March 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.
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Join Connecticut Audubon’s Stefan Martin in an online discussion about how to deal with invasive plants on your property
Thursday, March 24th, 2022Video 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.
52,000 acres in Connecticut designated as Nation’s 30th National Estuarine Research Reserve
Friday, January 14th, 2022January 14, 2022—A large section of Connecticut’s southeastern coast, encompassing ecologically rich tidal marshes, and shallow coves, bays and rivers, has been designated as the country’s 30th National Estuarine Research Reserve. The new reserve is the first in Connecticut. It covers about 52,000 acres in and around the lower Connecticut and Thames Rivers.
Brooke Bateman, Ph.D.: “Birds Are Telling Us It’s Time to Act on Climate Change”
Thursday, January 13th, 2022January 13, 2022 — This might be the most important presentation you see all year: Dr. Brooke Bateman, lead climate scientist for the National Audubon Society, will explain how Connecticut can protect bird habitat while also making huge strides toward its climate change goals. Dr. Bateman’s presentation — “Birds Are Telling Us It’s Time to Act on Climate Change” — will expand upon her article in the recent Connecticut State of the Birds Report, “Three Million Birds Are Gone. How Do We Bring Them Back?”
Major victory for birds and wildlife as House committee in Washington passes the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Thursday, January 20th, 2022January 20, 2022 — An environmental bill that would bring almost $12 million a year to Connecticut for the protection of birds and other wildlife was approved by the House Natural Resources Committee yesterday and now moves to the full House of Representatives for a vote.
Young, Gifted & Wild About Birds 2022: The next generation has arrived, and you can catch them on Zoom
Thursday, January 6th, 2022January 6, 2022 — Connecticut Audubon’s online series, Young, Gifted, and Wild About Birds, starts this month with the first of five Zoom presentations — combining conservation science with the joy and fun of getting to know the bird world. Young, Gifted, and Wild About Birds 2022 presents compelling, cutting edge ideas and voices.
Action Alert: Speak out today to protect horseshoe crabs and shorebirds
Wednesday, December 15th, 2021December 15, 2021 — Connecticut Audubon needs you to speak out in favor of a proposed change to state regulations that are likely to benefit shorebirds. The change, proposed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, would lower the number of horseshoe crabs that can be caught in the state. That is likely to help species such as Red Knot and Semipalmated Sandpiper, which rely on horseshoe crab eggs for food during their migration through Connecticut.
Birds of the Year 2021: Join us on Zoom for all the fun!
Thursday, December 9th, 2021December 9, 2021 — It’s December, and at Connecticut Audubon that means it’s time for our annual Birds of the Year list. This year we’ll be taking to Zoom to present our picks for Birds of the Year. But there’s a new wrinkle. This year we want to include your picks as well!
W. Bradley Morehouse, former President of Connecticut Audubon
Wednesday, December 8th, 2021December 8, 2021 — Milan Bull, who has been a member of Connecticut Audubon’s staff for 50 years, sent word this week that an old friend, W. Bradley Morehouse, died on December 4 at his home in Southport. He was 98.
CT State of the Birds 2021: To recoup the loss of 3 billion birds, what is the most important thing to do now?
Monday, December 6th, 2021December 6, 2021 — Restoring a bird population that has fallen by 30 percent over 50 years will require a slate of conservation activities. There’s no time like the present. But which activities are paramount? For the 2021 Connecticut State of the Birds report, we asked experts around the country: What do you think is the most important thing to do now to stabilize and restore the bird population?
A bird-lover’s guide to the 2021 CT State of the Birds report
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021December 1, 2021 — The starting point for the report is a study published in Science in September 2019. Written by 11 top ornithologists from the U.S. and Canada, it shows that over the last 50 years, North America has lost about 30% of its birds. In other words, there are three billion fewer birds in North America today than there were in 1970.
Osprey Nation 2021 Report: Reasons to celebrate, including lots of Ospreys
Monday, November 22nd, 2021November 22, 2021 — We’re releasing the Osprey Nation report for the 2021 season today. It shows that this year, 342 volunteer stewards submitted data on 814 nests. Of those nests, 558 were active. The 558 pairs of Ospreys that occupied those nests produced 858 fledglings. Both numbers are by far the highest since the project began.
Please join us for the release of Connecticut State of the Birds 2021. December 2, via Zoom.
Tuesday, November 16th, 2021November 16, 2021 — At noon on Thursday, December 2, we’ll bring together on Zoom a group of the nation’s top bird conservationists to talk about the Connecticut State of the Birds 2021 report. It’s free, and you’re invited.
