126th Annual New Haven Christmas Bird Count Report On Saturday, December 20, 2025, 98 birders (most of them NHBC members) participated in the Christmas Bird Count in New Haven. The participants fanned out in our typically well-organized fashion and thoroughly covered the fourteen areas within the count circle. Some people started before dawn and finished after sunset while others went… ..
Trip Reports
Hammonasset Beach State Park Bird Walk 10/4/2025 New Haven Bird Club Eighteen individuals, including myself, braved the summer-like warm weather to find birds. Working overtime we netted 49 species including Pectoral Sandpiper, Willet, Black-bellied Plover, Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, Greater Yellowlegs, American Kestrel, Merlin, a large flock of Golden-crowned Kinglets, Marsh Wren, White-crowned, Savannah, and Swamp Sparrows, Common Yellowthroat and Yellow-rumped… ..
Brickyard Point Field Trip Report – August 6, 2025 On Wednesday, August 6th, about 20 members of the NHBC went to this local preserve in North Haven. A former industrial waste site, it is now home to freshwater ponds and weedy fields and meadows. There are wide gravel paths that make it easy to survey the property. The property is… ..
Chippens Hill Grassland Birds Trip Report, June 1st, 2025 Continuing invasive species removal at Roberts Field in Bristol has led to increased grassland habitat suitable for Grasshopper Sparrows that have nested there in the past. 8 birders attended the walk to see if the Grasshopper sparrows returned again this year. Breeding has been intermittent at this site and this year… ..
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Naugatuck State Forest West Block Field Trip Report – May 2025 On Sunday, May 18, 2025, twelve members of the club went to this fine birding location west of Route 8 in Naugatuck. The weather was fine and there was a nice variety of birds in this beautiful forest. There is varied habitat there, including deciduous forest, brushy fields, woodland… ..
Rhode Island Coast Trip Report On Saturday, February 22, 2025, about 25 members of the club went to our neighboring state to the east for a full day of birding. We started out at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown, it was a bit windy and cold, but the skies were clear, and visibility was good. We saw many nice birds… ..
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It has been five years since the New Haven bird club took over the administration of The Big Sit!® from Birdwatchers Digest. The event was started by the New Haven Bird Club in 1992, was soon taken over by Birdwatcher’s Digest, and grew to be the international event that it is today. We have had circles in six different countries.… ..
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“Milford Hotspots” Trip Report On Sat, January 11, I led my annual “Milford Hotspots” trip. With 2” of fresh snowfall, more than the forecasted “dusting”, 16 eager birders gathered at the commuter lot meeting site. There an immature Red-shouldered Hawk was perched in a nearby tree, affording scope views. Our first stop was the CAS Coastal Center at Milford Point.… ..
New Haven 2024 Christmas Bird Count Report On Saturday, December 14, 2024, 98 intrepid birders participated in the 125th annual New Haven Christmas Count. The air was cold, but it was sunny and there was little wind on count day. The weather conditions made for good birding from dawn to dusk and lots of birds were found. Waterfowl, raptors and… ..
On May 15, 2022, six intrepid members of the bird club went to the West Block of the Naugatuck State Forest for a morning of birding. The day started out with dense fog, but it lifted and there were plenty of birds to hear and see. The highlights were 13 warbler species, including Canada, Hooded, Magnolia and Prairie, Yellow-billed Cuckoo,… ..
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