Welcome to the New Haven Bird Club

We hope to provide an up-to-date resource of what's happening at the New Haven Bird Club and in the woods, fields, sky and beaches around the New Haven area. If you have any questions or suggestions, please drop us a line at ask@newhavenbirdclub.org.

Christmas Count 2022 Results!

New Haven 2022 Christmas Bird Count Report On Saturday, December 17, 2022, 99 people participated in the New Haven Christmas Bird Count. They birded for over 200 hours, covering more than 100 miles on foot and several hundred miles by car. 18 of the 99 participants were new to the New Haven CBC. Collectively, we saw a total of...

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Yale Peabody Offering Bird-Related Illustration Courses at Yale’s West Campus in Orange

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...

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Birds in Words Resumes 

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...

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Reporting Dead or Injured Birds

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...

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Meetings

Meetings - All indoor programs are held on the second Thursday of the month, starting at 7 pm. There are no indoor programs in June, July, or August. When indoor programs are held virtually, each club member in our mail group will receive an email invitation and a link a few days before each program with instructions for joining the program. Members with questions about the mail group should email membership@newhavenbirdclub.org. For details on individual programs, please click on the Meetings or Calendar page above.

Field Trips

All levels of birders are invited to all field trips, and every effort is made on all trips to help beginning birders. If you are new to birding or have any special needs, please be sure to let the leader know at the start of the field trip.

For details on the field trips please see walks or calendar page which has details on all of the trips that will be offered by the NHBC in the upcoming year. More details, if required, and/or updates on these trips will be given at the indoor meetings and in the Club newsletter. You can check here too for trip information and watch for emails sent by the Club.

What’s New

What's new with birds in Greater New Haven

Want to find a bird locally?  check out ebird

What's is in New Haven area

What's in Connecticut

Birds in Words

See our latest field trip report

Announcements & Cancellations

Announcements and indoor meeting cancellation notices will be posted on the CTBirds discussion list.
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Cancellations will also be posted on WTNH
(Ch. 8) and WFSB (Ch. 3)

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