CT Audubon EcoTravel: Coastal Birding Holiday
2025-12-10 11:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Madison to Groton, Madison, c, United States
CT AUDUBON ECO TRAVEL:

Coastal Birding Holiday
Wednesday, December 10 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Join Andy Griswold, EcoTravel Director and expert birder, for an annual favorite as your birding group searches for early winter migrants and coastal birds from Madison to Groton. After this pre-holiday adventure, your group will stop for dinner at one of the fine eateries in the area. Bring a friend to help kick off the holiday season! Meal is not included in price.
Fee: $90. Members: $75.

Menunkatuck Audubon: Meet the Real James Bond: Birdman of Mystery
2025-12-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, CT, United States
Jim Wright, long-time “Bird Watcher” columnist for The Bergen Record and other New Jersey newspapers, will speak about his book The Real James Bond, the story behind the world’s greatest identity theft and the noted naturalist/adventurer at its heart.
Featured are the genuine James Bond’s iconic Birds of the West Indies, his solo Caribbean expeditions — and his enduring connection to Ian Fleming.
Jim’s books include The Screech Owl Companion, The Nature of the Meadowlands, Jungle of the Maya, and Hawk Mountain. In his spare time, he spies on birds and serves as a marsh warden at the Celery Farm Natural Area in Allendale, New Jersey. He is also a raptor counter for the fall migration at the State Line Hawk Watch on the Hudson River..
His blogs are https://www.realjamesbond.net and https://www.celeryfarm.net

Hartford Audubon Society: Annual Holiday Meeting
2025-12-09 18:00 - 21:00 | St. James’s Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT, 06127, United States
Dec 9 ⛄Annual Holiday Meeting🌲 Tue 6:30 pmPotluck Supper and SlideshowSt James’s Episcopal Church1018 Farmington Ave, West Hartford
Kindly bring a favorite dish to share with your HAS birding friends! In the spirit of continuing a fun tradition, consider donning your favorite festive bird–related garb! Following dinner, we’ll have the teacup auction and the member photo–sharing session.Please BYO flatware, plates, and serving utensils for any shared dishes. Feel free to bring bird/nature–related items to donate for the teacup auction, and/or cash so that you can add to the books and collectibles in your own home. Contact Mona Cavallero at mcavallero1@comcast.net for details on sharing your photos.
Audrey Staropoli Audrey@hartfordaudubon.org 860–961–6330 T

Audubon CT/Scranton Library: Public Meeting on Coastal Resilience Efforts at Hammonasset Beach State Park
2025-12-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Scranton Memorial Library, 801 Boston Post Rd, Madison, 06443, United States
Note: Please register in advance with the Scranton Library.
On Monday, December 8 from 6:30 – 7:30PM, you’re invited to a public meeting about coastal resilience efforts at Hammonasset Beach State Park. The meeting will take place at the Scranton Library in Madison.
Together, we’ll discuss:

The environmental threats facing Hammonasset Beach State Park.
The benefits of nature-based solutions for coastal restoration and protection.
How Audubon and our partners are working to restore and protect the park’s marsh and eastern shoreline.

RSVP here.
As Connecticut’s largest shoreline park, Hammonasset is a cherished public destination and one of the state’s most ecologically important coastal habitats.
Climate change impacts, such as coastal flooding and sea level rise, have led to rapid erosion of the park’s eastern shoreline, barrier beach, and salt marsh. In the last two decades, yearly erosion rates have nearly doubled, contributing to the loss of 27 total acres of salt marsh since 1934.
The project partners (listed below) have hired an environmental consulting firm to assess the site and develop a comprehensive, permit-ready design plan to improve the marsh.
In order to complete the design plan, we need your input! Do you live nearby, bird there regularly, or take your family for weekend visits? You have unique insights to share – so we really hope you’ll join us.
Project Partners
Audubon Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection | Ducks Unlimited | Menunkatuck Audubon Society | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | University of Connecticut
Funding provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound Study National Estuary Program, courtesy of a grant awarded to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and the NOAA Restoration Center.

Hartford Audubon Society: Hartford Crow Roost
2025-12-06 16:00 - 19:00 | Hartford County, Hartford, CT, United States
Dec 6 Hartford Crow Roost Sat 4 pmMeet outside main entrance to Walmart Supercenter in Charter Oak Marketplace, 495 Flatbush Ave., Hartford CT.
Watch for AllHAS note the week prior to confirm meeting place Watching thousands of crows return to their nightly roost is an exciting winter spectacle. The roost tends to be near the Hartford/West Hartford boundary, often within sight of I–84. I’ll be tracking the roost location and will update the meeting place using the AllHAS e–mail if the crows have moved to a new area. Be prepared to drive around some after we meet to see crows flying in from different directions. Dress quite warmly (including hats, gloves, and warm footwear): we will often be standing still. The crow show will probably last a little over an hour. Trip will be cancelled or rescheduled if snow or rain is falling or the weather is otherwise dangerous; call to ask if the weather seems borderline.
Sylvia Halkin halkin@ccsu.edu 860–985–7343 T

Audubon CT Sharon: Christmas Count for Kids
2025-12-06 10:00 - 11:15 | Sharon Audubon Center, 99 West Cornwall Road, West Cornwall, CT, United States
Wintertime can be a fun season to begin learning birds, despite there being fewer different kinds around for us to see and hear. A great way to begin learning them is by watching them at a feeder! Join Sharon Audubon Center Naturalist, Bethany Sheffer, alongside the Hotchkiss Library’s Head of Children’s Services and Circulation, Renee DeSimone, in a fun and engaging exploration of New England’s common backyard birds, all from the comfort of the indoors. Join us for interactive learning, a book reading, hot cocoa, and a fun bird craft! We may go outside for a short period to observe birds, weather dependent.
• Fee: $15/family
• Suitable for ages 5+
• Online pre-registration required.
Accessibility
• Public parking located fewer than 50 yards from the nature center facility.
• Wheelchair and powerchair ramp, access, and restroom located near the rear entrance of the nature center facility.
• Terrain is flat and grassy near the center and the director’s house. There is a restroom inside the facility.
• Public restrooms are available on-site.

Great Hollow: Winter Birding Walk
2025-12-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center, 225 Route 37, New Fairfield, CT, 06812, United States
Great Hollow:
Winter Birding

December 5 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Grab your binoculars and join us for a guided birding walk with ornithologist, Dr. Sarah Deckel. Attendees will learn about some of the more common winter residents as well as how to identify them by sight and sound. Our day will begin with a short introductory slideshow and homemade seed cake feeder activity in the lecture room before heading outdoors. We’ll return to the lecture room for light refreshments and an opportunity for additional Q&As.

This program is part of our Wonders of the Woods series for adults and is free for members ($20 for non-members; includes admission to all four sessions).

To register please email our education director Tara.

Details

Date:
December 5
Time:

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Venue

Great Hollow Nature Preserve
225 CT-37
New Fairfield, CT 06812

Organizer

Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center
Phone
(203) 546-7789
Email
info@greathollow.org

New Haven Bird Club: Field Trip - Hammonasset Beach
2025-12-03 08:00 - 11:00 | Hammonasset Beach State Park, 1288 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT, United States
Photo by Cody Limber
Field Trip – First Wednesday Walk: Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison – Jerry Connolly

December 3 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Shoreline Greenway Trail Eastern Trailhead Parking Lot – Hammonasset Shoreline Greenway Trail Eastern Trailhead Parking Lot, Madison, CT

At any time of year, Hammonasset is a true gem. Enjoy a mid-week trip to explore this birding hotspot for fall migrants. The varied habitat attracts shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors, and songbirds. Meet outside the park at the Shoreline Greenway Trail parking area on Boston Post Road, Madison, just east of the park’s main entrance road.

Leader: Jerry Connolly, 203-710-2011 or birdshop@sbcglobal.net

Audubon CT Greenwich: Hawk Watch Season's End Gathering & Season Report
2025-12-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Greenwich Audubon, 613 Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT, 06831, United States
Join Quaker Ridge Hawk Watch Counter Ian Henderson in Kiernan Hall for a presentation on the results of this year’s hawk watch season!
An average of 10 – 20,000 migrating hawks, eagles, and falcons are seen over the Greenwich Audubon Center each fall. Hawk watchers submit daily totals of hawks to ornithologists, who are then able to interpret this data and find trends in raptor populations. Hawk watching is a form of community science that is invaluable to our understanding of raptors’ migration patterns. There are many dedicated volunteers who help support the collection and reporting of this critical data.
We hope you join us to learn about how many of each raptor species we saw this season, and how their numbers compare to past years!
The program is FREE but participants must register in advance through our online ticket sales page. Please be prepared to show proof of your ticket registration, either as a printed copy of your registration receipt or your registration confirmation email on your phone.
Program Fee: Admission is FREE but donations are encouraged. Your contributions help support our conservation work, including advocating for the protection of birds and the habitats they depend on for survival.
Registration is required.
Recommended for ages 6 and up.
Please register for the quantity of ALL members in your party. The rate for children and adults is the same.
Upon arriving please check in at our front desk and proceed to Kiernan Hall

Roaring Brook Nature Center: Turkey Daze!
2025-11-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Roaring Brook Nature Center, 70 Gracey Road, Canton, CT, 06019, United States
Friday, November 28 anytime 10 am — 4pm
Guided hike at 1:30 pm

Saturday, November 29 anytime 10 am — 4pm
Guided hike at 1:30 pm

How well do you really know Meleagris gallopavo, the wild turkey, a cousin of the domesticated turkey? What is a turkey’s snood? What is a Jake? Do turkeys have beards? Take a self-guided turkey scavenger hunt or register for a guided hike at 1:30 pm. Crafts, quiz and more.

Event free with admission to the Nature Center.
Registration required for guided hikes:
$11 per person / $36 for family of four

Sign up for Nov. 28th!

Sign up for Nov. 29th!

Menunkatuck Audubon: Birding in Italy
2025-11-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, CT, United States
Join us online as Marco Valerian takes us Birding in Italy.
Italy, beyond the clichés, is a natural north-south bridge between Europe and Africa and is home to 550+ bird species (migrants and breeders). Over 20% of the national territory is protected land, including renowned reserves and sanctuaries, offering one of the widest varieties of habitats and wildlife in the European Union. This diversity stems from unique geological and climatic conditions and centuries of human presence that have shaped the landscape in harmony with nature. Nowhere else in Europe do cultural and natural heritage blend so seamlessly: historic cities such as Rome, Venice, and Florence rise within spectacular landscapes—cypress-covered Tuscan hills, the Alps and Dolomites, crystalline northern lakes, and a rugged Mediterranean coastline dotted with ancient villages. These environments, home to some of Europe’s rarest species, provide a lifetime’s worth of birding opportunities and an unforgettable experience for any nature traveler.
Marco Valtriani is head biologist, ornithologist, and birding guide of S-Cape Partners, Italy’s foremost adventure travel company. For more than fifteen years he has led birdwatching tours and conservation-focused programs throughout in Italy for well-known North American birding travel groups. He has devoted his career to bird conservation and environmental education and leads birdwatching itineraries with passion and understanding of Italian ecosystems and their avian biodiversity.
Register at https://www.mobilize.us/audubon-chapters/event/840062/

Menunkatuck Audubon: Bird Banding at Finca Cantaros Environmental Association
2025-11-25 08:00 - 09:00 | Online, CT, United States
It’s one thing to talk about how FCEA empowers young women from rural communities to become bird banders, but it’s quite another to show you in action! Get ready to be inspired.

Virtually visit the Finca Cántaros banding station and meet the team. Observe bird banding with both resident and migrant species, including the Golden-winged Warbler. Hear from NABC-certified bird banding trainer Holly Garrod and FCEA Director Lilly Briggs discuss the program’s impact on conservation, science, and education. Experience the event virtually and consider an in-person visit in 2026.
Register to get Zoom link.

Menunkatuck Audubon: Finca Cantaros Environmental Association
2025-11-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, CT, United States
At Finca Cántaros Environmental Association (FCEA) in Coto Brus, Costa Rica, environmental education and community engagement are at the heart of everything they do. Join us to learn how FCEA uses birds to engage youth and women from across their community in meaningful environmental education experiences. Their programs foster awareness and appreciation for birds, involve participants in hands-on habitat restoration that benefits both resident and migratory species, and build local capacity for the co-production of scientific knowledge through bird banding and Motus Wildlife Tracking
They will share success stories from their partnerships with local schools using the BirdSleuth curriculum of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and you’ll discover how they are creating the spaces for women—a historically underrepresented group in ornithology—to empower themselves and become bird banders and educators, sharing their knowledge with participants in FECA’s Women Committed to the Earth program.
And of course, they will showcase plenty of stunning photos of the beautiful birds that call their backyard home—sure to inspire you to visit!
Register to get Zoom link.
