bird & Nature Hike @ Tarrywile Park in Danbury

Tarrywile Park Barns

December 21, 10 AM – Noon
Lori Lichtenauer, Sanctuary Manager / Naturalist of Deer Pond Farm will lead this guided hike covering highlights of winter birds and animals that are still active in the colder months and their amazing adaptations.

Stratford-Milford: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-21 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*Stratford-Milford, CT (CTSM) Compiler:
Steve Mayo: scmayo999@gmail.com

Norwich: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-21 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*Norwich, CT (CTNO) Compiler:
Allison Black: NorwichCBC@gmail.com

Litchfield Hills Audubon Society: Christmas Bird Count-Barkhamsted
2025-12-21 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
Barkhamsted, CT (CTBA) Compiler:
David Tripp, Jr: dtrippjr@gmail.com

CT Audubon RTP Estuary Center: Shorebird Walk
2025-12-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Griswold Point, Old Lyme, 98 Griswold Point Rd, Old Lyme, CT, United States
Saturday, December 20; 1-3 pm

Most of North America’s shorebird species winter in South & Central America, heading north to breed in the high Arctic, but some spend the winter here in Connecticut. Some of these birds breed in Connecticut, while others start their southbound journey in late summer. Join us as we look for many of our shorebird species at some of the best spots around southeastern Connecticut and learn how you can help these charismatic birds. $ 13 for members; $18 for non-members.

– The walk at Griswold Point will be approximately 1-1.5 miles on level sandy, rocky, and grassy terrain. Exposure to the sun and cold is possible, depending on the weather. No restrooms on site.

Saturday, December 20; 1-3 pm at Griswold Point, Old Lyme – Register Here

New Haven Bird Club: Annual Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Drive, Hamden, CT, United States
126th Annual New Haven Christmas Bird Count – Saturday, December 20, 2025
Whitney Center, Cultural Arts Center, Hamden 200 Leeder Hill Drive, Hamden, CT.

Join other NHBC members in this fun event, steeped in tradition. Join birders in the field or report what you see in your backyard (if you reside within the count circle). Take part for a few hours or all day. The results of the count are sent to the National Audubon Society for inclusion in an international census of early winter bird populations.The compilation dinner is at 5 p.m. at the Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Drive, Hamden. Contact Compiler to join.
Compiler: Chris Loscalzo, 203-214-3473, closcalz@optonline.net

Westport, CT: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-20 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*Westport, CT (CTWE) Compilers:
Chase McCabe: chase.e.smith@gmail.com
Aidan Kiley: eezambo@gmail.com

Western CT Bird Club: Woodbury-Roxbury Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-20 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*Woodbury-Roxbury, CT (CTWR) Compiler: Robert Buck equinehusband@aol.com

New Haven Bird Club: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-20 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
New Haven, CT (CTNH) Compiler: Chris Loscalzo closcalz@optonline.net

Hartford Audubon Society: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-14 02:00 - 2025-12-15 01:59 | Hartford County, Hartford, CT, United States
Dec 14 Christmas Bird Count Sun All DayBird Count Circle7.5–mile radius from Old State House
Join Hartford Audubon Members for the nation’s longest–running citizen science project to assess population trends of birds during the winter season. For one day, we count birds in a circle around Hartford that is divided into specific areas. Bird an hour or bird all day. A list of Captains will be released at a later date.
Jay Kaplan jaybrd49@aol.com 860–693–0157860–707–5246 T

Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-14 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
Quinnipiac Valley, CT (CTQV) Compiler:
Melissa Baston: mbaston@gmail.com

Oxford, CT: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-14 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*Oxford, CT (CTOX) Compiler:
Roy Harvey: rmharvey@snet.net

Litchfield Hills Audubon Society: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-14 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
Litchfield Hills, CT (CTLH) Compiler:
David Tripp, Jr: dtrippjr@gmail.com

Mattabeseck Audubon Society: Salmon River Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-14 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*Salmon River, CT (CTSR) Compilers:
Sharon Dellinger, rsdell@comcast.net
Doreen Jezek, dajezek@gmail.com

Sharon Audubon Center: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-14 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*Lakeville-Sharon (Trixie Strauss CBC), CT (CTLS) Compilers:
Eileen Fielding eileen.fielding@audubon.org
Bethany Sheffer bethany.sheffer@audubon.org
http://sharon.audubon.org/

Audubon Greenwich: Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-14 00:00 - 23:59
Frank Chapman and 26 other conservationists initiated the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as a way of promoting conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day of 1900. Some counts have been running every year since then and the CBC now happens in over 20 countries in the western hemisphere! Now a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 120 years of community science involvement, it is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada (where Audubon partners with Birds Canada), and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. All Christmas Bird Counts are conducted between December 14 to January 5. Each count circle has a complier who coordinates the teams in the field and gathers all of the data to submit to NAS.
Contact the compiler for more information:
*Greenwich-Stamford, CT (CTGS) Co-Compilers:
Cynthia Ehlinger cynthia.ehlinger@gmail.com
Ryan MacLean Ryan.MacLean@audubon.org
