April 25, 2018 – Volunteers are needed to plant dozens of trees at the H. Smith Richardson Wildlife Preserve during two workdays this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, April 28, and 29, the Connecticut Audubon Society will gather a group at the Westport preserve from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to plant more than 100 […]
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It’s tree-planting time at Smith Richardson Preserve and you can help
Wednesday, April 25th, 2018Connecticut Audubon founder remembered in New York museum show as conservation pioneer
Monday, April 16th, 2018April 16, 2018 – A fascinating new exhibition at the New-York Historical Society on the passage of a landmark conservation law features items from Connecticut Audubon Society’s Birdcraft Museum collection related to its founder, Mabel Osgood Wright.
Help shoreline habitat this Earth Day by volunteering at Stratford Point
Thursday, April 12th, 2018Volunteers – the general public and school groups – can help restore the shoreline at Stratford Point at two upcoming events for Earth Day sponsored by Sacred Heart University’s Department of Biology, the Connecticut Audubon Society, Audubon Connecticut, and the Rotary Club of Stratford. Students and faculty from Sacred Heart University’s Department of Biology are […]
Great Egret
Thursday, April 12th, 2018April 12, 2018. During the last few weeks, Great Egret have been moving through the state and some have returned to hunt before the breeding season kicks in.
Northern Gannet
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019April 10, 2019 – Seeing Northern Gannet in person is something we highly recommend. It’s a sight you won’t soon forget.
Native Plant Sale at Oliver Nurseries in Fairfield to Benefit Connecticut Audubon’s Local Conservation Work
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019April 10, 2019 – Connecticut Audubon 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.
Cedar Waxwing
Thursday, March 22nd, 2018March 22, 2018. We welcome Corrie Folsom-O’Keefe of Audubon Connecticut! She writes about Cedar Waxwings for her first Bird Finder article. Thank you, Corrie!
Welcome the Piping Plovers Back by Volunteering for the Audubon Alliance
Thursday, March 8th, 2018“If you want to be involved in a program that clearly is successful, this is it.” March 8, 2018 – Piping Plovers will be migrating back to Connecticut’s beaches any day now and conservationists are preparing to do everything possible to help them have a breeding season as successful as last year’s, starting with training […]
Red-headed Strangers
Wednesday, March 28th, 2018March 28, 2018. Redheads and Canvasbacks occur in Connecticut in winter, one somewhat regularly, the other not so much.
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Thursday, March 15th, 2018March 15, 2018. Within a forested area, Golden-crowned Kinglets flit from tree to tree gleaning insects but also search for seeds in piles of leaves and pine needles during the winter.
Audubon Alliance 10:30 workshop
Monday, March 12th, 2018Location: Stratford Point, 1207 Prospect Drive, Stratford. Time: 10:30-noon
Audubon Alliance 9 a.m. workshop
Monday, March 12th, 2018Location: Stratford Point, 1207 Prospect Drive, Stratford. Time: 9 – 10:30 a.m.
The Bird Atlas: What It Is, What It Will Accomplish
Monday, March 12th, 2018The Connecticut Bird Atlas, in 636 words Adapted from “Using Science to Conserve Birds,” by Chris S. Elphick, Ph.D. Published originally in Connecticut State of the Birds 2017, “The New Bird Atlas: A Call to Action for Connecticut’s Conservationists” How many Cerulean Warblers are there in Connecticut? Is it possible that Black Rail still nest […]
The Connecticut Bird Atlas
Monday, March 12th, 2018March 12, 2018 – The Connecticut Audubon Society is proud to be an official sponsor of the Connecticut Bird Atlas. We devoted our most recent issue of Connecticut State of the Birds to the project, and we’ve been hosting orientation sessions at our centers, but we recently made a financial contribution to the Atlas […]
Pink-footed Goose
Friday, March 9th, 2018March 9, 2018. Pink-footed Goose is becoming a more regular visitor to the United States east coast, with recent sightings in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland, and out on Long Island.
Piping Plover Monitoring at Refurbished Hammonasset Beach
Thursday, March 8th, 2018March 8, 2018 – The Connecticut Audubon Society, working under a contract with the Connecticut Port Authority, is beginning a program to monitor the population of Piping Plovers at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison. The program is part of the follow up work required as a condition of federal approval for a dredging project […]
In Opposition to Offshore Oil Drilling
Thursday, March 8th, 2018“The plan would put the thousands of sea and coastal birds at risk including the hundreds of nesting Ospreys which are totally dependent on the migrant fish population in Long Island Sound.” The Connecticut Audubon Society has joined scores of other organizations in opposing the Trump Administration’s plan to expand offshore oil drilling. Here are […]
Dan Miller, 2017 Winner of the Dave Engelman Volunteer Benchmark Award
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017The Connecticut Audubon Society presented Dan Miller, a longtime volunteer at the Center at Glastonbury, with its Dave Engelman Volunteer Benchmark Award at its annual meeting on Oct. 15, 2017, in Sherman, Conn. He was one of four honorees this year. Dan has spent the past nine years volunteering roughly 4,620 hours at the Center […]
Mew Gull
Thursday, March 1st, 2018March 1, 2018. Mew Gulls are a rare visitor to Connecticut, but late winter and early spring (March into April) are a great time of year to look over gatherings of gulls along the coast or even inland to try to find a needle in the haystack.
Beauty for Beauty’s Sake: Richard Prum Delivers Spring Lecture to Connecticut Audubon Members & Others
Wednesday, March 7th, 2018by Liz Acas, for the Connecticut Audubon Society March 8, 2018 – Richard O. Prum is an esteemed scientist, the winner of a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant, and the author of a New York Times pick for best book of 2017. But, importantly, executive director Patrick M. Comins told the audience at Connecticut Audubon’s sold-out […]
