Tuesday Bird/Nature Walk at Connetquot State Park by Ken Thompson
Today, September 2, was our kickoff of the Fall 2025 season of Bird/Nature Walks. To start in style, we had a Bald Eagle fly over the parking lot as we did our morning introduction circle. As we were leaving the parking lot, trees on the edge of the lot gave us a bunch of birds to look at: Goldfinches, Chipping Sparrows, Chickadees, and some Cedar Waxwings. There was an Eastern Phoebe hanging around also. It was a good start to our walk. We had over 22 species of birds with the Cedar Waxwings providing looks throughout the walk. A pair of Belted Kingfishers were flying over the lake edge. At the end of the walk, an Osprey perched for us to have a really good look.
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