BIG SIT 2026! All New Haven Bird Club members are encourage to participate in The Big Sit!®, which will be held this weekend, October 10th and 11th. This is a worldwide event where birders compete to see how many birds they can locate while based in one 17 ft diameter circle. Consider creating your own circle, or find one to… ..
Author Archives: Cheryl Cape
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Oct
Oct
2026 Summer Bird Count Results We had yet another year of great weather, area coverage, and participation. On both June 6 & 7 temperatures were warm with moderate SW winds. (*At the risk of pressing our future luck, I will state that there has never been a rained-out SBC!) The “bird-of-the count” goes to Mississippi Kite, well-photographed Sunday over the… ..
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Sep
Sep
Lighthouse Park is now open as of Friday, September 18, so Hawk Watch is underway! Come join us! Lighthouse Park in New Haven is one of the premier spots on the east coast for hawk watching as the geography concentrates the birds before they cross New Haven Harbor. Please see the listing below for information about the start of the… ..
New Haven Bird Club members are invited to a special tour of the Yale Center for British Art with Mark Aronson, Chief Conservator, on Tuesday, October 13 at 12:00 noon. Our tour will focus on paintings featuring birds, with Mark sharing the stories behind the works and offering a closer look at their conservation and significance. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! The tour is… ..
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Jun
Jun
Your input is needed! The New Haven Parks Department, in partnership with the Yale Urban Design Workshop, is planning for the future of Lighthouse Point Park. We want to ensure this park serves everyone. The hope is that community groups, including the birding community, will provide important feedback on present use and future needs of this valuable city park. Please… ..
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Jun
Jun
Osprey Nation – Connecticut Audubon Society We are seeking volunteer Osprey nest stewards! Osprey Nation is a citizen science initiative focused on tracking the health and success of Connecticut’s Osprey population. From casual birdwatchers to devoted Osprey enthusiasts and full-on bird nerds, we welcome you to join our passionate team of stewards this season. Volunteers monitor assigned nest(s) weekly… ..
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Jun
Jun
A fun and enlightening bird walk on a sunny morning. 13 Avid birders walked the trails, as we enjoyed hearing and seeing many Red-winged Blackbirds and Warbling Vireos. A highlight for many of us was seeing 2 active Baltimore Oriole nests and an active Robin nest. We also viewed 2 active Tree Swallow nests. We had beautiful views of a… ..
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Jun
Jun
Twenty-five NHBC members and guests braved the sprinkles of an approaching rainstorm while exploring the fields and the trap-rock ridge in Hansen Park. The town of North Haven has allowed successional trees and shrubs to overcrowd several of the former farm fields that made productive birding sites in the past. As a result, many of the colorful species that used… ..
It was a warm humid day when 15 happy birders circled one of the Regional Water Authority’s beautiful reservoirs. Much of our morning was spent dawdling up to and over the dam, inspecting the Tree Swallows and Eastern Bluebirds that were in turn inspecting the colony of nest boxes on and below the dam. Two bluebird pairs had selected their… ..
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Jun
14 enthusiastic and supportive birders joined us for a bird walk in Hamden’s Brooksvale Park. The weather was beautiful on this last day of spring and 43 species were noted. Although several species were only heard, many participants did get good looks at a few of our local breeding birds, including nesting Eastern Kingbird, Rose-breasted Grossbeaks, Eastern Bluebirds and a Broad-winged… ..