Bird Walks & Events — 2026
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Bird with LHAS on Weekday Mornings
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Beginning in mid-April, join us for weekly jaunts to birding hotspots this spring. Depending on birder schedules and the weather, you will be notified of the day, meeting place, and time.
If you would like to participate, contact Pam Hicks with your email or texting number at smilesmyles@yahoo.com or 203-922-2684
Birds & Botany Walk at White Memorial
May 12, 2026
Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.
Location: WMCC, Litchfield
Ann Orsillo and Eileen Cooper will lead this walk to find birds, wildflowers, and other interesting plants. Meet in the White Memorial Conservation Center museum parking lot. Bring binoculars, magnifying glass (we have some loaners), and insect repellent. Heavy rain cancels.
For questions, call Ann at 910-880-1518. Please register for the walk at https://whitememorialcc.org/calendar/.
Bird Walk on the Appalachian Trail
May 15, 2026
Friday, 8:30 a.m.
Location: Cornwall Bridge, CT
We will start under the bridge on River Road in Cornwall Bridge. We will carpool to the end of the road to bird the Appalachian Trail. Past migrants found were Worm-eating, Black-thoated Green, Hooded, And Wilson’s Warblers. It’s alway fun is to see Eastern Phoebes nesting on the rock overhangs along the trail.
Questions? Contact Donna Rose Smith at 1ffastbird@gmail.com.
Bird Walk with Goshen Land Trust
May 16, 2026
Saturday, 7:30 a.m.
Location: Goshen, CT
Join Ann Orsillo for this walk on a Goshen Land Trust property.Meet at 193 Pie Hill Road (one end of Pie Hill Road is across from the Goshen Fairgrounds). Bring binoculars (some loaners available) and insect repellent. Heavy rain cancels.
For questions, call Ann at 910-880-1518.
Bird walk at Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
May 17, 2026
Sunday, 8:00 a.m.
Location: Litchfield, CT
Join us along with Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy for a morning birding walk through Ripley fields. Spring migration will bring back Bobolinks, Eastern Bluebirds, American Kestrels, warblers, and more. Bring your binoculars and enjoy a morning hoping to see many amazing species! LHAS member Marie Kennedy will lead the walk. Meet at Constance B. Ripley (CBR) Field, 69, Brush Hill Road, Litchfield.
Registration is required: https://ripleywaterfowlconservancy.ddockforms.com/?form=7ed508ea-ec5b-4cb5-9b0e-8bbf9f6626d2.
Bird Milford Point Coastal Center
May 19, 2026
Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.
Location: Milford, CT
Meet at the Audubon Coastal Center parking lot, 1 Milford Point Road, Milford. If you would like to carpool, meet at the commuter lot off of Route 8 north (new exit 46; old exit 42) on Route 118 in Harwinton at 7:15 a.m. Pack a lunch to enjoy with the group after seeing some cool shorebirds. Birding duration 2-3 hours.Scopes welcomed!
Let us know if we can count you in by texting Pam Hicks at 203-922-2684 or Celeste Echlin at 860-485-2567.
Bird Walk in Mohawk State Forest
May 22, 2026
Friday, 8:00 a.m.
Location: Goshen, CT
We will bird by foot and car, looking for Northern Waterthrushes and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and listening for orioles, flycatchers, and vireos. Meet at the entrance parking area, 20 Mohawk Mountain Road (Route 4) in Goshen.
Questions? Contact Donna Rose Smith at 1ffastbird@gmail.com.
Spring Swift Swirl
May 24, 2026
Sunday, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Woodbury
Come to the Mitchell School in Woodbury to see Chimney Swifts return to their spring roost site — a recognized IBA (Important Bird Area) — from winter sojourns in Brazil. Swirling swaths of twittering swifts will come to roosting chimneys for the night in aerobatic splendor, some eventually to nest. This will be a sweet Mother’s Day treat, so come to enjoy this rite of spring! Other possible treats: early nighthawks or roosting bats. Meet at 7:30 outside the Canfield Corner Pharmacy at the junction of Route 6 (Main Street North) and Route 47 in Woodbury.
For more information, call Russ Naylor at 203-841-7779; leave a message for a return call.
Birding on Lower River Road, West Cornwall
May 29, 2026
Friday, 8:00 a.m.
Location: West Cornwall, CT
On past visits to this under-birded spot, we have had Ruffed Grouse, Blackburian Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, and other northern species. To get there from Route 7, cross the West Cornwall covered bridge and turn right down River Road. If coming from the east, turn left onto River Road (do not cross the covered bridge). Meet at the parking area past the Trinity Retreat Center at the end of the road.
Questions? Contact Donna Rose Smith at 1ffastbird@gmail.com.
Picnic and Birding at Shepaug Dam
May 31, 2026
Sunday, 9:00 a.m.
Location: Southbury, CT
Russ Naylor will lead us on a bird walk to the Shepaug Dam to find breeding birds — warblers (Pine, Prairie, Blue-winged, etc.), edge and field species (Eastern Towhees, Field Sparrows, American Bluebirds), plus some special treats: a Cliff Swallow colony, Spotted Sandpipers, ravens, Common Mergansers, Osprey, perhaps even a Bald Eagle or two. Some of these birds will be nesting, and we’re apt to be serenaded by Orchard Orioles and Warbling Vireos. After our walk, we’ll enjoy an informal picnic (bring your lunch and beverage) and swap bird or outdoor tales in the late-spring warmth (we hope!).
Meet at 7:30 outside the Canfield Corner Pharmacy at the junction of Route 6 (Main Street North) and Route 47 in Woodbury.
For more information, call Russ Naylor at 203-841-7779; leave a message for a return call.