December 4, 2025 — New data from the Connecticut Audubon Society’s Osprey Nation program show the lowest number of young birds per nest in the program’s 12-year history, a small but worrying dip in the population that underscores the need for a study of Osprey food and feeding habits in the state. The 2025 […]
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Osprey Nation 2025 Report: New Data Showing a Small but Concerning Drop in Connecticut’s Osprey Population Validate Need for Fish Prey Study
Thursday, December 4th, 20252025 Conservation News
Thursday, July 10th, 2025Click HERE for Connecticut Audubon’s fall 2025 Conservation News. It includes: “Knowledge is power: Your support helps students turn lessons into action” Connecticut Audubon’s team of educators across the state is working with students and teachers to pick up trash near rivers and Long Island Sound. Even more important, school kids are learning how to […]
Connecticut State of the Birds 2025—“Conservation Works: Building a Better Future for Birds” Highlights Progress and Promise Amid Ongoing Challenges
Friday, November 7th, 2025November 7, 2025—Conservationists across Connecticut and beyond are trying to show that doing things differently may be the key to bringing birds back. Connecticut Audubon’s 2025 Connecticut State of the Birds report — “Conservation Works: Building a Better Future for Birds” — looks at examples of innovation and collaboration that are aimed at restoring […]
Connecticut State of the Birds 2025: Recommendations and Action Items
Friday, November 7th, 2025Bird conservation after the landmark 2019 study “Decline of North American Avifauna” requires effective local work in coordination with regional and national efforts. This report has highlighted what is working and where the challenges remain. Based on these lessons, we recommend the following. Use Ospreys as Sentinel Species Connecticut Audubon will launch a pilot project […]
“The Little Things That Run The World” — free movie screening November 18 in Ridgefield
Wednesday, November 5th, 2025You’re invited to join Connecticut Audubon and Pollinator Pathway in Ridgefield on Tuesday evening, November 18, for a free showing in the film “The Little Things That Run The World” at the Ridgefield Playhouse. The movie will be followed by a discussion of the problems that pesticides cause for insects and birds, with Louise Washer, […]
Join us for a special presentation of “Season of the Osprey,” November 15 in New Preston
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025The resurgence of the nation’s Osprey population is one of conservation’s great story’s, and filmmaker Jacob Steinberg tells it beautifully in his Emmy-nominated documentary “Season of the Osprey.” Connecticut Audubon is offering an exclusive showing of the film, along with a Q&A with Steinberg, from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, at Spring […]
Homegrown Habitat, October 2025: Sassafras
Monday, October 20th, 2025October 20, 2025 — The sassafras tree (Sassafras albidum) is not only fascinating for its place in cultural and culinary history, but it supports many types of wildlife and delights humans in every season.
High Alert: Protect Migrating Birds by Turning Out Lights
Monday, September 29th, 2025September 29, 2025—Autumn bird migration is going full throttle and as part of Connecticut Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Fall, we want to remind you to turn out your lights at night to protect migrating birds.
Homegrown Habitat, September 2025: Grasses
Saturday, September 20th, 2025September 20, 2025—Landscape designer Sarah Middeleer discusses native grasses for the fall garden.
Bird-friendly yards for a Bird-Friendly Fall
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025Join Connecticut Audubon’s conservation manager, Stefan Martin, along with Jed Duguid of Oliver Nurseries in Fairfield, for a special Bird-Friendly Fall presentation, via Zoom, on Tuesday, October 14, at 7 p.m.
Connecticut State of the Birds 2025: Two Stories of Hope and Ingenuity
Friday, November 7th, 2025November 7, 2025—Across Connecticut, conservationists are carrying out projects that will benefit local conservation and also contribute to bird protection in a wider area. In one example, the Northeast Bird Habitat Conservation Initiative, a project of the Highstead Foundation and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is connecting land trusts, scientists, and landowners in Northwest Connecticut […]
You CAN Go Home Again: Researchers have learned that American Oystercatchers return to the same locations. Two birds are loyal to the sandbar at Milford Point
Monday, August 25th, 2025August 25, 2025 — Each year, American Oystercatchers return to Connecticut’s beaches to nest, but face constant threats from predators. At Milford Point, two banded birds — N29, once rescued as a chick, and 3T, a fiercely territorial female — have shown the resilience and struggles of their species. Their stories highlight both the challenges of mainland nesting and the importance of protecting coastal habitats so these remarkable shorebirds can thrive.
Homegrown Habitat, August 2025: Great Lobelia
Monday, August 18th, 2025August 18, 2025—The deep blue, tubular flowers of great lobelia begin to bloom in August and continue into October, the bloom sequence proceeding from lower on the stalk upward. The flowers attract long-tongued bees, including bumblebees, as well as hummingbirds. Butterflies and hummingbird moths also visit great blue lobelia flowers, and the foliage is host to several species of moth larvae.
Splish Splash: Even Owls Love a Summer Bath (And All Birds Need Water in Hot Weather)
Monday, August 4th, 2025August 4, 2025 — You might never see a better reminder that birds need cool water on hot days than a photo of a Barred Owl visiting a birdbath. Here’s a reminder that birds need cool water on a hot day as much as you do.
Ospreys to the south are suffering. We’re keeping an eye on the situation in Connecticut.
Friday, August 1st, 2025August 1, 2025 — You may have heard the news that Ospreys south of Connecticut, in Virginia especially, are not doing well. We have not seen anything similar in Connecticut but concern is growing, so we like to share what we know.
News report: Piping Plover numbers at Milford Point are “inching up” over the years
Monday, July 21st, 2025July 21, 2025 — The continued success of federally-threatened Piping Plovers at Milford Point and elsewhere in Connecticut is good news for conservation. The thriving flock at Milford Point in particular shows that when Connecticut Audubon members and supporters like you make donations, those funds are put to work doing what you want them to do — protect birds.
Homegrown Habitat, July 2025: Buttonbush
Monday, July 21st, 2025July 21, 2025 — In New England, buttonbush can be found growing along swamp edges, often with alders. These thickets provide safe hiding places for wood ducks and green herons. Red-winged blackbirds and Virginia rails may nest in buttonbush. Songbirds also use it for nesting and shelter in addition to food.
Fall migration is here. We want to make it more fun for you, and better for birds.
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025September 2, 2025 — Fall is a great time to celebrate and enjoy birds by going birding. And it’s a great time to do a few simple things to help birds make their migratory journeys safely without, for example, smashing into windows or stopping to refuel in places with no food or cover. We’re celebrating this year with a full slate of migration programs and tips for how to help birds. We’re calling it the Bird-Friendly Fall.
Neonics ban heads list of 4 important environmental bills that become law in the state in 2025
Monday, July 14th, 2025July 14, 2025—The Connecticut Audubon Society and its members focused a lot of attention in the first half of 2025 on convincing lawmakers in Hartford to pass a law banning neonicotinoid pesticides.
Homegrown Habitat, June 2025: Spiraeas — Meadowsweet and Steeplebush
Monday, June 23rd, 2025June 23, 2023 — Meadowsweet and steeplebush typically grow in moist, acidic soils, they are adaptable to drier sites. They don’t get very large and have a long flowering period. They feed many caterpillars, pollinators, and birds.
