My favorite places to bird in Connecticut!

In this blog post, I will tell you my favorite places to bird.

1: Hammonasset State Park, Madison. Hammonasset State Park (often called Hammo) has the most species ever recorded in a CT Bird Hot-spot. Hammo is a big place, but often birdy in spring and fall migrations. Meig's Point often attracts Snow Bunting and Lapland Longspurs in winter. Moraine Trail attracts Ruddy Turnstones, Dunlin, Sanderlings, and the occasional Purple Sandpiper. A whopping 313 species have been recorded at Hammo!!!

2: Milford Point, Milford.

Milford Point is one of Connecticut's premier birding hot-spots. The sandbars attract nesting Piping Plovers in summer and many Semipalmated Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers, an occasional Western or White-rumped Sandpiper can be seen in the big flocks of sandpipers. Wheeler Marsh has attracted rare birds like Ruff. And also, all three state records of Red-necked Stint have been found at Milford Point!!
3: Sherwood Island State Park,Westport. Sherwood Island is probably my favorite birding spot in all of Connecticut! Sherwood Island has a variety of habitats; from marshes, to rocky beaches and even a pine grove. And also Mill Pond attracts a variety of waterfowl. Connecticut's latest record of SABINE'S GULL was found here in September of 2017
4: Stratford Point, Stratford. Stratford Point, although relatively small, is a great place to find a meadowlark or maybe an Ipswich Sparrow in winter. Common Eiders have been recorded in winter and Connecticut's first record of White-tailed Kite was found here.

Sherwood Island Lesser-black backed Gull

 Stratford Point Ipswich (Savannah) Sparrow

Hammo Barn Swallow

Milford Point Tree Swallow

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