Audubon Chapters and Hummingbirds in Connecticut

Hummingbirds in Connecticut

The existing state species guide lists Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Statewide occurrence is not a guarantee of a sighting in any particular city.

• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

When to expect them

The state migration guide gives typical arrival as Late April – mid May and departure as Mid September. A short but intense season — birds nest quickly after arrival.

Readers in Connecticut have reported 2 approved sightings across the stored reporting dates. Most recently: Orange on October 12, 2026.

Orange, Connecticut: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, October 12, 2026.

Lebanon, Connecticut: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, April 14, 2026.

• Migration map and sighting reports

Gardens to visit

• Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo — Bridgeport
• White Memorial Conservation Center — Litchfield
• Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden — Bethlehem
• The Glebe House Museum & Gertrude Jekyll Garden — Woodbury

Plants for this region

• Northeast plant guide

All chapters

• Audubon Connecticut — Southbury
• Audubon Greenwich — Greenwich
• Bent of the River Audubon Center — Southbury
• Connecticut Audubon Society — Fairfield
• Hartford Audubon Society — Hartford
• Litchfield Hills Audubon Society — Litchfield
• Menunkatuck Audubon Society — Guilford
• New Haven Bird Club — New Haven
• Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society — Wallingford

Help track hummingbirds

Seen a hummingbird in Connecticut? Share its location, species and date. Reports are reviewed before they appear on the map.

• Report a hummingbird sighting
• All chapters in Connecticut

Independent directory

NectarBloom's chapter directory is an independent resource. Chapters are listed for information only. NectarBloom is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Audubon Society or any chapter.