July 12, 2019 – Black Skimmers are uncommon enough to be worth looking for, but you have to pick the right spot at the right time.
Posts Tagged ‘Coastal Center’
Black Skimmer
Friday, July 12th, 2019June Birds
Thursday, June 13th, 2019June 13, 2019 – Connecticut is filled with birds this month, many of them raising families (or being raised), many resting and feeding. Here’s a list of eight chosen at random from among our summer Bird Finder entries over the past five years.
Roseate Spoonbill: autumn 2018 birding excitement in Connecticut
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018September 19, 2018 – Connecticut birders are in a tizzy over a Roseate Spoonbill that showed up near the mouth of the Housatonic River this week. It’s the third time this summer that a species new to the state has been seen.
Shorebird guided tour
Thursday, August 23rd, 2018August 23, 2018 – Summer on Long Island Sound’s coast is a drawn-out carnival of shorebirds. Here’s a straightforward guided tour of what we saw at the Milford Point Coastal Center on Wednesday morning, August 22.
Whimbrel
Thursday, August 2nd, 2018August 3, 2018 — All of Connecticut’s coastal shorebird habitat attracts Whimbrels, but the Coastal Center at Milford Point is an especially favorable place to look for them because of the way high tides concentrate shorebirds in a relatively small open area.
Purple Martin
Saturday, April 28th, 2018April 28, 2018. As spring unfolds, Purple Martin landlords anxiously await the arrival of their tenants. Purple Martins are beautiful, much-admired songbirds, and these popular swallows are sought after as backyard birds all across the U.S., particularly in the south and east.
Rough-legged Hawk
Friday, January 12th, 2018January 12, 2018. They are most easily found along the coast at places such as Connecticut Audubon’s Coastal Center at Milford Point and Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, where birders found a Rough-legged on Monday and Tuesday. Another was seen at Long Beach in Stratford on Tuesday.
Red-breasted Merganser
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017December 20, 2017. Red-breasted Mergansers can be found in large groups, as big as 50 to 60 individuals at times.
Snow Bunting
Wednesday, December 6th, 2017December 6, 2017. A bleak winter day can be brightened by the sight of the small, graceful songbird called the Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis).
Semipalmated Plover
Monday, July 24th, 2017July 25, 2017. Semipalmated Plovers have recently reappeared on Connecticut beaches, right on time at the beginning of their fall migration.
Roseate Tern
Thursday, July 20th, 2017July 20, 2017. July and August is a good time to look for this endangered bird from the shores of Long Island Sound.
Clapper Rail
Friday, July 14th, 2017July 14, 2017. These marsh birds are known for their elusive nature and are more often heard than seen.
Purple Martin
Friday, July 7th, 2017July 7, 2017 — Purple Martins are the largest of the seven swallow family members that one can observe in Connecticut.
Lecturer Enlightens Audience of 130 about Hidden Lives of Snowy Owls
Sunday, February 1st, 2015January 26, 2015 – Before last winter, the common wisdom was that the Snowy Owls that occasionally left their Arctic breeding grounds to winter further south did so because they were desperate for food and arrived in our area exhausted and starving. But according to Don Crockett, who develops the interactive Snowy Owl maps for […]
Lecturer Enlightens Audience about the Hidden Lives of Snowy Owls
Monday, January 26th, 2015Before last winter, the common wisdom was that the Snowy Owls that occasionally left their Arctic breeding grounds to winter further south did so because they were desperate for food and arrived in our area exhausted and starving. But according to Don Crockett, who develops the interactive Snowy Owl maps for Project SNOWStorm, that common […]
Lecturer Enlightens Audience of 130 about Hidden Lives of Snowy Owls
Monday, January 26th, 2015January 26, 2015 – Before last winter, the common wisdom was that the Snowy Owls that occasionally left their Arctic breeding grounds to winter further south did so because they were desperate for food and arrived in our area exhausted and starving. But according to Don Crockett, who develops the interactive Snowy Owl maps for […]
From Dragon Doodle to Panorama: How a Trumbull Student Painted the Coastal Center’s New Mural
Saturday, January 24th, 2015January 9, 2015 – Laura Bollert had never even seen the Milford Point Coastal Center before her first day as a volunteer camp counselor in 2012. She was a rising high school senior, and it seemed a good way to earn community service credits for graduation. As that first day ended, other counselors were saying […]
The Hidden Lives of the Snowy Owl: A Presentation by Don Crockett of Project SNOWstorm
Friday, January 9th, 2015Our new location at Milford City Hall has balcony seats that we will make available first come, first served, for $10 per person, payable at the door. If you’re fascinated by the Snowy Owls that have been so prominent in Connecticut this winter and last, this program will interest you. Sunday, January 252:30-3:30 p.m.Milford City […]
Western Sandpiper
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014September 16, 2014 – Sandy Point in West Haven has produced a Western Sandpiper this week. Numerous in its range, Western Sandpiper is considered a vagrant in Connecticut, with about half a dozen sightings each year.
