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January 24 1 p.m. (1.5-2 hours) 1.5-2.5 miles along mildly hilly trails Join Miley Bull, Senior Director of Science and Conservation at The Connecticut Audubon Society at Deer Pond Farm for a guided walk along the trails to enjoy the sights and sounds of our year-round and winter visiting birds, while learning about our woodpeckers. Dress […]

 The cruise leaves from Eagle Landing State Park in Haddam, Connecticut. Appropriate for children eight years old and over. Call us at 860-767-0660 for more info.

Dear Friend, The summer season means birds are breeding and fledging, staff and volunteers are out managing the trails, and summer camp is in full swing. Summer comes with its challenges. But in this case, they’re good ones. Several generous donors gave us 3 challenges…they offered to match up to $10,000 for the Center at Glastonbury, […]

The Holiday Tea scheduled for today has been postponed!  Because of the prediction of snow, we’ve decided to reschedule the Holiday Tea for Sunday, December 10, from 3 to 5 p.m. instead! PLEASE JOIN US! 314 UNQUOWA ROAD, FAIRFIELD.    

The Holiday Tea scheduled for today has been postponed!  Because of the prediction of snow, we’ve decided to reschedule the Holiday Tea for Sunday, December 10, from 3 to 5 p.m. instead! PLEASE JOIN US! 314 UNQUOWA ROAD, FAIRFIELD.

December 1, 2017 Highlights from the Connecticut State of the Birds news conference, at the headquarters of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in Hartford Commissioner Rob Klee of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection “Birds are the indicator species of how we are adapting or not adapting to changing climate.” “The Atlas […]

Thank you for supporting the Center at Glastonbury! We can’t do it without you. Our donor was impressed by the response in July and has expanded their challenge. Any size donation will be doubled, helping with much needed funds to carry out projects to protect habitats and wildlife, preservation, maintenance, care for debilitated raptors, and […]

January 11 10 a.m. (1.5-2 hours) 1.5 – 2.5 miles along mildly hilly trails Join Deirdra Wallin at Deer Pond Farm for a guided walk along trails with a discussion on citizen science. We will explore the variety of options including eBird, Habitat Network, Project BudBurst and more that provide opportunity for individuals to contribute […]

Thursday, December 7 10 a.m. Drop by the Connecticut Audubon Society’s Center at Fairfield for a Thursday morning animal story followed by a hands-on opportunity to meet one of the center’s friendly animal residents. The program is offered December 7 and 14; January 11; and February 8. Each week we’ll read an age-appropriate book about […]

December 9 All bird seed is 20% off Seed Pick-up is from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. December is the month when the heaviest bird feeder traffic begins as days become windy and cold and nights are long and even colder. The lush, berry-laden vegetation of summer and fall have disappeared and insects have either […]

This program has been cancelled. December 27, 28, 29 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Ages 4-8 Winter’s no reason to stay inside. Bundle up and come to the Coastal Center for Winter Vacation Fun. Whether we’re indoors or out, there will be plenty of hands-on nature-based activities. Different outdoor explorations, crafts, stories, experiments, and games […]

Saturday, December 9 10 – 11 a.m. Winter is a perfect time for birding.  Join our naturalist and learn to identify Connecticut’s birds by sight and sound.  Discover bird feeding habits, ways to attract birds to your feeder and what seed to use.  Learn how to identify birds by sight and sound.  For ages 12 […]