Walks

Join us on a visit to this premier local birding location, renowned for its migrating raptors and passerines. If the weather conditions are favorable, we may see hundreds of hawks in flight over the park.  Meet at the Hawk Watch parking lot, Lighthouse Point Park, 2 Lighthouse Road, New Haven. Frank Gallo - peeplo@aol.com   cell- 203-644-2163  

Here’s a chance to visit an outstanding birding spot that boasts a variety of habitats—open fields, woodlands, and ponds. We’ll look for fall migrants, including warblers, sparrows, flycatchers, and vireos.  Meet at Kellogg Environmental Center/Osbornedale State Park, 500 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby. m.stockmal@snet.net  cell - 203-305-3728

Note: This is a change in date from the Yearbook, the walk was moved from 09/29, Saturday to 10/7, Sunday Edgewood Park and West River Memorial Park make up an Important Bird Area and include a two mile section of the West River. These parks look particularly “hot” on the radar maps for New Haven that show which areas are

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Visit one of our state’s best fall birding spots, where the abundance of some migrants and sightings of less common species can make for a truly memorable trip. The walking is easy, all on level ground. Meet outside the park at the new parking lot on the Post Rd. NEW Directions: Take Exit 62 off I-95 (the usual Hammonasset exit).

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Join a fall walk to see what can be found at these picturesque locations. Lake Chamberlain, a Regional Water Authority property, has an active bluebird population, many woodpeckers, and a number of waterfowl that visit the lake before heading further south when the lake freezes over. The walk at Lake Chamberlain is relatively easy. After birding the RWA property, we

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This walk has been cancelled due to impending stormy weather. Visit this first-rate birding spot to look for fall migrants and resident species. The area has varied habitats with woods, shrubby areas and a powercut. A variety of waterfowl can be found in the ponds.  Branford Supply Ponds is Chestnut Street off Route 1. m.stockmal@snet.net  cell - 203-305-3728

We bird several hotspots in the Town of Cheshire, including Boulder Knoll, Broad Brook Reservoir and associated trails, Fresh Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary (Cheshire Land Trust), and the Farmington Canal Lock 12. Boulder Knoll is good for sparrows in fall. Broad Brook Reservoir annually hosts 200-400 Ruddy Ducks, one of the highest concentrations of this diving duck in the state. Fresh

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CANCELLED DUE TO STORM We will be holding a joint bird walk  with the Regional Water Authority  across their Genesee property in Madison.  Several timber harvests in this area within the last five years has changed the habitat.  Meet at the Genesee recreation parking lot.  The address for the parking lot is 1825 Durham Rd. (Rt. 79) in Madison.  It

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CANCELLED DUE TO STORM Fargeorge Preserve is always full of surprises. We have had everything from Woodcock to Eagles to Snow Geese, lots of fall migrants, wintering ducks and more. It is a varied habitat with excellent view of the lower Quinnipiac River.  Meet at Quinnapiac Meadows/Fargeorge Wildlife Preserve. Go south on Quinnipiac Avenue from Rt. 80 (Foxon Road). Turn

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