CT Audubon RTP Estuary Center: Shorebird Walk at Harkness SP

Most of North America’s shorebird species winter in South & Central America, heading north breed in the high Arctic. Spring means many of those species are making their northbound migration to their breeding grounds. Join us as we look for many of our shorebird species at some of the best spots around southeastern Connecticut, and … Read more

CAS RTPEC: Shorebird Walk at Bluff Point State Park

June 10, 2023 9:00 am – 11:00 am The Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center 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! Most of North America’s shorebird species winter in South & Central America, heading north … Read more

Menunkatuck Audubon: Making Beaches Safer for Birds

Each year, large numbers and varieties of shorebirds and seabirds travel along the Atlantic of North America. These birds spend their winters in the southern US, Caribbean, and South American, then head north in the spring to breeding ground in the United States and Canada. In late summer, these travelers, joined by the young of … Read more

COA Workshops 2018

Shorebird Workshop Saturday, August 25th, 2018 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. Rain date: Sunday, August 26th CT Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point, Milford Sharpen your shorebird identification skills at one of the best places to see shorebirds in the state. There will be an indoor presentation followed by outdoor field study. The … Read more

2017 COA Shorebird Workshop – Results

8/19. Thirty five birders participated in the annual COA Shorebird Workshop in Milford and Stratford. Following an illustrated lecture on shorebird identification by Frank Gallo and Patrick Comins at CT Audubon’s Coastal Center, the group walked the beachside sandbar. Common species were well studied, including Black-bellied and Semipalmated Plovers, and Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers. The … Read more

COA Shorebird Workshop – August 19

COA Shorebird Workshop Saturday, August 19th, 2017 at 7:30 am CT Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point, Milford and Audubon Connecticut at Stratford Point, Stratford Sharpen your shorebird identification skills at two of the best places to see shorebirds in the state. There will be an indoor presentation followed by outdoor field study. The … Read more