Connecticut Audubon Society‘s Migration Magic 2024 will be a month-long offering of bird walks, programs, birdathon and photography contest with several categories. Activities are designed with inclusivity and fun in mind for all levels of birders and lovers of nature. During spring migration, we happily anticipate welcoming back the hummingbirds, warblers and osprey. Bird migration […]
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Friday, February 9th, 2024Register: Waterfowl Walk 3.2.24
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024Register here for our Waterfowl Walk at Fenwick Grove in Old Saybrook on Saturday, March 2 from 9-11 am. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218.
Register: Corvids Webinar 3.20.24
Tuesday, February 6th, 2024Register here for our Corvids Webinar via Zoom on Wednesday, March 20 at 6 p.m. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218.
Register: Beginner Adult Avian and Marine Animal Watercolor Series
Thursday, February 1st, 2024In this series your classes will be held both indoors and/or outdoors, weather permitting, on the grounds of the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, 1 Milford Point Rd, Milford, CT. Have good shoes or boots for outdoor work, and layering clothing would be smart, as well as wearing a smock and a mask for indoor work, […]
Egg Hunt – 2:00 p.m. (Registration)
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024Egg Hunt – 12:30 p.m. (Registration)
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024Egg Hunt – 11:00 a.m. (Registration)
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
Egg Hunt – 9:30 a.m. (Registration)
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
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Tuesday, January 30th, 2024Thank you!
Monday, January 29th, 2024I will send you an email reminder at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 28. That’s 1 hour before the presentation by Heather Wolf. Thank you for signing up for Young, Gifted, And Wild About Birds! — Tom Andersen
April Break Camp – April 19: Grade K-2 (Registration)
Monday, January 29th, 2024April Break Camp – April 18: Grade K-2 (Registration)
Monday, January 29th, 2024April Break Camp – April 17: Grade K-2 (Registration)
Monday, January 29th, 2024April Break Camp – April 16: Grade K-2 (Registration)
Monday, January 29th, 2024April Break Camp – April 19: Ages 4-5 (Registration)
Monday, January 29th, 2024April Break Camp – April 18: Ages 4-5 (Registration)
Monday, January 29th, 2024April Break Camp – April 17: Ages 4-5 (Registration)
Monday, January 29th, 2024April Break Camp – April 16: Ages 4-5 (Registration)
Monday, January 29th, 2024
Register: Winter Walk 3.9.24
Thursday, January 25th, 2024Register here four our Winter Walk at Banningwood Preserve in Lyme on Saturday, March 9 from 10:30-12:30. Questions? Contact us at 860.598.4218 or email rtpec@ctaudubon.org
Homegrown Habitat, January 2024: American Holly
Saturday, January 20th, 2024January 20, 2024 — When the Pilgrims arrived in what is now called Massachusetts, they encountered pyramidal evergreen trees with spiny leaves and red berries that reminded them of a tree back home called English holly (Ilex aquifolium), a symbol of Christmas for centuries in England and Europe. Thus the American holly (Ilex opaca), also known as white holly for the color of its wood, was immediately bestowed with similar reverence and symbolism, which it still retains.
