Friday, February 12 10 -11:30 a.m. School is out! Join us for family-friendly outdoor wintery fun as we explore the habitats of Milford Point. Will you be able to check off all the items on our seek and find challenge? Along the way discover how animals and plants cope with winter’s varying conditions and learn […]
February 4, 2021 — Charles Lautier, a resident of Stratford who has been a Connecticut Audubon member for several years, sent us this anecdote about a neighborhood American Robin. Food connects us to other humans; in Charles’s yard, one of the simplest foods — peanut butter — helped create a surprising and charming human-avian connection.
February 3, 2021 — This is the rare passerine, or songbird, that actually preys on rodents and other birds. It and its close relative the Loggerhead Shrike are the only two in North America to do that.
Need time to concentrate on your work, writing or art project? Book a day of creative solitude in Edwin Way Teale’s rustic off-the-grid writing cabin by the pond. Dates available from April through November. Fee per day: $30 CAS members only. Email trailwood@ctaudubon.org or call 860-928-4948.
Saturday, February 13 10am to noon New England woods in winter can be serenely quiet, but wildlife is still surprisingly active. Forest birds are among the most obvious, bring your binoculars! Many mammals can be detected by tracks they leave in mud and snow as well as other signs. Conservation biologist Jim Arrigoni will explain […]
Saturday, February 13 10am to 11am FREE Register with the Sherman Library at slkids@biblio.org Join the CT Audubon Society Deer Pond Farm and the Sherman Library for a family friendly program via Zoom “Love Birds” just in time for Valentine’s Day. Cathy Hagadorn, Deer Pond Farm Director, will share some fun facts about the actual parrot […]
Sunday, October 17 CANCELLED 1PM to 2PM No Fee Join us for Am I Like You?, a story about exploration, observation and how we connect to nature. Learn about identification and data collection apps iNaturalist and Seek after the program. This program is outside and an adult must accompany children. Please feel free to […]
While the Coastal Center building is closed you can still shop our Nature Store by pre-ordering for pick-up. Curbside pick-up with payment by phone is available; please call or email the store manager at 203-878-7440 or lcrocco@ctaudubon.org to make arrangements. 3 New Items! Stainless-Steel Water Bottles An ideal way to stay hydrated or paired […]
Week 1: Watershed Overview Attributes of geology, climate & hydrology set the physical stage for the cast of characters eking out a living throughout the watershed. Each of these aspects of the Connecticut River will be described, as well as the variability exhibited over timescales from days to millennia. Week 2: Human History From Native […]
Register here for the CT River Ecology Virtual Course beginning March 1. Live webinars will take place Mondays from 6-7 p.m. Questions? Contact rtpec@ctaudubon.org