The Yale Peabody Museum’s Natural Science Illustration Program offers both beginner and professional artists opportunities to learn a wide range of art techniques focusing on nature and natural science illustration. Skilled and experienced instructors provide personalized support in small classes to help you develop your abilities and discover new ways of encountering art and nature. The Peabody’s collections and...

NHBC’s book group, Birds in Words, is back in action, and in a new format for the present. The Birds in Words group has been sharing the joy of reading books on birds, birding, birders, nature, and naturalists since 2009. The group suspended its meetings at the start of the Covid pandemic; we are all looking forward to sharing...

The New Haven Bird Club (Home – New Haven Bird Club) is excited to announce the Golden Bird Award is back. Home – The Big Sit! For the Big Sit!® 30th anniversary Zeiss (ZEISS Nature Observation | Always on the lookout for something special) will sponsor the Golden Bird Award. The winning circle will receive a pair of Conquest®...

The Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative is collecting data on bird collisions on Yale’s campus and in the greater New Haven area. In addition to contributing to scientific research, these data are very helpful for identifying buildings and facades that are killing birds frequently and for advocating for mitigation action to prevent future bird deaths. Members of New Haven Bird Club could...

There is a group organizing volunteers to help put up a chimney swift tower in Meriden.  The tower will be in Meriden, however volunteers from other communities could use participation as experience for towers in other communities.  The tower will be inspired by Meriden’s Castle Craig Tower and will look like a smaller version.  It will be made of...

New Haven Christmas Bird Count Summary On Saturday, December 18, 2021, 90 hardy birders participated in the 122nd annual New Haven Christmas Bird Count. The day was cloudy and relatively warm with the temperature in the upper 30s for most of the day. There was occasional mist and light rain, but we were fortunate that the weather was better...

  Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first organization devoted to protecting native plants, is currently accepting applications for the Plant Conservation Volunteer (PCV program). The PCV program engages those passionate about native flora and conservation to monitor and protect roughly 25,000 rare plant populations throughout all of New England.  We invite members of the New Haven Bird Club to...