In the News
Here’s a sampling of local news accounts of Connecticut Audubon’s activities:
Connecticut State of the Birds 2024
Fox61 interview, December 19
Neonicotinoids, pesticides causing harm to bird and pollinator populations: Expert report | fox61.com
WICC Radio interview, December 4
Killer DDT
Hearst/CTInsider, December 3
Popular pesticide considered “new DDT” killing CT’s birds, bees and butterflies, Audubon report says
CT News Junkie, December 3
Environmental Advocates Hope To Limit Insecticides Harmful To Birds, Pollinators
Connecticut River
Hartford Courant, December 2, 2024
Preservationists: Conservation along Connecticut River can’t be locked inside state borders
Osprey Nation
Hartford Courant, November 21, 2024
Ospreys ‘flourished’ in CT, struggle further south, according to report.
Hearst/CTInsider, November 23, 2024
Connecticut Ospreys thriving as they reach record 1,077 fledglings in 2024, Connecticut Audubon reports
Piping Plovers
WSHU radio, November 14, 2024
CT Audubon Society celebrates this year’s conservation wins
Connecticut Public Radio, November 8, 2024
There’s Good News About a Federally-threatened shorebird along CT’s coast
Hartford Courant, November 4, 2024
Connecticut Audubon Society sees progress in endangered bird population.
Education
The Day, New London, November 9, 2024
Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center focuses on the kids
Tree Swallow Cruises
Wordatlas.com, October 12, 2024
12 Top Places To Visit In Connecticut This Fall
Sanctuaries/Places to Hike
Fairfield Mirror, October 2, 2024
Step Into Nature
Milford-Orange Times, September 30, 2024
Connecticut’s Salt Marshes: Treasures in Our Midst
Habitat
CT Examiner, September 13, 2024
‘What is at stake is close to Connecticut’s identify’
2023
Osprey Nation
Hartford Courant, November 21, 2023
Ospreys were driven nearly to extinction by chemicals in CT. A group of volunteers now monitors their growth
Shorebirds
WSHU radio, November 21, 2023
Oldest Black-bellied Plover in the Western Hemisphere Found in CT
Ospreys
CT Public/WNPR radio, July 18, 2023
Decades after near extinction, CT’s Osprey population booms
Motus
Hearst/CTInsider, December 24, 2022
One of CT’s best-kept secrets is a radio tower tracking rarely seen wildlife migration
Ospreys
The Day, December 3, 2022
Osprey fledgling numbers drop slightly in state this year, Audubon count finds
Connecticut State of the Birds
WNPR radio, December 2, 2022
Connecticut raptor populations soar, while some coastal wading birds face pressure | New Hampshire Public Radio
Public News Service radio, December 2, 2022
Connecticut raptor populations soar, while some coastal wading birds face pressure | New Hampshire Public Radio
WSHU radio, December 2, 2022
Eagles are making a comeback in Connecticut, while other birds need your help
Hartford Courant, November 25, 2022
CT’s ‘State of the Birds’ report has good news for eagles, but there’s still more work to be done for many species
Hearst/CTInsider, December 1, 2022
New report shows improvements for CT’s bald eagle, osprey populations
Monk Parakeets
Hearst/CTinsider, December 3, 2022
Robert Miller: A monk parakeet appears to be in Danbury, maybe for the first time
Connecticut State of the Birds 2021
Hartford Courant, December 2
WNPR/Where We Live, December 2
Ospreys
HearstCT
August 9, 2021: Decades after pesticides almost wiped them out, CT’s Ospreys are ‘not just surviving, they’re thriving’
Fears of a bird die-off
Norwich Bulletin, July 24, 2021
Hartford Courant, August 6, 2021
Hearst CT: August 11, 2021
Hartford Courant: August 20, 2021
Hearst CT
June 11, 2021: Flooding washed away these Milford bird nests. CT Audubon says they need help
Hearst CT
February 14, 2021: The sound of s South Carolina bird sings in Connecticut
Hearst CT
January 29, 2021: Dramatic shift on climate
Rare Snowy Owl spotted in Central Park
Pelican Rescue
NBC TV
January 27, 2021: Pelican rescued from Connecticut River improving
HearstCT
January 28, 2021: Pelican rescued from icy Connecticut River in Essex
Connecticut State of the Birds 2020
NBC TV
December 18, 2020: Impacts from Covid 19 lead to lowest productivity in decades for loca bird species
WSHU
December 22, 2020: Coronavirus Habits Disrputed Connecticut Piping Plovers
Horseshoe crabs & Red Knots
NBC TV
February 17, 2020: Push to stop horseshoe crab harvesting
New Haven Register
February 18, 2020: Audubon Society urges ban on CT horseshoe crab harvesting
WSHU
February 18, 2020: Horseshoe Crab Fishing Ban May Bright Red Knot Birds Back to Connecticut
Roosting vultures
NBC CT
February 13, 2020: Vultures find a temporary home in Norwich
Piping Plovers
February 13, 2020
New London Day: Piping Plover populations are making a comeback
Wildlife tracks
February 8, 2020
Danbury News Times: Deciphering the many wildlife tracks (featuring Connecticut Audubon photos)
Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020
January 25, 2020
Danbury News Times: Battling for birds
Bird population declines
January 16, 2020
Hartford Magazine: Connecticut is Losing Many of its Birds
Birds of the Year
December 28, 2019
Stamford Advocate: Shy sparrow, gull-chaser among 2019 Birds of the Year
Connecticut State of the Birds 2019
December 5, 2019
Hartford Courant: Climate change has pushed Long Island Sound and its birds “to the edge of major, hard to predict changes,” report says
December 6, 2019
Public News Service (radio): Report: Changing Climate Threatens CT Birds
Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds
November 19, 2019
Hartford Courant: Some threatened shoreline birds had good years in Connecticut, others not so much
New Haven Register: 2019 a good year for Connecticut’s piping plovers, oystercatchers
Habitat improvement at Deer Pond Farm
October 18, 2019
Danbury News Times: Sherman’s Deer Pond Farm turns destruction into new habitats
Bird population declines
October 3, 2019
Norwich Bulletin: How much fun would it be to dine with a downy woodpecker?
Monarch butterflies
September 29, 2019
Connecticut Post: Monarch butterflies tagged in conservation effort
Ospreys
August 8, 2019
Fox 61: Osprey population continues to rise in Connecticut after conservation efforts
Purple Martins
July 9, 2019
New Haven Register: Bird banding helps track CT’s purple martins
Deer Pond Farm
June 7, 2019
Danbury News Times: Sherman birding preserve opens New York side to public
Ospreys
March 5, 2019
Where We Live, WNPR
Barred Owls
January 31, 2019
NBC CT: This is why you are seeing more barred owls in CT
March 2, 2019
Manchester Journal Inquirer: Keep your eyes peeled barred owl sightings, injuries on rise on state
