July 17, 2023 — Young Purple Martins make a squawking noise that sounds like what the movies imagine a pterodactyl might sound like — harsh, insistent, un-birdlike — only not as loud That’s how some of the nestlings at the Milford Point Coastal Center were expressing themselves the other morning during the center’s annual Purple Martin banding session.
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At a stronghold for Purple Martins, volunteers and staff band 89 baby birds
Monday, July 17th, 2023July 2023: Blazing star
Monday, July 17th, 2023July 17, 2023 — In July and August the native meadow flowers start to shine. A standout is blazing star (Liatris spicata), also known as gayfeather due to its feathery flower heads. Its showy purple flowers appear on stalks two to four feet, but occasionally to six-feet high, blooming progressively from the top down.
Register: Shorebirds Webinar 9.6.23
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023Register here for our Shorebirds Webinar via Zoom on Wednesday, September 6 at 6 p.m. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218.
Governor Lowell Weicker Memorial Fund
Friday, June 30th, 2023The Weicker Family has established the Lowell Weicker Memorial Fund to pay tribute to Governor Weicker’s commitment to protecting the environment. The fund will support the Connecticut Audubon Society’s Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center, located in Old Lyme. Your support will expand conservation education, research, advocacy, and stewardship for generations to come. To donate […]
Register: Canoe Tour Bring Your Kayak 7/27/2025
Wednesday, June 28th, 2023Bring Your Own Kayak a limited number of spaces are available. You must pre-register to participate in the tour. You must bring your own boat, equipment, PFDs, paddles. Members: 1-person kayak $35; Non-members: 1-person kayak $45.
Join us for a Planned Giving Presentation
Monday, June 26th, 2023“Creating Your Legacy Today” Featuring Janice Schoos, CTFA, CAP® Senior Vice President, Senior Philanthropic Specialist Wells Fargo Private Bank The Lyman Homestead House at Lyman Orchards, 3 Lyman Rd, Middlefield, CT 06455 Tuesday, July 25th 9:15 am: Bird walk 10 am: Brunch Noon: Guided Tour of the 1864 Homestead, listed on the National […]
Register: Shorebird Walk at Rocky Neck 8.26.23
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023Register here for our Shorebird Walk at Rocky Neck State Park on Saturday, August 26 at 8 am. Questions? Contact us at 860.598.4218 or email rtpec@ctaudubon.org
Register: Shorebird Walk at Barn Island 8.9.23
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023Register here for our Shorebird Walk at Barn Island WMA on Wednesday, August 9 at 8 am. Questions? Contact us at 860.598.4218 or email rtpec@ctaudubon.org
Register: Shorebird Walk at Hammonasset 7.22.23
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023Register here for our Shorebird Walk at Hammonasset State Park on Saturday, July 22 at 8 am. Questions? Contact us at 860.598.4218 or email rtpec@ctaudubon.org
Register: Shorebird Walk at Harkness 7.12.23
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023Register here for our Shorebird Walk at Harkness State Park on Wednesday, July 12 at 8 am. Questions? Contact us at 860.598.4218 or email rtpec@ctaudubon.org
Register: Deer Pond Farm July Butterfly & Bird Walk
Tuesday, June 20th, 2023Annual Fund Test
Thursday, June 15th, 2023
Register: Shorebird Walk at Rocky Neck 7.26.23
Tuesday, June 6th, 2023Register here for our Shorebird Walk at Rocky Neck State Park on Wednesday, July 26 at 9 am. Questions? Contact us at 860.598.4218 or email rtpec@ctaudubon.org
Register: Shorebird Walk at Barn Island 7.8.23
Tuesday, June 6th, 2023Register here for our Shorebird Walk at Barn Island on Saturday, July 8 at 9 am. Questions? Contact us at 860.598.4218 or email rtpec@ctaudubon.org
Great fun for enthusiastic participants in 2023’s Migration Madness and Birdathon
Monday, June 5th, 20232023 Migration Madness participants: 360 2023 Birdathon participants: 68 Species seen: 176 $$$ raised for bird conservation: $13,000 Scroll to see the prize winners and complete leaderboard for the 6th Annual Migration Madness Birdathon. June 5, 2023 — Congratulations to Joanne Bourque of Pomfret and Frank Mantlik of Stratford, the big winners in this year’s […]
Register: DPF June Fern Walk
Friday, May 26th, 2023
Native Fern Identification Workshop (Registration)
Wednesday, May 24th, 2023
125th Anniversary Cocktail Party (Registration)
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
Register: September First Friday Hike
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023Register: July First Friday Hike
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
