This amazing brief video, shot on a smart phone yesterday, shows an immature Red-tailed Hawk devouring a mature Sharp-shinned Hawk, in the backyard of CAS President Alex Brash’s house, in Riverside. Alex’s son, Ian, took the video. Red-tailed Hawks of course prey mostly on small mammals; Sharpies are designed to catch songbirds on the wing. […]
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It’s a Hawk-Eat-Hawk World
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015Backyard Birding
Saturday, February 14th, 2015Saturday, February 14 from 10 – 11 a.m.Winter is a perfect time for viewing and identifying birds when trees have shed their leaves and it’s easier to detect and hear the birds who stay local for the season. Backyard birding begins at the feeder so you’ll learn who is at the feeder at this time […]
Halloween in Winter
Friday, February 13th, 2015This Program has been canceled. Friday, February 13 from 10 – 2 p.m. (For ages 4 – 8) The day is filled with Halloween fun including mask making, meeting creepy crawly critters, carving watermelons and filling them with treats for animals in our sanctuary. Snack is provided but bring your own lunch. Members $45/child and […]
Redhead: Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder for February 13
Thursday, February 12th, 2015Redheads are often found with other diving ducks this time of year in Connecticut’s coastal embayments that are not frozen over. This month Redheads have been seen in Fairfield and New Haven counties.
Nature Nursery: Winter Wonderland
Monday, February 9th, 2015For children 2-3 years of age accompanied by a participating adult. Classes meet on Tuesdays: (Call for class dates) Classes are from 10 – 11 a.m. Come discover the wonders of winter as we discover where animals hide and go in the winter. Each week is chock full of nature fun as we explore life in […]
Farewell, Phantom: 1991-2015
Monday, February 2nd, 2015We bid a sad farewell recently to one of the best-known members of our education team – Phantom, a Peregrine Falcon who has been with us since 1991 and who died on Saturday, January 17, just short of his 24th birthday. Phantom was a familiar presence at school programs and Connecticut Audubon Society presentations, perching […]
Lecturer Enlightens Audience of 130 about Hidden Lives of Snowy Owls
Sunday, February 1st, 2015January 26, 2015 – Before last winter, the common wisdom was that the Snowy Owls that occasionally left their Arctic breeding grounds to winter further south did so because they were desperate for food and arrived in our area exhausted and starving. But according to Don Crockett, who develops the interactive Snowy Owl maps for […]
Survival Snowshoes
Saturday, January 31st, 2015Saturday, January 31 from 10:30 – noon Children will make a pair of decorative snowshoes constructed from white pine boughs. While the snowshoes are for decorative purposes, the skills learned can be used to make an emergency pair of snowshoes! Children must be accompanied by a participating adult. $10 per child/adult team for members and […]
Survival Snowshoes
Saturday, January 31st, 2015Saturday, January 31 from 10:30 – noon Children will make a pair of decorative snowshoes constructed from white pine boughs. While the snowshoes are for decorative purposes, the skills learned can be used to make an emergency pair of snowshoes! Children must be accompanied by a participating adult. $10 per child/adult team for members and […]
Common Redpoll
Thursday, January 29th, 2015January 29, 2015 – Common Redpolls are “irruptive” winter visitors to Connecticut. That is, they occur only in winters during which their food supply to the north is depleted. This species breeds in the Arctic tundra and northern boreal forests. Redpolls are absent from Connecticut during most winters, but over the past few weeks they have appeared in small numbers throughout the state.
Lecturer Enlightens Audience about the Hidden Lives of Snowy Owls
Monday, January 26th, 2015Before last winter, the common wisdom was that the Snowy Owls that occasionally left their Arctic breeding grounds to winter further south did so because they were desperate for food and arrived in our area exhausted and starving. But according to Don Crockett, who develops the interactive Snowy Owl maps for Project SNOWStorm, that common […]
From Dragon Doodle to Panorama: How a Trumbull Student Painted the Coastal Center’s New Mural
Saturday, January 24th, 2015January 9, 2015 – Laura Bollert had never even seen the Milford Point Coastal Center before her first day as a volunteer camp counselor in 2012. She was a rising high school senior, and it seemed a good way to earn community service credits for graduation. As that first day ended, other counselors were saying […]
Cruise the Connecticut in Search of Bald Eagles
Saturday, January 24th, 2015Our EcoTravel team is leading guided cruises on the lower Connecticut River in search of Bald Eagles and other wintering birds and wildlife. These 2 1/4-hour cruises depart from Eagle Landing State Park in Haddam and take place aboard RiverQuest, a 64-foot vessel with a heated cabin and open decks on the bow and stern […]
Two Kinglets: Connecticut Audubon Society Bird Finder for January 15, 2015
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015Kinglets
What they look (and sound) like: Small and spritely – that sums North America’s two kinglets, the Golden-crowned Kinglet and the Ruby-crowned Kinglet. They’re similar in size and overall greenish color, but significant differences make them easy to tell apart with a good look – or listen.
Starting with Greg Hanisek, Our New ‘Bird Finder’ Authors
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015We are thrilled to announce that four new authors are joining our roster for our weekly Connecticut Audubon Society Bird Finder this year: Greg Hanisek, Nick Bonomo, Kathy Van Der Aue and Michael Aurelia.
Backyard Birding
Saturday, January 10th, 2015January 10 from 10-11 a.m. Binoculars? Check! Note pad? Check! Field guide? Check! That’s all you need when you come to Connecticut Audubon Society’s Center at Fairfield to learn about watching and feeding winter birds—a great family activity that you can take home and share in your own backyard. Winter is a perfect time for […]
From Dragon Doodle to Panorama: How a Trumbull Student Painted the Coastal Center’s New Mural
Friday, January 9th, 2015January 9, 2015 – Laura Bollert had never even seen the Milford Point Coastal Center before her first day as a volunteer camp counselor in 2012. She was a rising high school senior, and it seemed a good way to earn community service credits for graduation. As that first day ended, other counselors were saying […]
The Hidden Lives of the Snowy Owl: A Presentation by Don Crockett of Project SNOWstorm
Friday, January 9th, 2015Our new location at Milford City Hall has balcony seats that we will make available first come, first served, for $10 per person, payable at the door. If you’re fascinated by the Snowy Owls that have been so prominent in Connecticut this winter and last, this program will interest you. Sunday, January 252:30-3:30 p.m.Milford City […]
Merlin: Connecticut Audubon Society Bird Finder for January 8, 2015
Thursday, January 8th, 2015Merlin
Falco columbarius
What it looks like: The Merlin is a small falcon about the same size as the American Kestrel, except a bit stockier. Merlins have pointed wings, a medium-length tail, and a streaked dark appearance. The males are slaty-gray to dark gray; the females and immature birds are browner in appearance. Their moustache is not very prominent, unlike in Peregrine Falcons.
Birding Tour of Southeastern Connecticut
Tuesday, January 6th, 2015For Connecticut Audubon members With EcoTravel’s Andy Griswold January 10, 2015 Please contact us for more information: membership@ctaudubon.org
