BIRD WALK Fall migration is upon us! This is a perfect time to explore the fields and food plots of Deer Pond Farm. Many birds are moving from their breeding range to their wintering range. These birds as well as our resident birds can be seen resting and refueling here. This includes a variety […]
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Birding
Friday, August 21st, 2020Birding with Stefan Martin – March 21
Friday, February 5th, 2021First Friday Hike – June 4
Friday, February 5th, 2021First Friday Hike – May 7
Friday, February 5th, 2021First Friday Hike – April 2
Friday, February 5th, 2021First Friday Hike/Snowshoe – March 5
Friday, February 5th, 2021
Daily Bird: Rough-legged Hawk
Monday, February 8th, 2021February 8, 2010 — When Rough-legged Hawks leave their tundra breeding grounds, they look for areas with the most abundant food source. In Connecticut this mean marshes and open fields. In recent days, Rough-winged Hawk has been seen in Tolland, Madison and Mansfield, with other scattered sightings reported over the last month.
Winter Aquatic Ecology
Thursday, January 7th, 2021Saturday, February 13 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Where do frogs and turtles spend the winter? Under the water’s surface is where many insect and wildlife species are protected from winter’s cold temperatures. We’ll prowl the banks of streams, ponds and wetlands and, depending on the conditions, conservation biologist Jim Arrigoni will scoop a net […]
Keeping bears away from your bird feeder
Friday, March 26th, 2021March 26, 2021 — It was cold enough through the winter for bears in Connecticut to lie low. But with warmer weather, they’ll revive. And they’ll be hungry, which can be a problem for people who love to feed birds in their yard.
DPF Habitat Enhancement Webinar
Thursday, February 4th, 2021Family Nature Seek & Find Walk
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021Friday, 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 […]
June 5 Atlas Blitz
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021May 15 Atlas Blitz
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021May 1 Atlas Blitz
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021Habitat Enhancement Tour at Deer Pond Farm
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021Habitat Enhancement at Deer Pond Farm & In Your Backyard Webinar
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021“Robby. Is that you?”
Thursday, February 4th, 2021February 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.
Coastal Center 25th Anniversary Photo Submissions
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
Daily Bird: Northern Shrike
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021February 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.
Vernal Pool Ecology Walk
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
