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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 ... Read more
Indoor Meeting – Hawk Watch at 55: A Legacy of Raptor Migration Monitoring at Lighthouse Point – Steve Mayo December 11 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Whitney Center, Cultural Arts Center, Hamden 200 Leeder Hill Drive, Hamden, CT. In 1970, Neil Currie began counting migrating raptors at Lighthouse Point Park, launching what would ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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). ... Read more
Indoor Meeting – Connecticut’s Living Laboratory: An Introduction to the CT National Estuarine Research Reserve – Kevin O’Brien January 8, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Whitney Center, Cultural Arts Center, Hamden 200 Leeder Hill Drive, Hamden, CT, United States Join Kevin O'Brien, Reserve Manager of the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve (CT NERR), for an engaging ... Read more
Field Trip – Milford Hotspots in Winter – Frank Mantlik January 10, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Milford Commuter Lot exit 35 6W76+5X Milford, Connecticut, Milford, CT, United States We'll look for waterbirds and fowl including Long-tailed Ducks, scoters, and loons, as well as shorebirds, gulls, and raptors as we visit Milford hotspots that will likely ... Read more
Field Trip – First Wednesday Walk: Sherwood Island State Park, Westport – Tina Green January 14, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Sherwood Island State Park, Westport Sherwood Island State Park, Westport, CT. Join a midweek trip to this outstanding Long Island Sound birding spot. We check for loons, grebes, goldeneye, and other sea ... Read more
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER The 10th Annual Mega Bowl of Birding in Connecticut Saturday – January 31, 2026 January 31, 2026 @ 6:00 am - 5:00 pm Free and open to all CT birders. This is a fun and friendly event that celebrates birds, birders and birding. The basic concept is to go birding for ... Read more
Cancelled due to weather Field Trip – First Wednesday Walk: Hammonasset State Park, Madison February 4, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am at Shoreline Greenway Trail Eastern Trailhead Parking Lot – Hammonasset State Park Enjoy a mid-week field trip to Hammonasset Beach State Park, one of the state’s best birding locations in any season of the year. ... Read more
Cancelled due to potential inclement weather and slippery walking and driving conditions Field Trip – White Memorial Foundation: Birding and Tracking – Craig Repasz February 21, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am at White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield White Memorial Foundation is a 4,000-acre nature preserve. The diverse mixture of habitats includes mature deciduous and evergreen forests, as ... Read more
Cancelled - The New Haven Bird Club's field trip along the Rhode Island Shore, scheduled for Saturday, February 28, is cancelled. A scouting trip showed that neither parking nor walking will be possible for the group at many of the sites. Field Trip – Rhode Island Coast – Chris Loscalzo February 28, 2026 @ 7:00 ... Read more
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