July 24, 2023 — This looks like a record year for Piping Plovers at Milford Point. Sixteen pairs of this federally-threatened species nested along the sandbar in 2023. As of today, 25 young birds have fledged and six others are preparing to.
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Register: Dragonfly Detectives Walk
Monday, July 24th, 2023Combine tough little birds and diligent conservation with a bit of luck, and the result is a record year for threatened Piping Plovers at Milford Point
Monday, July 24th, 2023Birdcraft Sanctuary and Museum Capital Campaign Challenge!
Monday, July 17th, 2023This Birdcraft Sanctuary and Museum is one of Fairfield’s greatest hidden gems. Located in the heart of downtown, Annie Burr Jennings donated the land to the CT Audubon Society in 1914, establishing one of the first private songbird sanctuaries in the United States. The building and property have been further recognized with designation on the […]
Register: December First Friday Hike
Monday, July 17th, 2023Register: November First Friday Hike
Monday, July 17th, 2023At a stronghold for Purple Martins, volunteers and staff band 89 baby birds
Monday, July 17th, 2023July 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.
July 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 […]
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 […]
