There are plenty of great reasons to support the Connecticut Audubon Society. Join your friends and neighbors who are helping us conserve Connecticut! “The Coastal Center is a wonderful educational source for everyone, but particularly for children. I support them financially and also as a docent. The site itself is beautiful, even in the winter. […]
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Connecticut Audubon Society Today: An Organization of Bird Watchers, Or Something More?
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014Perhaps you’ve gone on one of our nature walks, read about our work in the press, chanced upon us in a blog or on Facebook, or received our weekly Bird Finder email. Have you wondered what exactly Connecticut Audubon Society does, or what we stand for? Are we simply an organization of bird watchers, or […]
Predator Songbird – Northern Shrike
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014December 3, 2014. Northern Shrike. This is the rare passerine, or songbird, that actually preys on rodents and other birds. It and its close relative the Loggerhead Shrike are the only two in North America to do that.
Employment Opportunity: Summer Camp Director
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014The Summer Camp Director oversees the summer camp programs for ages 3-12. The director will train, supervise and evaluate teaching staff, volunteers, and teach occasionally. This position includes administrative duties related to summer camp, including maintaining camp license, staff professionalism, high quality of teaching and fostering a fun learning environment. Full time seasonal position; the […]
December Vacation Camp
Monday, December 1st, 2014Movie and Outdoor Fun! December 29 and 3010 a.m. – 2 p.m. For ages 4 – 8 School is out, but a day of fun is in session! The day is chock full of winter activities including a movie on the big screen, a nature walk, and building an ice sculpture (weather permitting). Snack is […]
The John Patrick Flanagan Trail Blazers Program Brings Kids to the Woods
Monday, December 1st, 2014The John Patrick Flanagan Foundation has once again generously provided Connecticut Audubon Society with a grant for its Trail Blazers program, which brings Bridgeport public school students to our Center at Fairfield and its Larsen Sanctuary for a day of science education in the outdoors. Students in the Trail Blazers program learn about conservation science […]
Connecticut Audubon Society Today: An Organization of Bird Watchers, Or Something More?
Wednesday, November 26th, 2014Perhaps you’ve gone on one of our nature walks, read about our work in the press, chanced upon us in a blog or on Facebook, or received our weekly Bird Finder email. Have you wondered what exactly Connecticut Audubon Society does, or what we stand for?
Are we simply an organization of bird watchers, or do we stand for something larger?
Connecticut Audubon Society aims to be the leading conservation organization in the state, and we seek to do that by leveraging the charismatic nature of birds to inspire a stronger conservation ethos.
Lark Sparrow: Connecticut Audubon Society Bird Finder for November 25
Tuesday, November 25th, 2014Lark Sparrow, a bird of the farms and plains further west, has been seen twice in Connecticut recently.
No Snowy Owls in Connecticut Yet But They’re Moving South
Monday, November 17th, 2014The winter of 2013-2014 was totally awesome (that was the official designation) for viewing Snowy Owls in Connecticut and scores of other places across the United States. More Snowy Owls flew south from the Arctic than anyone could remember having happened before, and some were being seen in Connecticut as late as April Is it […]
Backyard Birding
Saturday, November 15th, 2014Saturday, November 15 from 10-11 a.m. Look! Up in that tree! It’s a … umm … bird. Wish you could identify that bird in the tree? Have you ever heard an unusual bird call and wondered what species was singing? Or seen a bird on the wing and tried to identify it by its flight […]
Creatures of the Darkness
Friday, November 14th, 2014Friday, November 14 from 7:00 – 8:30pm Have you ever wondered what goes on in the woods after night falls? When the sun goes down, many animals are just starting their day and the nighttime is alive with activity. Become a night watcher with Connecticut Audubon Society naturalists and explore the sanctuary looking for the many […]
Purple Finch: Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder for November 13
Thursday, November 13th, 2014Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
What it looks like: Purple Finches are chunky, streaky brown and whitish birds. Males have pinkish-red plumage that starts most intensely at the crown and gets more faded down towards the lower and back parts of the body; females are all streaky brown and white.
Creature Feature
Wednesday, November 12th, 2014Wednesday, November 12 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Join us for a live animal program featuring some of the Center’s resident education animals. Learn fun animal facts and discover the wonderful world of several of our mammals, reptiles, amphibians and even a few creepy crawlies. Make a simple animal craft, too. All ages are welcome. Children must […]
Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder for November 6: Brown Creeper
Wednesday, November 5th, 2014Brown Creeper
Certhia Americana
What it looks like: A small, slender, unobtrusive brown bird with a long tail, the Brown Creeper can often be seen hitching up the trunk of a tree where it pries tiny insects from cracks in the bark with a long thin bill then dropping to the trunk of another. Creepers are a mottled brown but display a buffy band on the wings when in flight.
Simon Wins Again!
Wednesday, November 5th, 2014Simon the Hedgehog has been declared the winner of this year’s Animal Election. Simon won by a whisker, with the two mice in close second. On Election Day, Tuesday, November 4th, voters both young and old alike cast their votes for their very favorite critter at the Center at Fairfield.
Painted Turtle Studies at the Larsen Sanctuary
Wednesday, November 5th, 2014Housatonic Community College students are studying painted turtles at Connecticut Audubon Society’s Roy and Margot Larsen Wildlife Sanctuary in Fairfield, with a goal of eventually charting growth rates and estimating population size.
Animal Election: Cast Your Vote for Your Favorite Critter
Tuesday, November 4th, 2014Tuesday, Nov. 4 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. While residents go to the polls, the animals at the Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield are flapping wings and pressing paws hoping to win the Center’s annual animal election. This year’s slate includes previous year’s winner, Simon the Hedgehog. Opportunities to meet Simon and the rest […]
News Release: “Science in Nature” Named Region’s Best Environmental Ed Program
Friday, October 31st, 2014October 31, 2014 – Connecticut Audubon Society’s new suite of Science in Nature education programs, which in just two years have brought hands-on outdoor science education to 15,000 students throughout the state, has been honored as the region’s outstanding environmental education program by the New England Environmental Education Alliance. Established in 2012, Science in Nature […]
Golden Eagle: Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder for October 29
Tuesday, October 28th, 2014Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
What it looks like: This large raptor, one of the largest in North America, is often overlooked because of its cursory similarity in appearance to Turkey Vultures and sub-adult Bald Eagles. With a wing span of nearly seven feet, it is a large presence when mixing with our local birds.
Join Us For Tea
Tuesday, October 28th, 2014Cindi Bigelow Talks about Tea Afternoon Bigelow TeaTea SandwichesCookies and Sweets Featuring Basket Arrangements of Exotic Holiday GreensHoliday GiftsBirds of Prey Tax Free Shopping Day!
