Birding Resources

Search our collection of helpful links, birding friends, local groups and more. If you have any suggestions or problems, please contact us.  We only list non-commercial sites.

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Check the weather and tides before you do!

East Coast Tides The Weather Channel

Checklist for New Haven County Birds

Local Resources and Member Contributions

Thanks to Chris Loscalzo for creating this list.

Some Birds of Hamden, Connecticut by Florence McBride

Local Resources and Member Contributions

New Haven Bird Club member Florence McBride has created a book for educators and beginning birders about some of the birds of Hamden, Connecticut. This book is available free of charge and may be downloaded and shared for non-commercial personal or educational use.

Yale Peabody Museum’s “Birds of Connecticut” by Florence McBride (exhibit discontinued)

Local Resources and Member Contributions

Florence McBride has created two books to celebrate the discontinued “Birds of Connecticut” exhibit at Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History.

Hartford Audubon Society

Connecticut Partners

The Hartford Audubon Society is a independent birding organization similar in age to the NHBC.

Connecticut Ornithological Association

Connecticut Partners

Connecticut Ornithological Association is responsible for maintaining state records and coordinates major activities like the Christmas counts. They also have educational opportunities, walks and conferences. COA maintains a very valuable combined calendar of all birding activities in Connecticut.

Connecticut Audubon

Connecticut Partners

Connecticut Audubon is an independent Audubon organization headquartered in Fairfield and custodian of Milford Point and other beautiful sanctuaries.

Audubon Connecticut

Connecticut Partners

The Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds is a partnership between local conservation organizations formed to protect shoreline nesting bird species, such as the Piping Plover, Least Tern, and American Oystercatcher, through monitoring and outreach.

Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds

Connecticut Partners

The Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds is a partnership between local conservation organizations formed to protect shoreline nesting bird species, such as the Piping Plover, Least Tern, and American Oystercatcher, through monitoring and outreach.

Regional Water Authority

Websites

Regional Water Authority serving greater the Greater New Haven area. RWA has a hiking/pass offering great for birders

Aquarion Water Company

Websites

Aquarion Water Company serving Fairfield County

Connecticut State Parks and Forests Maps

Websites

Aspetuck Land Trust Maps

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Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

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New Canaan Nature Center

Websites

Branford Land Trust

Websites

Cornell Lab Ebird.org

Good Birding Resources

Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology

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Bird Rehabilitators

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Ornithology Links

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Hummingbird Gardens

Good Birding Resources