Connecticut Audubon Society has launched a new weekly guide, called Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder, to help birders plan weekend trips to great outdoor settings throughout the state. Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder is a carefully curated guide to an unusual or interesting bird that has been sighted that week in a publicly-accessible location. The bulletins will […]
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Introducing ‘Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder,’ A Weekly Guide to the State’s Birds and its Great Outdoor Places
Tuesday, April 1st, 2014Teacher-Naturalist
Monday, March 31st, 2014Connecticut Audubon Society’s Center is seeking enthusiastic, energetic educators for their part-time teacher-naturalist positions for our centers at Fairfield, Glastonbury, Milford Point and Pomfret. Our teacher-naturalists deliver our outdoor and outreach education programs, Science in Nature. Teacher-Naturalists at the Connecticut Audubon Society are responsible for teaching outdoor and classroom natural science programs to a variety […]
Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder for March 28: Red-necked Grebe
Thursday, March 27th, 2014Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
The Red-necked Grebe is a waterbird found in Connecticut coastal waters, rivers, and large inland lakes during the colder months of the year. This member of the family Gavidae (Loons and Grebes) is one of three species of grebes that include Connecticut in its normal range each year (the other two being Pied-billed Grebe and Horned Grebe).
Author Joel Greenberg on the Passenger Pigeon: “They’re gone because we destroyed them. We systematically, unrelentingly killed them.”
Monday, March 17th, 2014By Liz Acas for Connecticut Audubon Society NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The extinction of the once-abundant Passenger Pigeon shows that any species could be in danger today, author Joel Greenberg told a rapt audience at Yale University on March 12. Greenberg, author of the acclaimed book A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s […]
Winter Habitat and Tree Id Walk
Saturday, March 15th, 2014Saturday, March 15 from 10:30 – 11:30am What a winter! We run inside and get warm, but what happens to the trees, animals and insects when the prolonged cold and heavy snow blankets the woods? What birds can you still find during those winter months and are the rabbits, mice, skunks, foxes, coyotes and deer […]
Backyard Birding
Saturday, March 8th, 2014Saturday, March 8 10-11 a.m. Look! Up in that tree! It’s a … umm … bird. Wish you could identify that bird in the tree? Have you ever heard an unusual bird call and wondered what species was singing? Or seen a bird on the wing and tried to identify it by its flight pattern? Did you […]
Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder for March 9, Special Edition: Passenger Pigeon
Sunday, March 9th, 2014Passenger Pigeon
Ectopistes migratorius
Where to find it: Passenger Pigeons have been extinct for exactly 100 years but on March 12 Connecticut Audubon Society and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies are presenting a talk by Joel Greenberg, author of the new book A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction, at Kroon Hall. The talk is free and open to the public. One or two preserved Passenger Pigeon specimens from the collection of the Yale Peabody Museum will be on display, to give you a chance to see what they looked like.
Adirondack Night
Thursday, March 6th, 2014Thursday, March 6 from 6:30- 9:30p.m. On Thursday, March 6 the Center at Fairfield will transform into an Adirondack Lodge reflective of the rustic and rugged, simple mountain life. This wonderfully casual, flannel and jean affair promises to be a fun-filled evening certain to shake off the winter blues. The evening features a silent auction, […]
Have You Sponsored A Bird of Prey?
Wednesday, March 5th, 2014Our Birds of Prey are in need of sponsors to help cover the cost of their feed, shelter, and care. You can sponsor a bird through our Bird Sponsorship Program. You’ll be helping to provide the necessary support to care for our non-releasable birds. Click here for sponsorship information.
Winter Wren
Thursday, February 27th, 2014February 28, 2014 – Winter Wrens can be found throughout the state at this time of year although they are usually hard to find because of their secretive habits.
Animal Tracking
Saturday, February 22nd, 2014Saturday, February 22 from 10:30 – 12:30 p.m. What animal made that track? Who left that paw print on my driveway? Peer into the world of animals through the tracks they leave behind. In this workshop, you’ll learn to read the landscape and increase your outdoor awareness and ability to find and interpret tracks and […]
Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder for February 21: Northern Harrier
Thursday, February 20th, 2014Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
The Northern Harrier is a hawk of grasslands and open country. It is one of about 15 or so species in its genus, Circus, of the taxonomic family Accipitridae, which includes the various eagles, hawks, and kites.
The Great Connecticut Audubon Society Snowy Owl Observation Contest
Monday, February 10th, 2014This 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. Enter our Snowy Owl Observation Contest by sharing your experience with us, and you could win a first prize of $300 or one of […]
Evening Hike
Friday, February 7th, 2014Friday, February 7 from 7 – 9 p.m. Dress warmly and take to the trails in this very special evening hike through the brisk winter night air. This program offers a rare opportunity to experience the Larsen Sanctuary during a winter night of beauty. As we travel by moonlight, our knowledgeable guide will discuss the […]
Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder for February 7: Hooded Merganser
Thursday, February 6th, 2014Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus) Where to find it: Hooded Mergansers are beautiful, small diving ducks that frequent open brackish creeks and marshes in the late fall and winter. Currently, one of the most reliable sites for viewing numbers of “Hoodies” is Lordship Boulevard, in Stratford, especially near the Sikorsky Airport, where the tidal creek flows into […]
Friday, January 31st, 2014
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Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder for January 31: Snow Goose
Thursday, January 30th, 2014Snow Goose
Chen caerulescens
Where to find it: Snow Goose occurs each winter in Connecticut but only in limited numbers, unlike the massive flocks found on the Delmarva Peninsula and the rice fields of Arkansas. Locally, you can expect to typically find one or two birds mixed in with large flocks of Canada Geese. Most records are from inland sites – from farm fields or of birds resting on lakes. Agricultural fields are your best bet in winter when this Arctic nesting species moves to the south.
Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder for January 24: Brown Creeper
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Where to find it: Brown Creepers are found throughout Connecticut in mature woodlands. In the winter, they frequent deciduous forests, often in with mixed flocks of chickadees and titmice. Their main diet consists of insects and larvae that they probe out of deep grooved bark. The deeper grooves hold more insects and eggs. Brown Creepers typically feed by “creeping” up and around the trunks of large trees and then dropping to the base of a nearby tree and starting over.
Snowy Owl Observation Contest: A Compilation of Entries
Sunday, January 19th, 2014Trail Wood’s Artist/Writer-in-Residence Program
Friday, January 17th, 2014Connecticut Audubon Society is accepting applications for the 2014 Edwin Way Teale Artists-in-Residence program at the Trail Wood sanctuary in Hampton. Through the program, inaugurated in 2013, Connecticut Audubon invites written word and visual artists chosen through a juried process to spend one week in residence at the former home of Pulitzer Prize-winning naturalist writer […]
