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Register Birding 101: Nesting Boxes for Birds
Tuesday, January 18th, 2022Register Birding 101: Feeding Birds in Winter & Beyond
Tuesday, January 18th, 2022
Register Birding 101: Backyard Birds – Winter Edition
Tuesday, January 18th, 2022
Register Birding 101: What Makes a Bird a Bird?
Tuesday, January 18th, 2022
Register: Birding 101: The Series (five classes)
Tuesday, January 18th, 2022
School Day Off Winter Fun: Grades 3-5 (Registration)
Tuesday, January 18th, 2022
School Day Off Winter Fun: K-2 (Registration)
Tuesday, January 18th, 2022
Register: State of the Estuary with Patrick Comins – 1.27.22
Friday, January 14th, 2022Register here for our State of the Estuary Webinar with Patrick Comins on Thursday, January 27 at 5:30 p.m. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218
Register: Birds in Your Backyard – 3.9.22
Friday, January 14th, 2022Register here for our Birds in Your Backyard Webinar via Zoom on Wednesday, March 9; 6 p.m. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218.
Maps of Connecticut’s National Estuarine Research Reserves
Thursday, January 13th, 202252,000 acres in Connecticut designated as Nation’s 30th National Estuarine Research Reserve
Friday, January 14th, 2022January 14, 2022—A large section of Connecticut’s southeastern coast, encompassing ecologically rich tidal marshes, and shallow coves, bays and rivers, has been designated as the country’s 30th National Estuarine Research Reserve. The new reserve is the first in Connecticut. It covers about 52,000 acres in and around the lower Connecticut and Thames Rivers.
Register: Great Backyard Bird Count Walk
Tuesday, January 11th, 2022Register here for our Great Backyard Bird Count Walk on Saturday, February 19 at 9 a.m. at the RTP Estuary Center at 100 Lyme Street, Old Lyme. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218.
Register: Winter Walk – 2.12.22
Tuesday, January 11th, 2022Register here for our Winter Walk on Saturday, February 12 at 9 a.m. at Rocky Neck State Park. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218.
Major victory for birds and wildlife as House committee in Washington passes the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Thursday, January 20th, 2022January 20, 2022 — An environmental bill that would bring almost $12 million a year to Connecticut for the protection of birds and other wildlife was approved by the House Natural Resources Committee yesterday and now moves to the full House of Representatives for a vote.
Birding 101 SOLD OUT
Tuesday, January 18th, 2022Thursdays, February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17 10 -11:30 a.m. Join us for this in-person adult learning series to learn more about the birds around us. These small group classes will have an inside information portion followed by a short outdoor walk, weather permitting. Sign up for all five classes or for individual classes. […]
Coming in April…..
Monday, February 7th, 2022Spring Vacation Adventures Tuesday, April 19, Wednesday, April 20, Thursday, April 21, Friday, April 22 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. For Children enrolled in Grades K – 3 More information coming soon. If you have any questions, please email our program director.
Register: Finches Three-Part Web Series
Thursday, January 6th, 2022Finches are among our most well-known and beloved bird species, especially those that frequent our backyard feeders. In this three-week series teache –naturalist Joe Attwater will discuss what makes finches unique and which species you can expect here in Connecticut. Register here for our Finches 3-part webinar series beginning on Tuesday, January 25 via Zoom. […]
Young, Gifted and Wild About Birds 2022: Murry Burgess
Wednesday, January 5th, 2022Barn Swallows, like most birds that catch prey on the wing, are experiencing a population decline. Light pollution is a global issue that affects all wildlife. The link between the two is the focus of work by Murry Burgess, a Ph.D. student in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at North Carolina State University.
Young, Gifted and Wild About Birds 2022: Shannon Curley & Jose Ramirez-Garofalo
Wednesday, January 5th, 2022What does Staten Island have that Connecticut doesn’t? For one thing, a 2,000-acre grassland that has been colonized by scores of Grasshopper Sparrows, Sedge Wrens, Savannah Sparrows, and Eastern Meadowlarks. The grassland is Freshkills park — the present home of those vulnerable grassland species and the former home of the world’s largest garbage dump. It’s […]
Young, Gifted and Wild About Birds 2022: Jenny Kroik
Wednesday, January 5th, 2022Jenny Kroik began to really love birds when she began to paint them. You might know her work from the cover of The New Yorker, or from Town & Country, Time, or numerous other publications, in print and online. She began painting birds as a way to get to know them better. She used field […]
