January 16, 2019 – Seven hundred fifty elementary students from Discovery Magnet School and Park City Magnet School, both in Bridgeport, will participate in the Connecticut Audubon Society’s award-winning Science in Nature Education Program, thanks to a generous $15,000 grant from the Horizon Foundation.
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Press Release – Horizon Foundation Funds 30 Classrooms of Science in Nature Education Program for Bridgeport Students
Thursday, January 17th, 2019Summer Camp 2019
Tuesday, May 28th, 2019Weekly Camps held through August 16 Capacity is Limited – Click here for complete details including registration information. Center at Fairfield, 2325 Burr Street, Fairfield. AGES 4 – 5* (Half Day) August 5-9 Nature’s Music Makers August 12-16 (FILLED) Camp Extravaganza: A virtual smorgasbord of favorite summer fun, this week is all about what campers […]
Media coverage: 2018 State of the Birds
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018How did the state’s media cover Connecticut State of the Birds 2018? Take a look at these links. Hartford Courant New Haven Register/Hearst WNPR/Connecticut Public Broadcasting WSHU Milford Mirror/Hersam Acorn weeklies Waterbury Republican-American Hamlet Hub
Bird Finder for January 19: Ross’s Goose, a Connecticut Rarity
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016Grab your spotting scope and head to East Windsor to look for this rare visitor to Connecticut (and several other rare visitors as well).
Bird Finder for June 10: Glossy Ibis
Tuesday, June 9th, 2015June 10, 2015 – Ibises are a group of nearly 30 species of distinctive wading birds that occur worldwide. Here in Connecticut we commonly see one species of ibis, the Glossy Ibis, which occurs locally along the coast during the summer season.
Eastern Meadowlark — A Sweet Singer: Bird Finder for June 5.
Friday, June 5th, 2015Eastern Meadowlark
One of our most threatened species, the Eastern Meadowlark has slowly disappeared in Connecticut along with the large and rambling agricultural meadows that once dominated our landscape.
Roland Clement, former chairman of the board of Connecticut Audubon Society, passes away at age 102
Monday, March 23rd, 2015Connecticut Audubon Society mourns the passing of Roland Clement, the former chairman of its Board of Directors, on Saturday, March 21, at age 102. Mr. Clement died at his home in Hamden. Mr. Clement spent his life immersed in ornithology in New England and throughout North America, and his love of birds carried over to […]
First One Back: Pine Warbler — Bird Finder for March 19, 2015
Thursday, March 19th, 2015Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Of all the warblers that breed in Connecticut, the first to return in spring is the Pine Warbler, arriving just about now, in mid- to late March.
Osprey Nation: 2014 Final Report
Tuesday, March 17th, 2015March 10, 2015In 2014 Connecticut Audubon Society launched Osprey Nation[i], a statewide program aimed to monitor and help enhance the osprey population in the state. In a two pronged approach, the Connecticut Audubon Society has sought to support and facilitate scientific research on the ospreys, particularly the large colony at the mouth of the Connecticut […]
Tufted Duck: Bird Finder for March 12
Thursday, March 12th, 2015Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Connecticut birders have been flocking to Captain’s Cove in Bridgeport to see a rare Tufted Duck, a species not recorded in Connecticut for approximately 15 years.
American Black Duck
Thursday, March 5th, 2015American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
American Black Ducks are a large-bodied dabbling duck about the size of a mallard. They have a yellowish bill with a gray head and dark body. When in flight they appear to be black in color, which helps distinguish them when mixed with Mallards.
Horned Grebe: Bird Finder for February 27
Friday, February 27th, 2015Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Horned Grebes are small, diving waterbirds that are currently presenting their black and white plumage in the cold, winter waters along Long Island Sound.
Thick-billed Murre: Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder for February 19
Thursday, February 19th, 2015Thick-billed Murre
Uria lonvia
On a trip he led to Montauk this month, Andy Griswold, director of our EcoTravel program, found two Thick-billed Murres in waters less than 16 miles from Connecticut; and Frank Gallo, associate director of our Milford Point Coastal Center, saw one briefly at Hammonasset Beach State Park.
It’s a Hawk-Eat-Hawk World
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015This amazing brief video, shot on a smart phone yesterday, shows an immature Red-tailed Hawk devouring a mature Sharp-shinned Hawk, in the backyard of CAS President Alex Brash’s house, in Riverside. Alex’s son, Ian, took the video. Red-tailed Hawks of course prey mostly on small mammals; Sharpies are designed to catch songbirds on the wing. […]
Redhead: Connecticut Audubon Bird Finder for February 13
Thursday, February 12th, 2015Redheads are often found with other diving ducks this time of year in Connecticut’s coastal embayments that are not frozen over. This month Redheads have been seen in Fairfield and New Haven counties.
Evening Grosbeak
Saturday, February 7th, 2015February 7, 2015 – Evening Grosbeaks love sunflower seeds, and may most likely be found at stocked feeders in the northern corners of 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 […]
Common Redpoll
Thursday, January 29th, 2015January 29, 2015 – Common Redpolls are “irruptive” winter visitors to Connecticut. That is, they occur only in winters during which their food supply to the north is depleted. This species breeds in the Arctic tundra and northern boreal forests. Redpolls are absent from Connecticut during most winters, but over the past few weeks they have appeared in small numbers throughout the state.
Nick Bonomo Joins Our ‘Bird Finder’ Team
Tuesday, January 27th, 2015This week we’re introducing the second new contributor to our weekly Connecticut Audubon Society Bird Finder, Nick Bonomo. As Nick likes to say, he “has been birding Connecticut since his early teens and has not stopped since.” He leads tours for our EcoTravel program and has been a regular part of the top-notch birding team […]
