April 2, 2020 — The Red-breasted Merganser’s distinguishing characteristics are a long neck, a scarlet bill, and a double crest at the back of the heads of both males and females.
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The Daily Bird: Red-breasted Merganser
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020Trail to Earth Day #2: Make Your Property a Great Place for Birds and Insects — and For Yourself
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020April 2, 2020 — Landscape for birds. Lots of us can make the property we live on far more sustainable, in lots of ways. Reduce the size of your lawn. Let the clover take over.
The Daily Bird: Northern Gannet
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020April 1, 2020 — Some people associate spring migration with songbirds such as warblers or other delightfully petite and colorful passerines but there’s another bird that comes to my mind – the Northern Gannet.
Trail to Earth Day #1: Hike, Walk — Be Safe But Get Outdoors
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020April 1, 2020 — Idea number 1: Go for a walk. Governors and health officials are telling us to stay home but they’re also saying it’s fine to go for a safe walk. In fact, they say it might be essential.
The Trail to Earth Day
Tuesday, March 31st, 2020March 31, 2020 — The 50th Earth Day is April 22. How are you celebrating or marking the occasion? We have ideas, almost two dozen of them, and we’ll share them, one per day, over the next three weeks.
The Daily Bird: Palm Warbler
Monday, March 30th, 2020March 31, 2020 — If you wait until May to look for spring warblers in Connecticut, you might miss seeing this gem.
The Daily Bird: Winter Wren
Monday, March 30th, 2020March 30, 2020 — Winter Wrens can be found throughout the state at this time of year although they are usually hard to find because of their secretive habits. The best place to look is in thick brush near streams.
How to behave when watching a Snowy Owl (or any owl)
Wednesday, January 1st, 2025Follow these three basic rules no matter which owl — Barred, Snowy, Northern Saw-whet, etc. (borrowed from Project SNOWStorm) Keep your distance Respect private property Don’t feed an owl, ever. We’re quoting at length from Project SNOWStorm. Keep your distance: “This is the first and most important rule. Just because the owl may tolerate a […]
Joyce Leiz is Selected as Connecticut Audubon Society’s Executive Director
Saturday, January 13th, 2024January 13, 2024 — We are happy to announce that the Connecticut Audubon Society Board of Directors has selected Joyce Leiz to lead the organization as executive director. Joyce has served as interim executive director since June 2023 and has become known throughout the state from her participation in programs, meetings, webinars, and other Connecticut Audubon activities.
Connecticut State of the Birds 2023
Thursday, December 7th, 2023December 7, 2023—The 2023 Connecticut State of the Birds report, released today, looks at five key areas of conservation concern from previous reports—examples of how new knowledge, new realities, increased human effort, and better technologies are either resulting in changes or resulting in the awareness of the need for improvemen
