A comprehensive site guide to birding in Connecticut Birding in Connecticut is the definitive guide to where, when and, how to find birds in the state. Packed with information valuable to birders of all skill levels, from species accounts and a first-of-a kind cumulative list of rare bird sightings to a host of tips and tricks to finding and identifying birds. It is an invaluable resource on the habits and habitats of Connecticut's birdlife, with clear and up-to-date bar graphs showing seasonal occurrence and abundance for every Connecticut bird species. It is the first guide of its kind to offer QR code links to continually updated information on the occurrence and abundance of birds at each location. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs and maps, Birding in Connecticut is the perfect companion for experts and novices alike. "It would, in fact, be impossible to improve on what Gallo has pulled together in Birding in Connecticut. It is a one-stop shopping expedition for birders of all skill levels. It's also a definitive guide for lovers of the state's natural gifts, flora and fauna alike...."―Alan Bisbort, The Sunday Republican "A consummate environmental educator, Frank Gallo shares decades' worth of his hard-won, intimate knowledge of Connecticut places and birds he loves. This fantastic book now gives everyone a shot at front-row seats to the best birding locations the state has to offer!"―Twan Leenders, President, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History "A consummate environmental educator, Frank Gallo shares decades' worth of his hard-won, intimate knowledge of Connecticut places and birds he loves. This fantastic book now gives everyone a shot at front-row seats to the best birding locations the state has to offer!"―Twan Leenders, President, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History "This book is absolutely packed with useful details about all of Connecticut's best birding locations, as well as the most complete and up-to-date info on the status of Connecticut's birds, and will be an essential reference for any birder in the state."―David Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Birds "Frank Gallo's book brims with insight and overflows with Gallo's trademark exuberance for his favorite subject. No northeastern birder's library is complete without this comprehensive guide."―Pete Dunne, NJ Audubon's Ambassador for Birding FRANK GALLO is a leading expert on where to find birds in Connecticut and has led birding expeditions all over the world. Frank is a tour leader for Sunrise Birding, LLC, an international birding tour company, is a member of the Connecticut Avian Rare Records Committee, and a federally licensed master bird bander. Frank is also the author of two children's nature books, Bird Calls and Night Sounds, and is a published freelance photographer. Birding in Connecticut By Frank Gallo Wesleyan University Press Copyright © 2018 Frank Gallo All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-8195-7635-4 Contents Foreword, Acknowledgments, Introduction, THE SOUTHWEST COAST, 1. Grass Island, Greenwich, 2. Tod's Point (Greenwich Point), Greenwich, 3. Audubon Center, Greenwich, 4. Cove Island Area, Stamford, 5. Allen's Meadows, Wilton, 6. Fourteen Acre Pond, Norwalk, 7. Westport Coast, 8. Trout Brook Valley, Weston and Easton, 9. Bridgeport-Fairfield Coast, 10. Lordship Tour, Stratford, THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS, 11. Wimisink Preserve, Sherman, 12. Kent, 13. Mohawk Mountain Area, Cornwall, 14. Winter Birding Trail: Goshen to Norfolk, 15. Connecticut Audubon Society's Richard G. Croft Memorial Preserve, Goshen, 16. White Memorial Foundation and Conservation Center, Litchfield, 17. Southbury Area, THE CENTRAL COAST, 18. Milford Tour, 19. Coastal West Haven Tour, 20. Western New Haven Parks, 21. Konold's Pond and the Chain Lakes, Woodbridge, 22. East Rock Park Area, New Haven, 23. Lighthouse Point Park and East Shore Park, New Haven, 24. Ecology Park and Shoreline Greenway Trail, Branford, 25. Shell Beach, Guilford, 26. West River Marsh Complex, Guilford, 27. Madison Shoreline, 28. Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, THE CENTRAL INTERIOR, 29. Winter Geese and Duck Tour, Enfield and Somers, 30. Broad Brook Millpond, East Windsor, 31. Station 43, South Windsor, 32. The Hoppers — Birge Pond Nature Preserve, Bristol, 33. Rocky Hill, 34. Wallingford-Meriden Area, 35. Durham Meadows, Durham and Middlefield, 36. MacKenzie Reservoir Area, Wallingford, THE SOUTHEAST COAST, 37. Winter Eagle and Raptor Tour, Lower Connecticut River, 38. Cornfield Point Scenic Viewing Area, Old Saybrook, 39. Old Lyme Area, 40. Waterford and New London Area, 41. New London–Orient Point Ferry, 42. Bluff Point Coastal Reserve and Haley Farm, Groton, 43. Stonington Point, 44. Barn Island Wildlife Management Area, Stonington, THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, 45. University of Connecticut Storrs Campus Area, 46. Boston Hollow Tour, Ashford, 47. Pomfret Loop,