Please see below an important message from DeWitt Allen, the President of the New Haven Bird Club: 1) In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and state and local orders for reducing its spread through social distancing, the New Haven Bird Club is canceling all events through June 30, 2020. This will include all scheduled field trips and walks, indoor...
Read MoreRhode Island trip report Feb 2020
Rhode Island Coast Field Trip Report On Saturday, February 22nd, 2020, 20+ members of the bird club spent the day birding in the scenic state to our east. We started our day at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown. From the point there, we saw numerous interesting species including a RED-NECKED GREBE, RAZORBILL, and Great Cormorant. We also saw a...
Read MoreMega Bowl IV Results
Wow! We had a great day! Forty-seven birders organized themselves into thirteen teams and participated in the fourth annual Mega Bowl of Birding in New Haven County on Saturday, February 1st, 2020. We birded all over the county, from Southbury to Wallingford and Milford to Madison. Collectively, we recorded 120 species and amassed 272 points. The rarest sighting of...
Read MoreResults from the 2019 New Haven Christmas Bird Count
The 120th Annual New Haven Christmas Bird Count Summary On December 14th, 2019, 73 members and friends of the New Haven Bird Club set out to record all of the birds within the boundary of the New Haven Christmas Count circle. The birders had to contend with a persistent light rain and intermittent fog. Finding birds was a challenge,...
Read MoreEdgewood Park, New Haven Bird Club and Bill Batsford get great publicity
The New Haven Independent sent a reporter to the NHBC walk led by Bill Batsford in Edgewood Park on Saturday, September 28, 2019. The reporter stayed for the entire walk taking notes and photographs. Here is a link to his story: https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/bird_club_2019/...
Read MoreOpportunity to Mentor Young Science Students
New Haven Science Fair Mentors Needed! Time commitment: 4-6 months, 1hr/week Through the New Haven Science Fair program, we aim to improve science education for grades Pre-K through 12. As a mentor, you will have the opportunity to help teachers and students create great science projects! Your time commitment for the program is usually around 1hr/week, but we can work with...
Read MoreResults of Mega Bowl III – Feb 2019
The third annual Mega Bowl of Birding in New Haven County was held on February 2, 2019 and it was a rousing success! Thirty hardy birders organized themselves into nine teams and went out to all corners of the county in search of birds. A total of 100 species were observed on the day, with the highlights being: Greater...
Read MoreField Trip report – Hammo – November 17, 2018
Hammonasset State Park Field Trip Report On November 17, 2018, fourteen club members spent the morning birding in the park. We began the day at the Meigs Point Nature Center parking lot, where we were pleased to see flocks of Snow Bunting, Horned Lark, and American Pipits. We also found a Lapland Longspur among these grassland birds. We took...
Read MoreTrip Report – Sleeping Giant, Hamden
Fourteen members met on Sunday May 13 at the Sleeping Gian entrance on Tuttle Ave and the Mill River. We carpooled down to the next trail head on Tuttle. The walk was lead by Jim Sirch, DeWitt Allen and Craig Repasz. We traveled along a brook and then entered a field. The warblers were challenging as they stayed aloft...
Read MoreTrip Report- Beaver Pond, New Haven
Beaver Ponds Park, New Haven On Saturday, April 28, members form NHBC and Friends of Beaver Ponds Park met. We slowly worked our way along the edge of Bowen Field and the marsh with views of the ponds. We stopped in the Urban Oasis area. We eventually surveyed the north pond. 34 species were seen or heard. Canada Goose,...
Read MoreNewsletters are all archived on Webpage
This is a note to let you know you can retrieve old and current newsletters on the web. I have add a number of historical ones from the last few years with the help of our editor, Donna Batsford. I will post the new ones as soon as they are published so that you can read them and not...
Read MoreTrip Report – Naugatuck Forest
Naugatuck State Forest Field Trip Report May 13, 2018 An intrepid group of birders set out on the trails at the Naugatuck State Forest West Block on this cool and cloudy Mother’s Day morning. We hiked a total of five miles and saw and heard lots of good birds along the way. The unseasonable weather conditions kept many of...
Read MoreMaps of the Urban Oasis Sites
Please click here to see our map page which highlights a number of maps including the new maps developed for the Urban Oasis sites in New Haven....
Read MoreMega Bowl II Results
The second annual Mega Bowl of Birding in New Haven County was held on February 3, 2018 (the Saturday before the NFL Super Bowl). Twenty eight birders participated in the event and everyone had a great time. Birders teamed up in groups of 3-5 people and went to birding locations throughout the county, from Southbury to New Haven and...
Read MoreField Report for Rhode Island Coast Trip 2-24-18
Seventeen members of the New Haven Bird Club spent the day in our neighboring state of Rhode Island. We visited several outstanding birding locations and saw lots of great birds. The weather was unusually warm for this time of year, with the temperature ranging from 45 to 55 degrees. It was cloudy and breezy most of the day, but...
Read More2017 New Haven Christmas Count Results
On December 16th, 2017, Seventy six members and friends of the New Haven Bird Club set out to record all of the birds within the boundaries of the New Haven Christmas Count circle. ...
Read MoreFargeorge Walk, New Haven – Nov 4, 2017
Fargeorge Wildlife Refuge Trip Report: 11 people attending the New Haven Land Trust – New Haven Bird Club joint fieldtrip on Saturday Nov 4, 2017 to the New Haven Land Trust’s Fargeorge Wildlife refuge off of Quinnipiac Ave in New Haven. The weather was chilly and a little cloudy to start. Temperature = 40F to 50F Beginning to End....
Read MoreMap and Rules for hiking on Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge at Milford Point
The Staff of the refuge has created a map and rules outline to let us know where we are to hike on the point click here to see Milford_Point_map_rules...
Read MoreTrip Report for Naugatuck State Forest
Naugatuck State Forest Field Trip Report On Sunday, May 21, 2017, twenty-five club members went on a memorable hike through the Naugatuck State Forest West Block in search of breeding birds and migrants. We started at the brushy overgrown field south of Hunters Mountain Road. We got great looks at Prairie Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Scarlet Tanager there. We...
Read MoreFirst Wednesday Field Trip Report Milford Point – April 5th
Report for First Wednesday Walk, April 5, 2017, Milford Point. Leader, Steve Spector On a calm, relatively warm (beginning at 43 degrees and rising to 49), 20 birders gathered at the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center at 8:00 AM, about 49 minutes after high tide. Because the main sandbar is split in half at high tide, we first observed the...
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