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40 Piping Plovers nested and 38 babies fledged at Milford Point in 2025. No beach in Connecticut has had more in at least four decades.

December 18, 2025—The sandspit at the Coastal Center at Milford Point has long hosted a thriving nesting population of Piping Plovers. But as productive as it has been in the past, this year was even better. A record number of Piping Plover chicks fledged there in 2025. In fact, more Piping Plovers hatched there — 38 — than on any beach anywhere in Connecticut in the four decades that records have been kept.

Osprey Nation 2025 Report: New Data Showing a Small but Concerning Drop in Connecticut’s Osprey Population Validate Need for Fish Prey Study

December 4, 2025 — New data from the Connecticut Audubon Society’s Osprey Nation program show the lowest number of young birds per nest in the program’s 12-year history, a small but worrying dip in the population that underscores the need for a study of Osprey food and feeding habits in the state. The 2025 […]

2025 Conservation News

Click HERE for Connecticut Audubon’s fall 2025 Conservation News. It includes: “Knowledge is power: Your support helps students turn lessons into action” Connecticut Audubon’s team of educators across the state is working with students and teachers to pick up trash near rivers and Long Island Sound. Even more important, school kids are learning how to […]

Connecticut State of the Birds 2025—“Conservation Works: Building a Better Future for Birds” Highlights Progress and Promise Amid Ongoing Challenges

November 7, 2025—Conservationists across Connecticut and beyond are trying to show that doing things differently may be the key to bringing birds back. Connecticut Audubon’s 2025 Connecticut State of the Birds report — “Conservation Works: Building a Better Future for Birds” — looks at examples of innovation and collaboration that are aimed at restoring […]

Connecticut State of the Birds 2025: Recommendations and Action Items

Bird conservation after the landmark 2019 study “Decline of North American Avifauna” requires effective local work in coordination with regional and national efforts. This report has highlighted what is working and where the challenges remain. Based on these lessons, we recommend the following. Use Ospreys as Sentinel Species Connecticut Audubon will launch a pilot project […]

Connecticut State of the Birds 2025: Two Stories of Hope and Ingenuity

November 7, 2025—Across Connecticut, conservationists are carrying out projects that will benefit local conservation and also contribute to bird protection in a wider area. In one example, the Northeast Bird Habitat Conservation Initiative, a project of the Highstead Foundation and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is connecting land trusts, scientists, and landowners in Northwest Connecticut […]

Fall migration is here. We want to make it more fun for you, and better for birds.

September 2, 2025 — Fall is a great time to celebrate and enjoy birds by going birding. And it’s a great time to do a few simple things to help birds make their migratory journeys safely without, for example, smashing into windows or stopping to refuel in places with no food or cover. We’re celebrating this year with a full slate of migration programs and tips for how to help birds. We’re calling it the Bird-Friendly Fall.

Neonics ban heads list of 4 important environmental bills that become law in the state in 2025

July 14, 2025—The Connecticut Audubon Society and its members focused a lot of attention in the first half of 2025 on convincing lawmakers in Hartford to pass a law banning neonicotinoid pesticides.

2025 Migration Magic: A month of fun and friendly competition raises more than $41K to help Connecticut’s birds

June 25, 2025—More than 1,500 people helped the cause of bird conservation in Connecticut this May by participating in Migration Magic 2025 — birding, donating, and attending walks and programs throughout the state. Together they raised $41,650 for bird conservation — almost one third more than last year, making the 2025 Migration Magic Birdathon a great success.

10 great films slated for benefit showing of Mountainfilm on Tour in Hartford, Sunday, June 29

June 16, 2025—Mountainfilm on Tour comes to Cinestudio at Trinity College, Hartford, on Sunday, June 29, at 1 p.m. for a special 10-film showing to benefit the environmental education work of Connecticut Audubon’s Greater Hartford program. Cinestudio’s high quality, single-screen theater is ideal for the immersive Mountainfilm experience.

Connecticut moves closer to a law that bans neonics. Congratulations and thank you to the scores of advocates who spoke out on this important issue.

May 29, 2025—Connecticut is just a step away from banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on 300,000 acres of lawns, golf courses, and other areas of turf grass. Yesterday, the State House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 9, an important climate change, pesticides and rodenticides bill. The Senate passed it two weeks ago. It will now go to Governor Ned Lamont.

An important pesticides bill passes the State Senate and now moves to the House. Here’s what you need to know

May 23, 2025 — Senate Bill 9 has passed the State Senate by a vote of 28–8 — a significant step forward, though not a complete victory. It now heads to the House. If passed there, it will move on to the Governor’s desk for final approval.

Neonics Bill Update: Time to Contact Your State Officials

April 30, 2025—There’s good news about the work being done to enact a stronger pesticide law in Hartford, but also a serious concern. It is important for you to contact your legislators as soon as you can.

News Release: Connecticut Audubon Society Welcomes Bird Enthusiasts to Migration Magic 2025

April 17, 2025—Connecticut Audubon invites people from across the state to participate in Migration Magic 2025, a month-long celebration of bird migration taking place throughout May. May is the peak month for spring bird migration. On some days, more than half a million birds migrate into and over Connecticut, many of them staying to rest, feed and look for places to nest. It is an ideal time to experience this amazing annual phenomenon, and Migration Magic is designed to help you enjoy it in dozens of ways.

Launch party! “The Naturalists’ Guide to Migration Magic 2025” — a free Zoom program

April 10, 2025—You’re invited to a special free Zoom presentation to help you get the most enjoyment out of spring migration and help us launch Migration Magic 2025. It’s called “The Naturalists’ Guide to Migration Magic 2025,” and it’s scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, 7 p.m.

Volunteer for Connecticut Audubon’s Osprey Nation project and help monitor and protect the state’s Osprey population! (We especially need people with boats.)

April 7, 2025—Volunteers choose or are assigned a nest, which they visit at least twice a month, from April until late in summer. They take and submit notes on their observations, especially the number of young Ospreys in the nest, the number who successfully leave the nest, and the dates on which that happens. It’s an enjoyable task, and many volunteers have continued on for several years or more.

Action Alert: Send an email today to help get an important pesticide law passed

March 25, 2025—An important bird protection bill is on the brink of moving forward in Hartford. But it needs your help. A simple email will do it. The bill number is HB 6916. It’s called An Act Concerning the Use of Neonicotinoids — insecticides also known as neonics. Please email your State Senator and State House member. Ask them to speak to the co-chairs of the Environment Committee, Senator Rick Lopes and Rep. John-Michael Parker, and to urge the co-chairs to let the committee vote on the bill.

“Neonics: High Harm and Low Benefit,” a presentation at the Newtown library about the hazards of insecticides

February 14, 2024 — Community advocates interested in the problems caused by widely-used neonicotinoid pesticides and what can be done to reduce their use are invited to a special free presentation, “Neonics: High Harm and Low Benefit,” in Newtown on Sunday, February 23.

Connecticut Audubon strongly supports new bills in Hartford that will protect birds by limiting insecticides and rodenticides

February 13, 2025 — Two bills introduced in Hartford this month would lead to significant reductions in dangerous insecticides and rodent poisons in the state, protecting birds and other wildlife. Both have the strong support of the Connecticut Audubon Society.

Want to prevent birds from crashing into your windows? It’s all in the lines, dots, stencils and decals.

February 10, 2025—It’s always a shock and a little sickening to hear a bird smash into a window. But there are solutions. And because a least 400 million birds die each year in the U.S. when they crash into windows in houses and other small buildings, we can all make a difference in solving this big problem. Kaitlyn Parkins, the glass collisions program coordinator for American Bird Conservancy, discussed the problem and the solutions on Wednesday, February 5, as part of Connecticut Audubon’s Young, Gifted and Wild About Birds series.

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