May 2, 2022 — When we watch songbirds migrate through Connecticut, we’re seeing more than just beautiful creatures flitting through the tree canopy — we’re witnessing a tiny part of an amazing global-scale ecological process. In conjunction with the 2022 Migration Madness Birdathon, you’re invited to a special Zoom program on the topic.
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“Spring Migration: Global Ecology in Connecticut’s Treetops” — a Zoom presentation with Yale’s Scott Yanco
Monday, May 2nd, 2022Spring migratory birds: Magnolia Warbler
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022The Magnolia Warbler is certainly one of the most beautiful and sought after migrants by birders throughout the state. Although during a good migration year it can be found in many habitat types ,it prefers flowering hardwoods, particularly oaks where it can be seen foraging among the flowers for tiny insects and caterpillars.
Spring migratory birds: Black-throated Green Warbler
Friday, April 29th, 2022Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
They haven’t arrived quite yet but you’ll be hearing them soon.
Spring migratory birds: Yellow Warbler
Thursday, April 28th, 2022“Sweet, sweet, sweet, ain’t I sweet!” sings the Yellow Warbler, and indeed it is sweet to hear this most vocal of warblers warming up the early spring season with song.
Spring Migratory Birds: Palm Warbler
Wednesday, April 27th, 2022Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Palm Warblers arrive earlier in April on their way to Canada. But some are still around so it’s not too late to look for them — and for their wagging tails.
Action alert: ask your state Senator to vote yes to ban horseshoe crab fishing
Wednesday, April 27th, 2022April 27, 2022 — Support for a ban on horseshoe crab fishing is growing in the Connecticut General Assembly. But for the proposal to become law, Connecticut’s State Senators need to hear from you now. Please ask your state Senator to vote yes on HB 5140, An Act Concerning the Hand-Harvesting of Horseshoe Crabs in the State.
Spring Migratory Birds: Northern Parula
Tuesday, April 26th, 2022April 26, 2022 — The Daily Bird is alive and well, brought back to celebrate spring migration and to prepare us all for the 2022 Migration Madness Birdathon. We start with Northern Parula, written by Connecticut Audubon Executive Director Patrick Comins. Videos by Gilles Carter, a member of Connecticut Audubon’s Board of Directors.
Action Alert: Speak Out In Favor Of This Pesticide Control Bill
Tuesday, April 26th, 2022April 26, 2022 — The Connecticut General Assembly is moving forward with a law to restrict the use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide that can kill birds and beneficial insects. Please act now to tell your House member to vote yes.
As Ospreys continue to thrive, Osprey Nation needs more volunteers to monitor nests. Help if you can!
Saturday, April 9th, 2022April 9, 2022 — Osprey nesting season is underway! 2022 marks the 9th year of the Osprey Nation monitoring project. The number of nests in Connecticut has grown to more than 900. Ospreys are an incredible conservation success story but their growth means we need volunteers to help monitor nests. About 300 remain unspoken for. Can you help by being a volunteer Osprey Nation steward?
Important progress in the U.S. Senate for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Friday, April 8th, 2022April 8, 2022 — One of the most important environmental bills in a generation has cleared a hurdle in the U.S. Senate. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act on Thursday, April 7, and is sending the bill to the full Senate for consideration. The bill would bring almost $12 million a year to Connecticut for the protection of birds and other wildlife.
Celebrate Earth Day 2022 with Mountainfilm!
Friday, March 25th, 2022March 25, 2022 — Make sure your Earth Day 2022 activities include Mountainfilm! If you’ve participated in our Mountainfilm online screenings before, you know how great they are. A dozen or so short movies with themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission of using the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.
Join Connecticut Audubon’s Stefan Martin in an online discussion about how to deal with invasive plants on your property
Thursday, March 24th, 2022March 24, 2022 — Connecticut Audubon’s Habitat Steward Stefan Martin joins a group of other experts in an online discussion designed to help you figure out which plants on your property are invasive and what to do about them. It’s set for noon on Thursday, March 31.
Video preview of Thursday’s grassland birds presentation: Young, Gifted & Wild About Birds, with Shannon Curley and Jose Ramirez-Garofalo
Monday, March 21st, 2022March 21, 2022 — The number of birds in North America has fallen by about 30 percent over the past 50 years, and grassland birds have suffered particularly large losses. But something of a miracle is happening to grassland species on a very small scale — and on Staten Island, of all places. At the 2,000-acre Freshkills Park, formerly the site of the world’s largest landfill, 1,000 acres have been restored to grasslands. And grasslands birds are thriving. In just a short time Freshkills has become the home of 300-plus pairs of nesting Savannah Sparrows, 82 pairs of Grasshopper Sparrows, and 8 pairs of Sedge Wrens, plus Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlarks.
The story of Smith Richardson on Zoom, Tuesday, March 22
Wednesday, March 16th, 2022March 16, 2022 — Connecticut Audubon’s Smith Richardson preserve in Westport is one of the few places in Connecticut where visitors can see a significant habitat restoration project while it is in progress. It’s well worth a trip. But whether you go or not, you can learn about the project first-hand from the volunteer who spearheaded much of the work. On Tuesday, March 22, at noon Charles Stebbins will tell the Smith Richardson story, during a Lunch and Learn program on Zoom hosted by the Apsetuck Land Trust.
Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center presents Season of the Osprey filmmaker in live Zoom
Tuesday, March 15th, 2022March 15, 2022 — Connecticut Audubon’s Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center is presenting a free, interactive Zoom presentation on Thursday, April 7, at 6 p.m.: An evening with filmmaker Jacob Steinberg, producer and director of the PBS Nature program Season of the Osprey.
From garbage dump to grassland bird oasis: Young, Gifted & Wild About Birds with Shannon Curley and Jose Ramirez-Garofalo, March 24.
Monday, March 14th, 2022March 14, 2022 — Young, Gifted, and Wild About Birds returns on Thursday, March 24, with a presentation on one of the more amazing bird success stories of the 21st century — the transformation of the world’s largest garbage dump into a grassland oasis teeming with Sedge Wrens, Grasshopper Sparrows, Savannah Sparrows, and Eastern Meadowlarks.
Action alert: Support a bill in Hartford that would help shorebirds by saving horseshoe crabs
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022March 2, 2020 — The shorebirds that pass through Connecticut during migration rely on horseshoe crab eggs for the energy to continue migrating. You can help them by supporting a bill in Hartford that might increase their numbers.
Action alert: Help pass a bill in Hartford that would restrict the use of two pesticides
Tuesday, March 1st, 2022March 1, 2022 — Connecticut Audubon is supporting a bill in Hartford that would restrict the use of two pesticides that kill beneficial insects and other small creatures, many of which birds rely on for food. You can help get them passed.
Young, Gifted, and Wild About Birds: Artist Jenny Kroik
Friday, February 25th, 2022February 25, 2022 — Young, Gifted, and Wild About Birds turns to the arts! Join the fun on Thursday, March 3, 7 p.m., when artist and illustrator Jenny Kroik talks about birds, painting — and painting birds. You might know Jenny’s work from The New Yorker and other magazines. She teaches painting at the New York Botanical Garden and elsewhere.
Action Alert: Help protect the natural resources of the Salmon River State Forest
Friday, February 11th, 2022February 11, 2022 — A proposal to create mountain biking trails in Salmon River State Forest could end up being a win-win for conservation and for responsible outdoor recreation. But for that to happen, we need you to please write to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and ask that provisions be made to protect the site’s natural resources.
