Below you will find the data portion of the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds 17th weekly volunteer update for the 2013 season. It was a slower than usual week for us because of the extreme heat. We advised our volunteer monitors to stay home for their own safety as well as that of the birds […]
Conservation Science
Coastal Waterbirds Update
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013Belly Rubs and Frog Slime: Young Citizen Scientists help study Amphibian Disease in CT
Friday, July 8th, 2011Last week we started field work for the continuation of our amphibian research to evaluate the presence of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in our native frogs, toads and salamanders. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, or Bd as it is often called, may cause a deadly disease in amphibians which has been implicated in unprecedented amphibian die-offs and population crashes […]
Connecticut Audubon Society Staff Finds Unique Hybrid Hawk In Connecticut
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010Frank Gallo, associate director of our Coastal Center at Milford Point and among the top birders in the state, came across an unusual-looking hawk while he was surveying for the Oxford Christmas Bird Count several years ago. Its features and behavior appeared to be a perfect mix of a Red-tailed Hawk and a Red-shouldered Hawk. Intrigued, he […]
Other Stratford Point updates…
Friday, July 30th, 2010Things have been a bit busy lately so I am a little behind on my blog posts. Scott has been keeping you updated on the bird sightings and avian activity on Stratford Point, but there are other things happening there as well that are noteworthy. Most importantly, two developments concerning the wildlife habitat of the […]
