126th Annual New Haven Christmas Bird Count Report On Saturday, December 20, 2025, 98 birders (most of them NHBC members) participated in the Christmas Bird Count in New Haven. The participants fanned out in our typically well-organized fashion and thoroughly covered the fourteen areas within the count circle. Some people started before dawn and finished after sunset while others went… ..
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The New Haven Bird Club is excited to announce that our book club, “Birds in Words” is flying again! For our take-off lets read and discuss this thought-provoking essay: Feathered Messengers from Deep Time https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-on-birds-feathered-messengers-from-deep-time-168469 We will also discuss a book list, how frequently we should meet, where and when we should meet and other details. People can purchase wine,… ..
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The New Haven Bird Club (NHBC) is currently redoing their website at newhavenbirdclub.org. As part of the new design, we hope to incorporate professional quality photos of New England birds and birders into some of the design elements. If you would like to help with this project, we are soliciting contributions from club members of high resolution photos of local… ..
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New Haven Bird Club board member Gail Martino has announced that she has launched a children’s book that might be of interest to club members: Feathered & Famous: Meet America’s All-Star Birds, a celebration of the birds that symbolize the United States. The offering includes options for a print book, an eBook, and a free downloadable Educator Activity Pack. It’s… ..
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On September 28, the Friends of Edgewood Park and the New Haven Parks Department sponsored Edgewood Park Day to celebrate and promote one of New Haven’s largest green spaces. There were wagon rides, children’s activities, etc., and former president Chris Howe represented the New Haven Bird Club at the event. View some of the activity below!
Hammonasset Beach State Park Bird Walk 10/4/2025 New Haven Bird Club Eighteen individuals, including myself, braved the summer-like warm weather to find birds. Working overtime we netted 49 species including Pectoral Sandpiper, Willet, Black-bellied Plover, Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, Greater Yellowlegs, American Kestrel, Merlin, a large flock of Golden-crowned Kinglets, Marsh Wren, White-crowned, Savannah, and Swamp Sparrows, Common Yellowthroat and Yellow-rumped… ..
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Fall Migration Festival at Lighthouse Point Park – September 14, 2025 The New Haven Bird Club participated in this year’s Fall Migration Festival at Lighthouse Point Park, and it was a great success! The club manned a promotional table and helped to lead some of the birding walks. Our NHBC volunteers stepped up in a big way—handling set-up, supporting the… ..
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Updated on 9/8/25 – this event has been postponed until Spring 2026! Notice posted on Facebook: We’re disappointed to announce that our upcoming “Wings in Motion: A Day of Discovery at the Bent of the River Audubon Center” event will be postponed to this upcoming spring. We know many people were excited to attend this full-day migration experience, and we… ..
An online guide to New England shorebirds is now available through Bird Observer! Click here for more information or scan the QR code below!
The schedule for the 2025 to 2026 season has been posted! Click on Calendar, Meetings or Walks in the upper navigation bar to see more information about the scheduled activities. Any changes to the schedule will be posted here, so make sure to bookmark the New Haven Bird Club website!