Walks

We first bird the harbor shore at Lighthouse Point Park for gulls, loons, ducks, and early returning shorebirds. We then proceed to the Richard English Bird Sanctuary at the Deer Lake Scout Reservation in Killingworth. We then proceed to Hammonasset Beach State Park. This is an all-day trip, but you may join us for all or part of it. Check

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Enjoy an early spring trip to one of the best local birding spots. We look out into the marsh and along the shore for waterfowl, shorebirds, waders, and raptors. Meet at the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, 1 Milford Point Road, Milford. Leader: Jalna Jaeger, 203-246-0885 or jalnabird@gmail.com

Birding by Ear Webinar Series – Registration required Wednesdays, March 22, March 29 April 5, 2023 7–7:45 p.m.  and Birding by Ear Walk – Participants chosen via drawing Saturday, April 22, 2023 Group 1: 8–9:30 a.m. Group 2: 10–11:30 a.m.   NOTE: Watch for the NHBC email announcement to sign up for the webinar series and to be eligible for

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This walk has been cancelled due to heavy rain forecast to Saturday We will meet at and explore the Kellogg Environmental Center grounds and then walk over to Osbornedale State Park to see what we find. Osbornedale Park offers a variety of species in its fields and forest, and around its ponds. It is always a surprise as species are

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Update: the scheduled Saturday, April 29 bird walk in East Rock Park with leader Dan Barvir is CANCELLED due to a conflicting city-wide event Join Ranger Dan Barvir at this premier site for warblers and other spring migrants. Meet at the Rice Field (baseball field) end of East Rock Park on English Drive, New Haven. Leader: Dan Barvir, 203-208-1415 or danielb145@comcast.net

New technologies can help birders get the most out of their time birding. For example, smartphone applications such as Merlin and eBird can help birders identify and log the birds they see and hear. After an orientation to these two apps, we will explore Lighthouse Point Park, an excellent location for early migrants amid the park’s diverse habitats. Warblers, thrasher,

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Note:  This is a date change from the yearbook.  It will be a "First Thursday Walk".  The new date is May 4th. East Rock Park in early May is one of the best places in the state to see migrant warblers. Fifteen to twenty species are possible on a good day. Meet at the Eli Whitney Museum parking lot, 915

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Kent Falls State Park, Kent, Connecticut Saturday, May 6, 2023, 8:00 a.m. to 12 Noon River Road in Kent is undergoing bridge repairs that prevent us from accessing this remarkable “riparian woodland corridor”.  In place of this annual trip, we explore the woodlands and fields of Kent Falls State Park in search of early neotropical migrants.  As time allows, we

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