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Simon the Hedgehog has been declared the winner of this year’s Animal Election.  Simon won by a whisker, with the two mice in close second. On Election Day, Tuesday, November 4th, voters both young and old alike cast their votes for their very favorite critter at the Center at Fairfield.

Tuesday,  Nov. 4 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.  While residents go to the polls, the animals at the Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield are flapping wings and pressing paws hoping to win the Center’s annual animal election.  This year’s slate includes previous year’s winner, Simon the Hedgehog.  Opportunities to meet Simon and the rest […]

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Connecticut residents planning to give their true love a partridge in a pear tree on the first day of Christmas this year are likely to be disappointed. Partridges have become so rare in Connecticut over the last two decades that it might be easier to find two French hens or three Turtle Doves than a […]

January 14, 2014 – This has been an incredible winter for Snowy Owl sightings in our area. Connecticut Audubon Society is looking to you to help us celebrate and raise awareness of these beautiful birds. Now Connecticut Audubon Society is inviting birders to enter its Snowy Owl Observation Contest by sharing their experiences. First prize […]

Friday, November 21, 7:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. When the sun retreats, owls awaken to go in search of prey. Some say that owls are wise, others that they sparked legends of ghosts. Whatever the truth, autumn is a fine time to uncover the mysteries of these amazing nocturnal hunters. We’ll learn about a few […]

Tuesday, November 11, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.Sunday, November 16, 9:15 a.m. – noon (field trip) Learn the basics for identifying birds on your own! During this fun and comprehensive hands-on course, longtime instructor and expert birder Frank Gallo will teach you ID skills as well as how to choose and use field guides and […]

As autumn approaches, many of the trees in our forests turn color before shedding their leaves. Their colors can be used as an aid to identification. After learning the basics of tree identification, we’ll work with simple tree keys, identify local species, and even try our hand at identifying trees by color. It’s simple, unless […]

Saturday, November 1, 9 a.m. – noon Learn the basics of hawk identification in the field with expert birder Frank Gallo, Associate Director of the Coastal Center at Milford Point. We’ll spend three hours at Stratford’s Boothe Park’s hawk station sorting through the different groups of hawks, from falcons to eagles. Frank will address the […]

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Sunday, October 26 at 1:00 PM Connecticut Audubon Society and Friends of Southport Park are teaming up for a Birds of Prey Meet and Greet! Families are invited to come meet Milton the Barn Owl, learn about birds of prey, enjoy cider and donuts at Southport Park. Bring your friends – it’s going to be […]

Saturday, October 25 from 10 a.m. – Noon Looking to develop or improve your Tree Identification skills?  Join Connecticut Audubon Society naturalist, Dick Worth to learn the secrets to identifying local trees.  This 2-hour “walking workshop” field class will take place in the Connecticut Audubon Society’s Larsen Sanctuary at the Center at Fairfield.  A number of […]

The Connecticut Audubon Society  invites the public to a talk and slide presentation on Connecticut’s Wildlife Action Plan, to be held on Thursday, November 13, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Coastal Center at Milford Point, 1 Milford Point Road, Milford, CT. The speaker is Julie Victoria, a widely known and respected wildlife biologist who worked […]

A lecture series on current scientific trends   “From Big Years to Big Eras: Birding the ABA Area through Geological Time” Sunday, November 16, 2:30 p.m.Lecturer: Daniel Field, Yale University, Ph.D. student in Vertebrate Paleontology The present day is an amazing time to be a birder. For example, Neil Hayward was able to set a new […]

Friday, October 24 Bring your ghosts and goblins to the Enchanted Forest for a hoot of a Halloween!  An excellent nature-themed alternative or addition to the traditional Halloween celebration, the Enchanted Forest introduces fascinating, entertaining (and educational!) information about nocturnal animals in their natural habitat. Participants will have a fun – but not scary – experience when […]

On Sunday, October 12, 2014, Frank Gallo and the Surf Scopers had an absolutely amazing day for the Big Sit! The weather set up perfectly – a front cleared on Saturday afternoon bringing north/northeast winds overnight and through the morning. Birds moved Saturday night and there was a great pre-dawn and dawn flight of migrants. Thrushes flew overhead, calling […]

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 […]