Connecticut Audubon Society

May 1, 2008
Connecticut Audubon Society Celebrates 2008 “International Migratory Bird Day”
During May at CAS Centers in Fairfield, Glastonbury, Milford, Pomfret and Hampton

April 22, 2008
Connecticut Audubon Society Receives Highest Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
Donate Online Through April 30 and Receive a Free $5 L.L. Bean Gift Card!

March 25, 2008
Another Sign of Spring! Osprey Pair Returns to Milford Point
Nesting Platform for 12th Year in Row: View the Action Live
And 24/7 on State’s 1st Osprey Cam: www.ctaudubon.org

February 11, 2008 Press Release
Connecticut Audubon Society Issues 2008 Connecticut State of the Birds Report:
Focuses on Conservation Strategies for Six Bird Species At Risk
To Illustrate Complexities & Challenges of Bird Conservation, Habitat Protection

February 8, 2008 Media Advisory

CT Audubon Society To Issue 2008 “Connecticut State of the Birds” Report At Feb. 11 Press Conference in Hartford, CT. New Report Focuses on Conservation Strategies for Five Bird Species “In Serious Trouble To Illustrate How Complex the Problems and the Solutions Are.

February 8, 2008 Media Advisory

CL&P, Yankee Gas, Northeast Utilities Transmission and
Lady Katharine Cruises Sponsoring CT Audubon’s
“Eagles in Flight” Program for Over 200 Hartford &
Middletown Students on Friday, February 15 in Essex

January 31, 2008 Press Release

Come to Connecticut Audubon Society’s 9th Annual Eagle Festival™!
A Great Family Getaway on Feb. 16-17 in Essex, CT That:
a) Celebrates the Bald Eagle, a National Conservation Success Story!
b) Celebrates the Connecticut River and our State’s Natural Beauty!
c) Offers FREE Family Programs All Weekend Long!
d) Offers Up-Close Encounters with Birds of Prey & Eagle-Viewing Boat Tours!
e) Saves Gas and Promotes Family Harmony during Feb. School Break!

January 16, 2008
Connecticut Audubon Society’s 2008 Eagle Festival™ Stars Phil Donahue, Faith Middleton of WNPR and the Largest Concentration of Wintering Bald Eagles in the Northeast! Don’t Miss This Ninth Annual Celebration in Essex, CT, Feb. 16-17, 2008.Two Days of FREE Events for Families, Children and Birders of All Ages,PLUS 8 Eagle-Viewing Guided Boat Tours Along the Connecticut River!

October 14, 2007 Press Release
Our "Big Sit" Bird-spotting Team was a BIG Success!
101 Bird Species Were Spotted at Milford Point in 14 Hours –

Setting New Connecticut State Record!

October 5, 2007 Media Advisory
Essex Savings Bank the First Sponsor of Connecticut Audubon Society’s 2008 Eagle Festival™!

World-renowned Scientists Dr. James Watson and Dr. Edward O. Wilson Together
Friday, August 16, 2007 for “Minds of Science: A Conversation for the New Century” at Fairfield University. Historic Event Presented/Moderated by Phil Donahue for CT Audubon Society.
FREE tickets are available to the public. Click Here for more information.

Support our Raven Luna-Ticks birding team during 24th annual "World Series of Birding" on May 12, 2007. For 9 years Connecticut Audubon Society has fielded a bird team at the annual
"World Series of Birding," a national-level, 24-hour competitive event. In 2006 our team --
the Raven Luna-Ticks -- identified 211 bird species in 24 hours and raised almost $10,000 for CT Audubon's bird education programs! Support our 2007 Raven Luna-Ticks team: click here to learn more about the event, how you can support CT Audubon, and to download a pledge form.

April 25, 2007 Press Release:

3rd Annual Bird Carving & Wildlife Art Show May 5-6, 2007 at the Center at Fairfield

Some of the country’s top bird carvers and wildlife artists – including many CT artists -- will exhibit their work and demonstrate their craft during CT Audubon"s “Bird Carving & Wildlife Art Show.” Featured bird carvers and wildlife artists include: Floyd Schulz; Dave Farrington; Jack Tierney; William Rice; Bud Haines; Peter Bowe; Steve Dudley and a host of other “Best in Show” and blue-ribbon-award-winning bird carvers and wildlife artists.

April 13, 2007 Press Release:

DEP Announces New Grasslands Conservation Initiative in Partnership with Connecticut Audubon Society and Other Conservation Organizations -- You Can Help by Reporting
Sightings of Grassland Birds

March 22, 2007 Press Release:
Osprey Pair Returns Today to Milford Point Nest:
View Live Activity on State’s First Osprey Cam: www.ctaudubon.org

February 27, 2007 Press Release:

Connecticut Audubon Society Issues 2nd Annual "Connecticut State of the Birds":

2007 report identifies specific man-made threats that kill millions of native birds annually.

Media Advisory for February 27, 2007 Press Conference:
Connecticut Audubon Society Issues 2nd Annual "Connecticut State of the Birds":

2007 report on specific man-made threats that kill millions of native birds annually.
Click here to read the media advisory.

December 8, 2006
The 2007 Eagle (Festival™) Has Landed!
Phil Donahue, Faith Middleton of WNPR, and a Few Feathered Friends
Announce Plans for CT Audubon Society’s 8th Annual Eagle Festival™
(Click here to see photos and for more information.)

October 20, 2006

Halloween & Harvest Happenings at Connecticut Audubon Society

October 3, 2006

Connecticut Audubon Society Elects Fujitsu Senior Vice President Lorne Wilson as

Newest Board Member

September 14, 2006

Independent Audubons of Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island share in $3 million worth of Fujitsu technology, part of a $30 million technology grant program

July 21, 2006
Rare Bird Alert: Red-necked Stint at Milford Point

Other on-line resources for Red-necked Stint:
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Red-necked Stint images found on Google

July 11, 2006

Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point Offers a Wonderful Way to Spend a Summer Day On Guided Canoe Tours of Charles Wheeler Salt Marsh

June 24, 2006

Connecticut Audubon Society Wins a 2006 "Historic Preservation Award" From Fairfield Historical Society for Its Historic Birdcraft Museum

May 24, 2006
To protect the nests of Snowy Egrets, Great Egrets, Glossy Ibis and Little Blue Herons, the State's DEP closed Charles Island in Milford and Duck Island in Westbrook to the public through September 9. DEP also asks the public to avoid the shoreline nesting areas of Piping Plovers and Least Terns. Click here.

April 27, 2006
Connecticut Audubon Society’s New Connecticut State of the Birds Report: First-Ever Statewide Overview Finds Habitat Loss Threatens Many Species. Also: 50 birds are listed as "Endangered," Threatened," or "Special Concern" by CT's Department of Environmental Protection. Click here.

January 25, 2006