June 4, 2019 – Here are the winning photos from our 2019 Birdathon photo contest, which was open to participants in the May 17-19 Birdathon. Thank you, Paul Fusco, first-rate bird photographer and co-designer of our Connecticut State of the Birds report, for judging the contest. Paul viewed all the photos without knowing who took […]
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2019 Birdathon Photo Contest Winners
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019Purple Martin Cam 2019
Monday, June 10th, 2019June Birds
Thursday, June 13th, 2019June 13, 2019 – Connecticut is filled with birds this month, many of them raising families (or being raised), many resting and feeding. Here’s a list of eight chosen at random from among our summer Bird Finder entries over the past five years.
Cuckoos
Friday, June 7th, 2019June 7, 2019 – On a recent bird walk I was leading, my group stumbled upon our first cuckoo of the season in a less-traveled portion of Goodwin State Forest, near one of the park’s three wetlands. Though we never got to lay eyes on the conspicuous Yellow-billed Cuckoo that we heard, its distinctive, guttural-sounding call was enough to confirm the ID and welcome them back to our forest.
Cox Communications Brings New Science Field Equipment to Thousands of Students
Monday, June 3rd, 2019June 3, 2019 – A $10,000 grant by Cox Communications–Northeast Region will fund scientific equipment through a Tech Boost Grant to support Connecticut Audubon Society’s educational programming throughout the state. The new equipment will improve hands-on learning for 15,000 students a year through Connecticut Audubon’s award-winning Science in Nature Education Program. Science in Nature is […]
Saturday, June 8: Opening Day for 447 Additional Acres at Deer Pond Farm – in New York!
Tuesday, April 16th, 2019June 2, 2019 – For almost two years hikers, birders, and nature lovers of all kinds have enjoyed the network of trails on the section of Connecticut Audubon’s Deer Pond Farm that lies in Connecticut. But the other section of this beautiful preserve, in New York, has been off limits. That will soon change. Starting […]
In Time for Summer, Fishing Line Recycling Bins Installed in Bridgeport and Fairfield to Protect Wildlife
Friday, May 24th, 2019This map shows the location of the new monofilament line recycling bins: June 3, 2019 – Fishing in parts of Fairfield County might be safer this summer, for birds and other wildlife. A community-wide effort to build fishing line disposal bins and install them in the places in Fairfield and Bridgeport where people like to […]
Robert Roy Larsen, former Chairman of the Board and a driving force in Connecticut conservation
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019May 22, 2019 – The Connecticut Audubon Society is remembering Robert Roy Larsen, a former board president whose leadership at a pivotal time helped transform the organization into the statewide conservation force it is today. Mr. Larsen, who lived in Fairfield and also served as chair of the Board’s Finance Committee, died May 9 at […]
Help wildlife by safely disposing your fishing line
Sunday, May 5th, 2019The Wood Warblers
Friday, April 26th, 2019April 26, 2019 – The next few weeks will be warbler weeks in Connecticut. True, vireos and thrushes and sandpipers and lots of others birds will be arriving too, but it seems almost beyond debate that warbler migration excites the spring birder more than those others.
2019 Birdathon Leaders
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019Here are the final totals of the 2019 Birdathon. Connecticut Audubon staff are marked with an asterisk. They’re not eligible for prizes, so don’t be discouraged by their high totals! ** denotes 18 and under category. Kathleen Van Der Aue’s total is from the Birdcraft banding team. Updated Monday, June 3 at 5:30 pm Participant’s […]
April Birds
Friday, April 19th, 2019April 19, 2019 – There are so many birds to find in April, we thought we’d post a quick compilation of a handful to be alert for over the next few days.
A new estuary reserve in Old Lyme and Groton
Monday, April 15th, 2019April 15, 2019 — The Connecticut Audubon Society’s Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center has been working for several years on a proposal to designate large coastal areas in southeastern Connecticut a National Estuarine Research Reserve. Here are a few basic details: What is the reserve and why is it significant for conservation? The National Estuarine […]
Weigh in on the future of Connecticut’s forests in as little as 10 minutes
Monday, April 15th, 2019April 15, 2019 — Connecticut Audubon Society supporters have a once-in-a-decade chance to help shape the plan that steers critical decisions about the state’s forests and woodlands. The state’s Forest Action Plan, a roadmap used by Connecticut and federal conservation agencies, is being fully updated for the first time since 2010. The Connecticut Forest & […]
Native Plant Sale at Oliver Nurseries in Fairfield to Benefit Connecticut Audubon’s Local Conservation Work
Saturday, April 13th, 2019Saturday, April 20, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Oliver Nurseries, 1159 Bronson Road, Fairfield The Connecticut Audubon Society is once again teaming up with Oliver Nurseries in Fairfield to offer native Connecticut trees, shrubs and perennials at remarkable discounts to Connecticut Audubon members. These plants have been chosen for their attractiveness to songbirds, hummingbirds, butterflies, […]
Conservation Advocacy 2019
Monday, April 8th, 2019April 5, 2019 – Connecticut Audubon has taken positions on a number of bills being considered in Hartford this session. Get the details here.
Cranes and Waterfowl
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019April 4, 2019 – Connecticut Audubon EcoTravel sent a group to the prairie to find these birds last week. The birding and the landscape were awesome.
2018 season report: Ospreys abundant again in Connecticut
Friday, March 1st, 2019March 4, 2019 – The Connecticut Audubon Society released its Osprey Nation 2018 season report today, showing that the number of Ospreys and Osprey nests found and tracked by the program’s 300-plus volunteers rose for the fourth year in a row.
Volunteer for the Audubon Alliance to help Piping Plovers and other birds on Connecticut’s beaches
Friday, April 5th, 2019April 5, 2019 – Piping Plovers are returning to Connecticut’s beaches and conservationists are preparing to do everything possible to help them have a successful breeding season.
2019 Osprey Nation: Your help needed!
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019April 3, 2019 – People throughout Connecticut are letting us know that Ospreys are back. The sixth year of the Osprey Nation citizen science project is about to start. But to make this year as past years, we need more nest stewards.
