Fun, free, family-friendly activities at College Woods,

• Bird Walks

• Bird-friendly Gardening Tips

• Native Plants for Sale

• Scavenger Hunt

• Information about New Haven’s Urban Oases and Schoolyard Habitats

• Learn about the amazing distances that some birds travel in migration

• Kids’ activities

Live Raptor Show - 12:30

Sponsored by Audubon Connecticut, Menunkatuck Audubon Society, Community Placemaking Engagement Network, Urban Resources Initiative, Stewart B McKinney National Wildlife Refuge

Join Menunkatuck and the East River Watershed Research Institute at Guilford’s Earth Day celebration. Come learn about what Audubon is doing in the region for birds and people. Find out what can do to make your home  bird-friendly.

Also hear the latest about the new East River Watershed Research Institute and how you can help this import project investigating what climate change and sea level rise is doing to the East River Marsh and its environs.

There will kids activities, inflatables, live music, a farmers’ market, a food truck and more.

Admission is free.

Spring is a busy time in the bird world with millions of birds making their way to northern breeding sites after a warm winter in Central and South America. Migration is such an important and impressive event in the animal world that bird enthusiasts throw a festival in its honor.

On Saturday, May 9, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Menunkatuck Audubon Society and Audubon Connecticut will commemorate our birds’ arduous journeys at Westville Village ArtWalk in New Haven’s Westville Village.

• Guided bird walks through Edgewood Park

• Meet and Greet live raptors from Audubon Sharon

• Learn about the Important Bird Areas in the New Haven area, the New Haven Urban Wildlife Refuge, and the Schoolyard Habitat program

• Bird-friendly yard information

• Kids activities

Learn more about Westville Village ArtWalk.

This is a free event.

Join us at the Friends of Hammonasset's annual fall festival. Native American dance, music, food, environmental exhibitors, and more.

Join us for a fun-filled day of eco-friendly vendors, family activities, and demonstrations. While there, enter our raffle for a chance to win a great prize! This event is open to the public, we hope to see you there!

Come celebrate the spectacle and mystery of migration at one of the best places to see migrating wild hawks in New England! Lighthouse Point Park is a recognized Important Birding Area.

• Live Bird Show featuring Hawks and Owls!

• See wild birds up close at banding demonstrations and visit the Livingston Ripley Conservancy Live Waterfowl exhibit

• Children’s activities and fun for the whole family!

• Ride the Old-Fashioned Carousel!

• Tour the Historic Lighthouse!

• Hands-on Butterfly Tagging!

• Bird walks and more!

Suggested donation: $5/car. Proceeds go towards next year’s event.

Schedule

8:00 am – ongoing           Hawk Watching (mid field viewing area)

8:00 am to 9:30 am          Bird Walk led by Chris Loscalzo

8:30 am to 11:00 am         Bird Banding Demo – Audubon Connecticut

9:00 am to 10:00 am        Hawk Flight I.D. Workshop, Connecticut Ornithological Association-Steve Mayo

9:30 am to 10:45 am         Bird Walk led by Mike Horn

9:30 am to 3:00 pm          Monarch Butterfly Tagging in the Butterfly Garden

9:00 am to 12:00 pm        Live Waterfowl exhibit presented by Livingston Ripley Conservancy 

9:30 am  to 10:30 am       Children’s Bird Walk  

9:00 am to 11:00 am         Lighthouse Tours

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm          Lighthouse Tours

11 am to 2:00 pm               Ride the Historic Carousel

11:00 pm to 1:00 pm         “Sky Hunters in Flight” – Falconry Demo

• 11am‐2pm: Fishing — The DEEP CARE Fishing Program will provide loaner fishing rods, tackle and bait for a day of saltwater fishing. This event has a special fishing license exemption, so people of all ages may learn to fish without a fishing license.

• 11:30am, 12:30pm: Birds of Prey Demonstrations by Audubon Sharon

• 12pm: Ribbon Cutting Phase II Project Improvements with Mayor Toni Harp, DEEP and New Haven Elected Officials

• 1 pm: Bird & Pollinator Friendly Native Plantings Workshop by the New Haven Urban Refuge Partnership

• Family Friendly Activities — Bocce, Fun Bus, Environmental Education

The Eighth Annual West River Water Fest will splash down at West River Memorial Park on Saturday, July 13, taking place from 1 to 4 p.m. at West River Memorial Park at the corner of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard and Rt. 34.

This year’s activities will focus on teaching about the nature around the watershed and the things we can do to help care for it. Free canoe and kayak rides, coloring page activities, bird watching, fishing activities, and more! Free hot dogs and packaged snacks will be served throughout the event.

Activities include:

• Free guided family canoe rides during the festival

• Incredible bird life viewed from both land and water, and explained by knowledgeable guides—herons, egrets, ospreys, cedar wax wings, woodpeckers and many other types of sea and land birds

•  Activities for smaller children including arts and crafts, coloring books, water games, and more

•  Games, science experiments, and educational activities about the watershed ecosystem and aquatic animals

We hope to see you there!

Join us at the 2019 Nature Festival at the Parmelee Farm, 465 CT 81, Killingworth this year.

This festival will celebrate animals, our planet, health and healing, art, rescue and conservation. There will be a one hour Bird of Prey presentation from 1-2pm.

We look forward to a fun filled, all ages, Nature Festival!

Join us as we join in the celebration of the third year of the new nature center building.

Come and observe the Ospreys at their nests. Use our telescopes to watch the Ospreys interact with their chicks. Chat with our Osprey experts and learn about these amazing birds.

This is a free event. Drop by at any time. All ages welcome.

On Sunday, May 19, from 10:00 am-4:00 pm , Menunkatuck Audubon Society and Audubon Connecticut will participate in Massaro Farm’s Celebrate Spring Festival. Come learn about what Audubon is doing in the region for birds and people. Find out what can do to make your home  bird-friendly.

Each year, the farm hosts workshops to help you think of ways of to bring nature closer to you or your diet. Community vendors also share local talents, crafts, and fare as you wander around to some live music. But of course, you need to dance to the live music, which is why participants wrap the farm’s Maypole every year with bright ribbon, which serves as a reminder of Spring for us throughout the entire year.

Massaro Community Farm is a nonprofit, certified organic farm on 57 acres of land deeded to the Town of Woodbridge in 2007 by the Massaro Family, who had farmed the land since 1916. Learn more about Massaro’s Celebrate Spring Festival.

This is a free event.

Join Menunkatuck Audubon Society on Saturday, April 27, for an Earth Day celebration at Meigs Point Nature Center. Visit the Nature Center, take a bird walk with Menunkatuck, learn about bird-friendly practices, and view the Ospreys on their platform nest, both live and on the video stream in the Nature Center.

PhotoCredit : Meigs Point Nature Center, Friends of Hammonasset

Join Audubon bikers for the 11th Annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride. Start at West Rock, ride one of five routes with distances of 5 miles to 60 miles. Support the Audubon team here.

For non-cyclists or those waiting for friends to arrive at East Rock Park visit the Green Fair at College Woods. At 10:45 am, Audubon Connecticut will offer a guided spring bird walk leaving from College Wood Ranger Station. Will have binoculars for participants to borrow. The bird walk is open to all ages.