Fresh Meadows Preserve, Cheshire
Type Of Tour: NHBC Bird Walk
Location: Cook Hill Road, Cheshire, Connecticut, 06410Description
Migrating birds looking for a place to rest and refuel on their southbound journeys are attracted to the variety of habitats within Cheshire Land Trust’s Fresh Meadows Preserve. The site contains conifer groves, deciduous woodlands, and meadows, all located along the Mill River. Walking is mostly on level ground but muck boots or other waterproof boots and footwear are strongly advised, especially if there has been recent rain.
Farm River Trolley Trail, East Haven
Type Of Tour: NHBC Bird Walk
Location: 17 River Street, East Haven, Connecticut, 06512Description
Bird walks go along the tracks of the Shoreline Trolley Museum in East Haven through several productive habitats, looking for a mix of resident and migrating salt marsh birds, raptors, and woodland species.
Upcoming NHBC Bird Walk – May 3, 2026
Farm River State Park, East Haven
Type Of Tour: NHBC Bird Walk
Location: 150 Short Beach Road, East Haven, Connecticut, 06512Description
This is a species-rich but under-birded state park in East Haven. Fall sighting possibilities include shorebirds and herons, various migrating hawks and falcons, resident woodpeckers, and a wide range of resident birds and other passerines in migration. The park is also located near the short East Haven Greenway Trail loop, which offers a variety of species.
Fargeorge Wildlife Preserve, New Haven
Type Of Tour: NHBC Bird Walk
Location: 1040 Quinnipiac Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut, 06513Description
Quinnipiac Meadows Eugene B. Fargeorge Preserve, a varied habitat with excellent views of the lower Quinnipiac River, is always full of surprises. Bird walks have seen everything from Woodcock to Bald Eagles to Snow Geese, lots of fall migrants, wintering ducks and more. Most of the walking is on flat surfaces.
Ewen Farm Preserve, Orange
Type Of Tour: NHBC Bird Walk
Location: 654 Saint Johns Drive, Orange, Connecticut, 06477Description
A scenic walk around former hay fields, past streams and a pond. Forty-three acres of deep woods, meadows, ponds, wetlands, and fields that attract resident and migrating birds. A 75-yard boardwalk takes you through wetlands to the Indian River. The trail crosses wet areas; wear appropriate footwear.
Upcoming NHBC Bird Walk – June 13, 2026
East Shore Park, New Haven
Type Of Tour: Explore On Your Own
Location: Woodward Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut, 06512Description
A New Haven Urban Oasis site that has been planted with native trees and shrubs. Located on the eastern side of the New Haven harbor.
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Dover Beach, New Haven
Type Of Tour: Explore On Your Own
Location: Front Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06513Description
A New Haven Urban Oasis site that has been planted with native trees and shrubs. Located on the Quinnipiac River just south of Interstate 91.
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Chippens Hill Grassland, Bristol
Type Of Tour: NHBC Bird Walk
Location: 400 Perkins Street, Bristol, Connecticut, 06010Description
The Chippens Hill area of Bristol has historically been farmland. The Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut and the city of Bristol are working to save some of the habitat where Bobolinks, Meadowlarks, and Grasshopper Sparrows have been found. Bring plenty of water and be prepared to walk in sunny field habitat that may contain ticks.
Upcoming NHBC Bird Walk – May 31, 2026
Cherry Ann Street, New Haven
Type Of Tour: Explore On Your Own
Location: 173 Cherry Ann Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06514Description
A New Haven Urban Oasis site that has been planted with native trees and shrubs. Located north of Beaver Pond Park in New Haven.
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Brooksvale Park, Hamden
Type Of Tour: NHBC Bird Walk
Location: 524 Brooksvale Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut, 06518Description
Brooksvale is a city park with a small barnyard for children. The rest of the park features a tree-lined pond and streams, deep woods, field/wood edges, and a large weedy field with bluebird/swallow boxes and an array of bird-attracting feeders at a private residence just beyond the park. There is also easy access to the Farmington Canal Greenway Trail. Bird walks look for raptors and nesting birds that share the various habitats.
Upcoming NHBC Bird Walk – June 20, 2026
Broad Brook Reservoir, Cheshire
Type Of Tour: NHBC Bird Walk
Location: Connecticut 68, Cheshire, ConnecticutDescription
Broad Brook Reservoir annually hosts 200-400 Ruddy Ducks in fall, one of the highest concentrations of this diving duck in the state. The Reservoir is level walking (100 yards) on leaf-covered paved road.
Beavertail State Park, Jamestown, RI
Type Of Tour: NHBC Bird Walk
Location: Beavertail Road, Jamestown, Rhode Island, 02835Description
Beavertail State Park is a rocky coastal preserve known for sea ducks. Bird walks commonly see all three scoter species, Common Eider, and Harlequin Duck.
Beaver Ponds Park, New Haven
Type Of Tour: Explore On Your Own
Location: Munson Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511Description
A New Haven Urban Oasis site that has been planted with native trees and shrubs. Located near Hillhouse High School in New Haven.
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Bauer Park, Madison
Type Of Tour: NHBC Bird Walk
Location: 257 Copse Road, Madison, Connecticut, 06443Description
Explore fields, community gardens, and woodland trails for resident birds and migrants. The terrain is easy and mostly flat.
Upcoming NHBC Bird Walk – May 2, 2026