April 4, 2019 – Connecticut Audubon EcoTravel sent a group to the prairie to find these birds last week. The birding and the landscape were awesome.
Posts Tagged ‘EcoTravel’
Cranes and Waterfowl
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019Member profile: Rob Taylor
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018October 2018 – A violinist, lyricist, and librettist by profession, Rob Taylor is also a seasoned traveler whose birding trips have brought him around the world. He joined a Connecticut Audubon tour of Cuba as a guest seven years ago and returned to lead the tour as an EcoTravel volunteer the following year. Since then, […]
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Another Connecticut First!
Tuesday, August 14th, 2018August 14, 2018 – You may have heard by now that there is a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck in Essex! It’s quite the buzz in the birding community and if accepted by the birding powers as a wild bird, it will be a first state record.
Pink-footed Goose
Friday, March 9th, 2018March 9, 2018. Pink-footed Goose is becoming a more regular visitor to the United States east coast, with recent sightings in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland, and out on Long Island.
Snowy Owls in Connecticut, Winter 2017-2018
Sunday, December 10th, 2017December 10, 2017. Welcome to the 2017 Snowy Owl season! With over 10 different sightings already reported in Connecticut and perhaps a hundred or more from Virginia to Maine, there is no doubt this is an irruption year.
Eagle/Osprey Boat Cruises on the Connecticut River
Friday, April 7th, 2017Don’t Miss The Boat! Saturday, April 29 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Come search for majestic Bald Eagles and welcome Connecticut River Osprey back to their breeding grounds. Cruises will be aboard the motor vessel Becky Thatcher and leave from Eagle Landing State park in Haddam. Connecticut Audubon Society naturalists are on board the […]
Bird Finder for March 21: Mew Gull
Monday, March 21st, 2016Mew Gull: The smallest of the “white-headed” gulls in North America, the Mew Gull has been seen at Hammonasset.
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 November 12: Red-headed Woodpecker
Thursday, November 12th, 2015Red-headed Woodpecker: This almost unmistakable bird is more commonly found to our west and south but this year there have been a number of sightings in Connecticut and surrounding states.
Tree Swallow
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015Tree Swallow
At this time of year you can witness one of the world’s most spectacular avian sights on the Connecticut River, as thousands of Tree Swallows converge at sunset to settle in at a giant communal roost.
Swainson’s Warbler: A Bird You’ve Never Seen Here
Thursday, April 30th, 2015April 30, 2015 – Swainson’s Warbler, one of those “little brown jobs,” has been seen in the states around Connecticut but never here. As with the Prothonotary Warbler that has been visiting our Larsen Sanctuary in Fairfield, there is the possibility of an overshoot when birds move back to their breeding grounds, which reach as far north as Virginia.
Audubon’s Aviary at the New-York Historical Society: A Trip for Our Members
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015Attention Audubon aficionados! Join Connecticut Audubon Society for our May member event: a trip to the New York Historical Society for a final viewing of masterpieces by John James Audubon. Audubon’s Aviary: The Final Flight will showcase the New-York Historical Society collection of John James Audubon’s preparatory watercolors for the sumptuous double-elephant-folio print edition of […]
Machu Picchu with Lucy Bingham: An EcoTravel Bucket List Trip
Friday, February 20th, 2015April 14 – 25, 2015 12 Days! Follow the footsteps of the Incas and explorer Hiram Bingham! Leader is Lucy Bingham, a Connecticut native, outstanding travel writer, and granddaughter of Hiram. Visit one of the world’s deepest canyons and search for Andean Condor. Hike to ruins and relax in some of the finest hot-springs imaginable. […]
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.
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 […]
Cruise the Connecticut in Search of Bald Eagles
Saturday, January 24th, 2015Our EcoTravel team is leading guided cruises on the lower Connecticut River in search of Bald Eagles and other wintering birds and wildlife. These 2 1/4-hour cruises depart from Eagle Landing State Park in Haddam and take place aboard RiverQuest, a 64-foot vessel with a heated cabin and open decks on the bow and stern […]
