November 11, 2019 – Bicknell’s Thrush was among the species detected by Motus antenna in Sherman funded by a FirstLight grant. A second antenna is now up at Shepaug Dam in Southbury.
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Connecticut Audubon’s radio telemetry equipment is tracking rare birds as they migrate
Friday, November 8th, 20192019 Christmas Bird Count
Friday, November 1st, 2019120th Audubon Annual Christmas Bird Count Connecticut 2019-2020 schedule Saturday, December 14, 2019: New Haven, CT (CTNH) Compiler: Chris Loscalzo, 67 Wepawaug Road, Woodbridge, CT 06525 closcalz@optonline.net 203-389-6508 (New Haven Bird Club) Storrs, CT (CTST) Compiler: Steve Morytko, 288 Varga Road, Ashford, CT 06278 smorytko@yahoo.com (M) 860-680-5728 (Natchaug Ornithological Society) Woodbury-Roxbury, CT (CTWR) Compiler: Ken […]
Climate Change Poses a Huge Risk to Birds
Thursday, October 10th, 2019October 10, 2019 — It was less than a month ago that a study in the journal Science reported that North America’s bird population had plummeted by 30 percent since 1970. Now another new study indicates that because of climate change the next 50 years and longer might be even more bleak for birds. The […]
Tagging Monarchs
Monday, September 30th, 2019September 30, 2019 – Last week Carol Kratzman, the teacher-naturalist at the Coastal Center, told me she would be tagging monarch butterflies in a couple of days and invited me to come along. I thought it would make a good story so I emailed Jill Dion, the editor of Hearst’s Milford Mirror. She responded with […]
“Decline of the North American avifauna” – a shocking call to action
Friday, September 20th, 2019September 20, 2019 – Anyone who has been involved in birding or bird conservation for the last several decades has no doubt sensed this, but yesterday’s paper, published in the Journal Science, on declines in bird populations is nonetheless shocking and disturbing. The study was led by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, the American Bird […]
CTAudubon Rare Bird Alert: Don’t Miss Out!
Wednesday, September 4th, 2019The Endangered Species Act should be strengthened, not weakened
Thursday, August 15th, 2019Connecticut Audubon’s communications director, Tom Andersen, gave the following statement in support of strengthening the U.S. Endangered Species Act, at a news conference called by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal on Friday, August 16, in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. I’m here to speak on behalf of the 17 kinds of plants and animals in Connecticut that are […]
Welcome to the CTAudubon Rare Bird Alert
Sunday, August 18th, 2019We’ll text you when a rare bird is found in Connecticut and other nearby areas. We’ll also list it in this post, locate it on the map below, and include a link to this post. The alerts are by text only and you have to sign up to receive them! Click here to sign up! […]
Rare Birds for the CTAudubon Rare Bird Alert
Sunday, August 18th, 2019If one of these birds shows up in Connecticut, we’ll send you a text, if you’ve signed up for the CT Audubon Rare Bird Alert. Fulvous Whistling-Duck Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Pink-footed Goose Barnacle Goose Graylag Goose Ross’s Goose Trumpeter Swan Tundra Swan Cinnamon Teal Tufted Duck King Eider Harlequin Duck Barrow’s Goldeneye Eared Grebe Western Grebe […]
Working for birds & people: Insects did their damage to Connecticut’s forests but created a chance for big improvements in the process
Wednesday, July 24th, 2019July 25, 2019 – It’s easy to see the damage that invasive insects have done to Connecticut’s woods. But if you want to see ongoing examples of how to make the best of that unfortunate circumstance, they’re happening at two of our preserves. Infestations have ripped through Connecticut’s forests. For three years, spongy moths ate […]
“Ospreys build monofilament into their nests” – a tale of a hazard to one of Connecticut’s most visible bird species
Thursday, July 25th, 2019
Connecticut Audubon Strongly Supports the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Friday, July 12th, 2019July 12, 2019 The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, introduced in the House of Representatives today, would be a game-changer for wildlife in Connecticut, bringing an estimated $12.6 million a year to be used to help at-risk birds and other animals. Nationwide, it would send $1.3 billion in existing federal revenues to the states to implement […]
Connecticut Audubon earns 4 stars from Charity Navigator again!
Monday, July 8th, 2019July 8, 2019 – For the second year in a row, the Connecticut Audubon Society has earned the highest rating from Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest evaluator of charities, for its strong financial health and for conserving Connecticut’s environment in a financially efficient way. “This exceptional designation from Charity Navigator sets Connecticut Audubon Society apart […]
Connecticut Audubon Advocacy 2019
Friday, June 14th, 2019June 14, 2019 – There were important environmental achievements in Hartford during the recently-concluded 2019 session, including the establishment of a fund to help communities protect themselves against climate change; authorization of the purchase of a significant amount off wind energy; a phased-in ban on plastic bags, among others bills. Thank you to all the […]
2019 Birdathon Photo Contest Winners
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019June 4, 2019 – Here are the winning photos from our 2019 Birdathon photo contest, which was open to participants in the May 17-19 Birdathon. Thank you, Paul Fusco, first-rate bird photographer and co-designer of our Connecticut State of the Birds report, for judging the contest. Paul viewed all the photos without knowing who took […]
Cox Communications Brings New Science Field Equipment to Thousands of Students
Monday, June 3rd, 2019June 3, 2019 – A $10,000 grant by Cox Communications–Northeast Region will fund scientific equipment through a Tech Boost Grant to support Connecticut Audubon Society’s educational programming throughout the state. The new equipment will improve hands-on learning for 15,000 students a year through Connecticut Audubon’s award-winning Science in Nature Education Program. Science in Nature is […]
Saturday, June 8: Opening Day for 447 Additional Acres at Deer Pond Farm – in New York!
Tuesday, April 16th, 2019June 2, 2019 – For almost two years hikers, birders, and nature lovers of all kinds have enjoyed the network of trails on the section of Connecticut Audubon’s Deer Pond Farm that lies in Connecticut. But the other section of this beautiful preserve, in New York, has been off limits. That will soon change. Starting […]
In Time for Summer, Fishing Line Recycling Bins Installed in Bridgeport and Fairfield to Protect Wildlife
Friday, May 24th, 2019This map shows the location of the new monofilament line recycling bins: June 3, 2019 – Fishing in parts of Fairfield County might be safer this summer, for birds and other wildlife. A community-wide effort to build fishing line disposal bins and install them in the places in Fairfield and Bridgeport where people like to […]
Robert Roy Larsen, former Chairman of the Board and a driving force in Connecticut conservation
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019May 22, 2019 – The Connecticut Audubon Society is remembering Robert Roy Larsen, a former board president whose leadership at a pivotal time helped transform the organization into the statewide conservation force it is today. Mr. Larsen, who lived in Fairfield and also served as chair of the Board’s Finance Committee, died May 9 at […]
2019 Birdathon Leaders
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019Here are the final totals of the 2019 Birdathon. Connecticut Audubon staff are marked with an asterisk. They’re not eligible for prizes, so don’t be discouraged by their high totals! ** denotes 18 and under category. Kathleen Van Der Aue’s total is from the Birdcraft banding team. Updated Monday, June 3 at 5:30 pm Participant’s […]
