Featured Spring Activities
Fishing
With opening day of fishing season right around the corner, grab a rod, cast a line and get hooked on fishing this spring. Connecticut is fortunate to have over 180 public lakes and ponds and thousands of miles of rivers and streams teeming with a variety of gamefish and panfish. Whether you’re looking for trophy size bass or trout in one of our special management areas, large walleye or pike through the ice or just want to relax on a warm summer’s day fishing for bluegills, Connecticut anglers are provided with great opportunities to a catch a wide variety of fish throughout the year.
Birding
 Connecticut’s state parks, forests, and wildlife areas are great places to experience the colors and sounds of spring. Get up, get out, and start looking for birds. As our trees and natural areas become green and vibrant, a parade of feathered color blankets our landscape. Bluebirds, scarlet tanagers, goldfinches, snowy egrets – just their names hint at the things you can see.
Bird Migration Calendar
| Species |
Earliest Arrival Date in CT |
| Red-Winged Blackbird |
February 10 |
| Turkey Vulture |
February 15 |
| Killdeer |
February 24 |
| Easter Phoebe |
March 13 |
| Black-and-White Warbler |
April 16 |
| Black-Throated Green Warbler |
April 20 |
| Scarlet Tanager |
April 27 |
| Song Sparrow |
April 29 |
| Baltimore Oriole |
April 30 |
| Gray Catbird |
May 1 |
| Wood Thrush |
May 2 |
Picnicking
A picnic is defined as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors, ideally taking place in a beautiful landscape such as a (state) park, beside a lake, or with an interesting view. With the arrival of spring (FINALLY!) and warmer weather what better reason to head outdoors than for a picnic. Simply fill a picnic basket with some of your favorite foods, pack a blanket, and grab a few friends or family members and make a memory that will last a lifetime.
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