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Junior Animal Care Keepers for students currently enrolled in Grades 6 & 7 Wednesdays: September 10 – October 22 (no class September 24) 3:30-5:00 p.m.   If you’ve ever wanted to go behind the scenes at the Connecticut Audubon Society and meet our resident animals face to face, this program is for you!  This 6-week […]

August 13, 2014 – Connecticut Audubon Society’s education director, Michelle Eckman, has been selected as one of 26 recipients of a prestigious international fellowship to develop a climate change curriculum for high school freshmen in New Haven, with a goal of expanding the curriculum to high schools throughout the state. The Community Climate Change Fellowship […]

Don’t forget to visit our homepage for the latest Connecticut Audubon Society news. Click these links to read our news releases… June 1, 2017: Deer Pond Farm: 835 Acres in Western Connecticut February 20, 2017: Environmental review of proposed Northeast Corridor rail line ignores endangered species November 21, 2016: State of the Birds 2016: Gains, […]

June 17, 2014 – Connecticut Audubon Society today announced the launch of a new citizen science program called “Osprey Nation” with the goal of tracking and safeguarding the hundreds of Ospreys that nest in Connecticut. Working in partnership with Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Connecticut Audubon Society is recruiting volunteer stewards for Osprey […]

November 8, 2013 – Connecticut Audubon Society and Sacred Heart University have been awarded a $59,000 Long Island Sound Futures Fund grant to construct an innovative “living shoreline” at Stratford Point, to improve critical bird and wildlife habitat and protect the state’s coastline from storms like Hurricane Sandy. The living shoreline includes the construction of […]

Connecticut Audubon Society Releases its Annual State of the Birds Report to Serve as a Guide, a Warning, and a Call to Action July 28, 2014 – Connecticut’s wide diversity of bird species is diminishing and is at risk of continued declines as habitats throughout the state suffer from neglect caused by a lack of […]

November 25, 2013 – Two-dozen environmental science students at Greens Farms Academy in Westport are collaborating with Connecticut Audubon Society during the 2013-2014 school year on a project designed to give the students hands-on experience in conservation field studies. The students, who are studying Environmental Science under teacher Sue Teyan, are investigating and comparing forest […]

Snowy Owls have moved into the northeast this winter in good numbers, providing a rare spectacle that is delighting birders and underscoring the region’s connectedness to events above the Arctic Circle. One of the best places to see Snowy Owls locally is Connecticut Audubon Society’s Milford Point Coastal Center, where one and sometimes two birds […]

Good News for the Environment as Thanksgiving Approaches November 22, 2013 – Three centuries after they were extirpated in the state, Connecticut’s population of Wild Turkeys is large, stable and widespread – a reason to give thanks in an era when many of our local birds are declining. The Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is literally […]

Tuesday, October 14 3:30-4:30 p.m.  Join us for a live animal program featuring some of the Center’s resident education animals. Learn fun animal facts and discover the wonderful world of several of our mammals, reptiles, amphibians and even a few creepy crawlies.  Make a simple animal craft, too. All ages are welcome. Children must be […]

  The October Backyard Birding has been canceled. But, here are the dates for November and December.  Be sure to sign up for one of these! Saturday, November 15 Saturday, December 13 Backyard Birding with Dick Worth Look! Up in that tree!  It’s a … umm … bird. Wish you could identify that bird in […]

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Click on this 2014 Year in Review presentation to see highlights of Connecticut Audubon Society President Alexander Brash’s presentation at our October 2 Annual Meeting, at the Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven.

For  more information call 203-259-6305 ext. 109. To download an information flyer click here.  

Tuesdays — September 23rd-November 18th (No class Nov 11) from 1:30 – 2:30 pm Children ages 3-5 years accompanied by an actively participating adult. What do all the animals do in the fall?  How do they prepare for winter?  Where do the leaves go?  Each week we will discover the answers to these very questions.  […]

Big Sit! Fundraiser The weekend of Oct 11/12 (The day depends on the weather.) This year our Connecticut “Big Sit!” champion team, the B.W. Surf Scopers, (Jim Dugan, Patrick Dugan, Tina Green, and Frank Mantlik) will again defend, and attempt to break, our own Connecticut “Big Sit!” birding record–107 species of birds seen from within […]

Hidden Gems Series: Bird Walks in Milford Parks   7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Sunday, September 28: Mondo Ponds – Warblers and other migrantsSaturday, October 4:  Silver Sands State Park- Sparrows and early waterfowlSaturday, October 18: Booth Park, Stratford – Hawks and other migrantsSaturday, October 25: Eisenhower Park (Community Gardens) – Sparrows and other migrantsSaturday, November […]