While we’re asleep, opossums are awake, exploring, and searching for food. Learn all about these often misunderstood creatures of the night from FWR owners, Pam and Bill Lefferts, and members of their wildlife educational team. Best of all, meet Brandi and Brigitte, non-releasable opossums, who could not survive in the wild. At the end of the program, you may have a photo taken with them.
We had so many people the last time FWR was here, registration is highly recommended to ensure your seats for this popular program. Click here to register (scroll down the page to the registration form) or call 860-928-4948. Fee: $5 CAS members; $10 non-members; free for children age ten or younger. The program is recommended for children over five.
With Andy as your guide, visit locations around the sanctuary looking for birds. Bring binoculars and wear drab-colored clothing. No registration required. Fee: $5 CAS members; $10 non-members.
Parents, grandparents, guardians, and caregivers come out for some fresh air with your toddler, take a nature walk, and enjoy an activity or story. Join retired Pomfret Community School kindergarten teacher, Carolyn Otto, for a morning of fun and learning. Dress for the weather as many activities are outdoors. Registration requested by calling 860-928-4948. Fee: $5 per child per class or $20 per child per five-week session. (Fee is for one toddler with one accompanying adult.)
Join Andy and his fellow banders as they capture and band migrating Saw-whet Owls. See these amazing owls up close. Bring your camera. Space is limited. Fee: $20 CAS members; $30 non-members.
Most of North America's shorebird species winter in South & Central America, heading north to breed in the high Arctic. Some of these birds breed in Connecticut, while others start their southbound journey in late summer. Join us as we look for many of our shorebird species at some of the best spots around southeastern Connecticut and learn how you can help these charismatic birds.
Join Sierra Club members for a late afternoon autumn walk on the final day of daylight saving time for this year. This event is weather dependent. Register with Trail Wood or the Sierra Club’s Susan Eastwood, sce4321@gmail.com. Fee: Free CAS and Sierra Club members; $5 non-members.
Give your child a day off from school to remember! We will fill the day with outdoor exploration, experiments, crafts, games, and more! Activities will include marsh, beach, and woodland explorations with our expert Teacher-Naturalists, meet-and-greets with our animal ambassadors, and discovering how the natural world around us works!
Parents, grandparents, guardians, and caregivers come out for some fresh air with your toddler, take a nature walk, and enjoy an activity or story. Join retired Pomfret Community School kindergarten teacher, Carolyn Otto, for a morning of fun and learning. Dress for the weather as many activities are outdoors. Registration requested by calling 860-928-4948. Fee: $5 per child per class or $20 per child per five-week session. (Fee is for one toddler with one accompanying adult.)
Join a group of acoustic music lovers to play popular songs written when the Teales lived at Trail Wood, 1959-1993. A PDF of chords and lyrics will be provided. Participation is limited to ten participants per session.Registration isrequired. Please register by emailing trailwood@ctaudubon.org. Free.
Fall is an exciting time for birding in Connecticut, as many birds migrate through the state on their way south to their wintering grounds, and many of our winter species start arriving for the season. We'll look for fall migrants and winter residents in some of the best spots in southern Connecticut.
As the temperature starts to drop in Connecticut, we start to see the winter return of many of our waterfowl species. These ducks and geese breed further north, and when their inland bodies of water start to freeze they head south to winter along the coast. Join us as we search for some of these charasmatic birds at the mouth of the Connecticut River and in the Long Island Sound.
Join Andy and his fellow banders as they capture and band migrating Saw-whet Owls. See these amazing owls up close. Bring your camera. Space is limited. Fee: $20 CAS members; $30 non-members.
The bird and wildlife work of late watercolor artist, David C. Stumpo (1946-2022), will be exhibited through January. Paintings, prints, and note and greeting cards are available for purchase. Free admission.
Join us for an hour on a weekday morning as we tour one of the CT Audubon's newest sanctuaries along the Lieutenant River, looking for fall migrants and the last summer residents. Registration is required.
Parents, grandparents, guardians, and caregivers come out for some fresh air with your toddler, take a nature walk, and enjoy an activity or story. Join retired Pomfret Community School kindergarten teacher, Carolyn Otto, for a morning of fun and learning. Dress for the weather as many activities are outdoors. Registration requested by calling 860-928-4948. Fee: $5 per child per class or $20 per child per five-week session. (Fee is for one toddler with one accompanying adult.)
When birders are out birding at their local hotspot, town park, or state park, aside from the expected species they are constantly on the lookout for a "rarity". What makes these birds rare, and how did they get here? In this webinar, Conservation & Education Coordinator Joe Attwater will go over how these birds end up in Connecticut and which species have been recorded in the state.
Most of North America's shorebird species winter in South & Central America, heading north to breed in the high Arctic. Some of these birds breed in Connecticut, while others start their southbound journey in late summer. Join us as we look for many of our shorebird species at some of the best spots around southeastern Connecticut and learn how you can help these charismatic birds.
Join us for an exclusive evening at Spring Hill Vineyards in New Preston — featuring a sunset reception, a screening of Season of the Osprey, an engaging Q&A with the director, and a special sneak peek of an upcoming film.
Limited seating. Tickets are $15 for adults and includes a glass of wine / Children are free and includes a bucket of popcorn. There will be a food truck outside with food for purchase.
Fall is an exciting time for birding in Connecticut, as many birds migrate through the state on their way south to their wintering grounds, and many of our winter species start arriving for the season. We'll look for fall migrants and winter residents in some of the best spots in southern Connecticut.
Highly studied, much debated, yet skepticism persists in the general population about the reality and causes of changes in climatic activity. Focusing on the last century, Dr. Jasper will give clarity to the effects on the health of our Southeastern Connecticut coastal environments.
Flight of the Godwit Tracking Epic Shorebird Migrations By Bruce M. Beehler
Soar across 46 North American territories to uncover the secrets of 7 magnificent shorebirds, the world’s greatest nonstop travelers Flying more than 8,000 miles from Alaska to eastern Australia without stopping to eat or rest, the Bar-tailed Godwit holds the record for the longest nonstop migration of any land bird in the world. Flight of the Godwit invites readers on ornithologist Bruce M. Beehler’s awe-inspiring journey in search of North America’s largest and farthest-flying shorebirds.
Driving 35,000 miles between 2019 to 2023, Beehler sought birds he dubs the “Magnificent Seven”:
Hudsonian Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Upland Sandpiper
Beehler interweaves colorful fieldwork stories and rich details on local culture with the natural history and biology of shorebirds—including evolution, the physics of migration, orientation, homing, foraging, diet, nesting, parental care, wintering, staging, elusive “super-migrators,” and the importance of conservation efforts.
Join a group of acoustic music lovers to play popular songs written when the Teales lived at Trail Wood, 1959-1993. A PDF of chords and lyrics will be provided. Participation is limited to ten participants per session.Registration isrequired. Please register by emailing trailwood@ctaudubon.org. Free.
Enjoy the season and learn how to create a winter wreath using natural materials! Then stick around to enjoy a guided bird walk on our sanctuary. Wreath making is suitable for ages 8 and up. $25 for a wire frame plus materials; $20 for materials only, and bring your own 12" or smaller frame.
