October 6, 2017. Still hanging around in pine trees, the Pine Warbler is usually one of the last songbirds to migrate south.
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Pine Warbler
Friday, October 6th, 2017Donor Privacy Policy
Monday, October 2nd, 2017We will not sell, share or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations. This policy applies to all information received by the Connecticut Audubon Society, both online and offline, on any Platform (“Platform,” includes Connecticut Audubon Society website and […]
Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds
Tuesday, February 5th, 2019The Connecticut Audubon Society invites applicants for a seasonal position at 30 hours per week beginning mid-April to mid-May through Labor Day depending on schedule. Some flexibility allowed for qualified students. Founded in 1898, the Connecticut Audubon Society operates nature facilities in Fairfield, Milford, Glastonbury, Pomfret, Hampton, and Sherman, a center in Old Lyme, and […]
Osprey Nation training in Glastonbury
Friday, March 1st, 2019The Center at Glastonbury is at 1361 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT.
Connecticut Warbler
Thursday, September 28th, 2017September 28, 2017. One of our most difficult warblers to see, now is the time to look for this secretive species.
Donor Privacy Policy
Wednesday, September 27th, 2017We will not sell, share or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor will we send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations. This policy applies to all information received by the Connecticut Audubon Society, both online and offline, on any Platform (“Platform,” includes the Connecticut Audubon website), […]
Advocating to Protect Fish – and Birds
Tuesday, October 24th, 2017October 23, 2017 – In the vast web of plants and animals that support life, three of the species that are most important to Connecticut are migratory fish: alewives, blueback herring, and Atlantic menhaden. Menhaden are enjoying something of a resurgence, and have been abundant throughout summer and into the fall in Long Island Sound […]
Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds, 2017
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017The scores of volunteers and staff who protected the nests of federally threatened Piping Plovers on Connecticut’s beaches did such a good job during the 2017 season that we broke the record for number of breeding pairs since monitoring began in 1996. Nine of those nests were at our Milford Point Coastal Center and nearby […]
American Kestrel
Friday, September 22nd, 2017September 21, 2017. You may spot an American Kestrel in Connecticut this fall either on its southward migration route or in its year-round home.
2018 Dave Engelman Volunteer Benchmark Award Winners
Monday, October 22nd, 2018Our 2018 Dave Engelman Volunteer Benchmark Award winners are two members of our Board of Directors and a landscape architect who has done important work at Deer Pond Farm.
Philadelphia Vireo
Friday, September 15th, 2017September 15, 2017. Early to mid September is the best time to find Philadelphia Vireo in Connecticut.
Broad-winged Hawk
Sunday, September 3rd, 2017September 3, 2017. During fall migration, if you’re in the right place, it’s almost impossible not to see them.
The Edwin Way Teale Artist in Residence Program
Tuesday, August 29th, 2017Through the Edwin Way Teale Artists-in-Residence at Trail Wood program, started in 2012, the Connecticut Audubon Society invites writers and visual artists to spend a week in residence at Trail Wood, in Hampton. The writers and artists are chosen through a juried process. Trail Wood is the former home of Pulitzer prize-winning naturalist writer and […]
Forster’s Tern
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017August 23, 2017. We’re just entering prime time for Forster’s Terns.
Baird’s Sandpiper
Thursday, August 17th, 2017August 17, 2017. Baird’s Sandpiper is a long-distance Central Flyway migrant from its high Arctic breeding grounds to South America, straying east to Connecticut in late summer and autumn. When here, they’re found on mudflats, the edges of grassy ponds and marshes, and beaches above the wrack line.
News Release: Connecticut Audubon celebrates the state’s birds with Migration Madness, May 17-19
Tuesday, April 30th, 2019May 1, 2019 – The state’s biggest birding event is coming to Connecticut the weekend of May 17, when the Connecticut Audubon Society hosts its second annual Migration Madness Big Weekend, a statewide celebration of the state’s birds and the people who love them. Over the weekend, Connecticut Audubon will offer dozens of activities around […]
Piping Plover monitor wanted
Tuesday, February 5th, 2019February 5, 2019 – The Connecticut Audubon Society invites applicants for a seasonal position at 14-30 hours per week beginning mid-March to mid-July depending on schedule. Some flexibility allowed for qualified students. Founded in 1898, the Connecticut Audubon Society operates nature facilities in Fairfield, Milford, Glastonbury, Pomfret, Hampton, and Sherman, a center in Old Lyme, […]
Black Vulture
Friday, August 11th, 2017August 11, 2017. Not all that long ago, Connecticut birders would form a posse to go chasing reports of Black Vultures in the state. These days the species is pretty common.
Tree Swallow
Friday, August 4th, 2017August 4, 2017. In a few short weeks Tree Swallows will begin their southward migration, gathering near the mouth of the Connecticut River.
August bird news & video
Thursday, August 3rd, 2017August 3, 2017 – Do birds go through empty nest syndrome? If so, they’re experiencing it now. Ospreys, for example. As of this week, 138 baby Ospreys had fledged, from 378 active nests in Connecticut. And 426 young birds were still in their nests, so the number of fledglings will definitely rise. Genevieve Nuttall, our […]
