Naugatuck State Forest Field Trip Report May 13, 2018 An intrepid group of birders set out on the trails at the Naugatuck State Forest West Block on this cool and cloudy Mother’s Day morning. We hiked a total of five miles and saw and heard lots of good birds along the way. The unseasonable weather conditions kept many of...
Read MoreMaps of the Urban Oasis Sites
Please click here to see our map page which highlights a number of maps including the new maps developed for the Urban Oasis sites in New Haven....
Read MoreMega Bowl II Results
The second annual Mega Bowl of Birding in New Haven County was held on February 3, 2018 (the Saturday before the NFL Super Bowl). Twenty eight birders participated in the event and everyone had a great time. Birders teamed up in groups of 3-5 people and went to birding locations throughout the county, from Southbury to New Haven and...
Read MoreField Report for Rhode Island Coast Trip 2-24-18
Seventeen members of the New Haven Bird Club spent the day in our neighboring state of Rhode Island. We visited several outstanding birding locations and saw lots of great birds. The weather was unusually warm for this time of year, with the temperature ranging from 45 to 55 degrees. It was cloudy and breezy most of the day, but...
Read More2017 New Haven Christmas Count Results
On December 16th, 2017, Seventy six members and friends of the New Haven Bird Club set out to record all of the birds within the boundaries of the New Haven Christmas Count circle. ...
Read MoreFargeorge Walk, New Haven – Nov 4, 2017
Fargeorge Wildlife Refuge Trip Report: 11 people attending the New Haven Land Trust – New Haven Bird Club joint fieldtrip on Saturday Nov 4, 2017 to the New Haven Land Trust’s Fargeorge Wildlife refuge off of Quinnipiac Ave in New Haven. The weather was chilly and a little cloudy to start. Temperature = 40F to 50F Beginning to End....
Read MoreMap and Rules for hiking on Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge at Milford Point
The Staff of the refuge has created a map and rules outline to let us know where we are to hike on the point click here to see Milford_Point_map_rules...
Read MoreTrip Report for Naugatuck State Forest
Naugatuck State Forest Field Trip Report On Sunday, May 21, 2017, twenty-five club members went on a memorable hike through the Naugatuck State Forest West Block in search of breeding birds and migrants. We started at the brushy overgrown field south of Hunters Mountain Road. We got great looks at Prairie Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Scarlet Tanager there. We...
Read MoreFirst Wednesday Field Trip Report Milford Point – April 5th
Report for First Wednesday Walk, April 5, 2017, Milford Point. Leader, Steve Spector On a calm, relatively warm (beginning at 43 degrees and rising to 49), 20 birders gathered at the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center at 8:00 AM, about 49 minutes after high tide. Because the main sandbar is split in half at high tide, we first observed the...
Read MoreDick English Fieldtrip report
We had a wonderful fieldtrip yesterday (Sat 4/8/17). It was the annual Richard English Memorial Fieldtrip to Lighthouse Point Park, The Richard English Bird Sanctuary at the Deer Lake Scout Camp in Killingworth and Hammonasset Beach State Park. We had lovely weather although quite windy in the morning. Some of the highlights were: 3 – Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (LHPP) 1...
Read MoreTrip report on Rhode Island Coast
Field Trip Report—Rhode Island Coast—February 25, 2017 Seventeen club members ventured east to our neighboring state of Rhode Island for a full day of birding. We drove through a fog, but it cleared as we arrived at our first destination: Beavertail State Park in Jamestown. The visibility was fine and it was unseasonably warm, making the birding easier than...
Read MoreMegabowl of Birding results
Mega Bowl Summary The first annual Mega Bowl of Birding in New Haven County was held on February 5, 2017 (Super Bowl Sunday). Twenty four birders participated in the event and a good time was had by all. Birders teamed up in groups of 3-5 people and went to birding locations throughout the county, from Southbury to New Haven...
Read More117th Annual Christmas Bird Count Report
Hours of steady snowfall resulting in the accumulation of four to five inches of snow on the ground. Several hours of rain turning that snow into slush and ice. And, that was just the weather before noon! The 117th annual New Haven Christmas Bird Count was held under difficult conditions, to say the least....
Read MoreFargeorge Trip Report
Fargeorge Wildlife Refuge Trip Report: 22 people attending the New Haven Land Trust - New Haven Bird Club joint fieldtrip on Saturday Nov 5, 2016 to the New Haven Land Trust’s Fargeorge Wildlife refuge off of Quinnipiac Ave in New Haven. The weather was chilly and a little cloudy to start. ...
Read MoreTrip Report – First Thursday Walk – Milford Point – Sept 1, 2016
On a rainy September 1st Thursday morning at Milford Point, ten weather-defying birders headed out to the main sandbar, targeting especially its western end, to search for migrating shorebirds. On the way out we found a singing Marsh Wren that posed nicely in the Spartina near the beach. More entertainment was provided by at least 4 juvenile Yellow-crowned Night...
Read MoreField Trip Report – Massaro Farms, Woodbridge – May 15, 2016
There were fifteen participants on this mid-afternoon walk on the Massaro Farm property in Woodbridge. The farm is community-supported and is open to the public. There are weedy fields, farm fields, and wet woodlands. We hiked through some of the fields, and then walked the nature trail through the woods. Despite the cool, blustery day, we saw a number...
Read MoreField Trip Report – Naugatuck State Forest – May 15, 2016
Fifteen birders had a fine morning at this beautiful and wild locale. We hiked from Hunters Mountain Road, down through the ravine, up Forest Road, and then across to the fields north of our starting point. It was a windy and cool day, but we saw lots of good birds. Highlights included: Hooded Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Worm-eating...
Read MoreField Trip Report – Nehantic State Forest & Hartman’s Park, Lyme – May 14,2016
Twenty six early rising birders met at 7 am Saturday morning at the Keeny Road entrance to the Nehantic State Forest, to be greeted by both Turkey and Black Vultures warming their wings in the morning sun. During the next three and a half hours we birded the road, stopping at Falls Brook crossing, Uncas Pond and the Keeny...
Read MoreField Trip Report – Rhode Island, February 27,2016
Rhode Island Coast Field Trip Report February 27, 2016 We had a very good day. Twenty-five birders strong, our resolute group invaded the state to our east for a full day of birding. We started our day at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown. It was seasonably cold, but pleasantly calm and clear, and there were lots of birds. Most...
Read MoreTrip Report on Hammonasset – January 9, 2016
1/9/16 Hammonasset Beach SP, Madison, CT. The first New Haven Bird Club weekend walk of the year saw 25 participants find 43 different species over four hours this morning in the park while negotiating an extremely high tide. The weather was perfect given the date. Highlights included two first winter Baltimore Orioles, a single Purple Sandpiper and a Dunlin...
Read More