Downy Woodpecker
Anyone with a bird feeder already knows this diminutive woodpecker. At about six inches in length, this black and white clinging bird has a coast to coast distribution and is the smallest of our woodpecker family. It is here in Connecticut year round and does not migrate.
Wood Thrush
It’s not too late in the season to hear the beautiful, flute-like call of the Wood Thrush throughout – as its name would indicate – the woods of rural Connecticut.
On Saturday, June 27th, Amanda Flanagan and family, along with Nelson North, director Fairfield operations for the Connecticut Audubon Society, gathered at the head of the Larsen Sanctuary’s Deer Meadow Trail to celebrate the dedication of the trail in memory of her late husband, John Patrick Flanagan. The John Patrick Flanagan Foundation is a major […]
Check back in with us for the 2016 paddle season. Spend a lovely day with us on a relaxing guided canoe tour of the 840-acre Charles E. Wheeler Salt Marsh at Milford Point. Contact the Coastal Center for more information. 2016 Dates TBA Private tours also available. Coastal Center CanoesCAS Members $27/person, $69/canoe (3 people)Non-members $35/person, […]
July 13, 2015 – Osprey Nation, the Connecticut Audubon Society’s citizen science program, has grown significantly in its second year, with more volunteer stewards documenting, mapping and monitoring considerably more nests than last year. Statewide, 134 Connecticut residents are volunteering this nesting season to collect bi-weekly and monthly data on the state’s rapidly increasing Osprey […]
The Connecticut General Assembly concluded its 2015 session last week by agreeing to provide significant funds for open space preservation, narrowly averting a proposal that would have been disastrous to conservation efforts.
July 9, 2015 – Buff-breasted Sandpiper has occurred annually at Hammonasset Beach State Park and at our Milford Point Coastal Center, where one or two are reported each year.
What happens when a female Robin loses her babies? The mothering instinct is strong. Here is a situation we heard about this morning via email, from Sharon Eiter, who lives near Hartford: “There is a bird nest in a honeysuckle shrub on a trellis in our yard. We have watched both a robin and male and female […]
July 13, 2015 — Osprey Nation, the Connecticut Audubon Society’s citizen science program, has grown significantly in its second year, with more volunteer stewards documenting, mapping and monitoring considerably more nests than last year. Statewide, 134 Connecticut residents are volunteering this nesting season to collect bi-weekly and monthly data on the state’s rapidly increasing Osprey […]
Black Skimmer
The sandbars at our Coastal Center at Milford Point in summer are probably the most reliable place in the state to see Black Skimmers, especially in June and in late August and early September.
Birthday Parties Celebrate your child’s birthday with The Connecticut Audubon Society! We provide a fun-filled, 45-minute nature-based program of your choice for your child and 15 guests. Program offerings include: Totally Turtles, Slither & Slime, Creature Feature, Winged Wonder and more! Parties are available on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. -noon or 1-2:30 p.m. Weekday parties […]
June 27 from 10 – 11:30a.m.In this fun family program, you’ll learn how to identify trees in the Larsen Sanctuary, and then put your knowledge to work as you compete in an identification quiz. The team who correctly names the most trees wins a prize! $6/person for members and $6/person for nonmembers. Preregistration required 203-259-6305 […]
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
The Pileated Woodpecker is the largest woodpecker found in Connecticut. Crow-sized, it is an inhabitant of the mixed deciduous and coniferous forests of North America.
June 24, 2015 – Helped by a lively and enthusiastic group of young campers, The Connecticut Audubon Society unveiled its new logo today at an event at the organization’s Center at Fairfield. Almost 50 campers, from grades kindergarten through 5, proudly donned crisp white tee shirts with the new logo on the front. Alex Brash, […]
In the summer of 2014, we started to look for a way to distinguish ourselves, to let people know that we had a new outlook and a new energy, and that we were using these things to build on the successes of the past. For perspective, HMSDesign of Fairfield showed us the logos of about […]
June 24, 2015 – The Connecticut Audubon Society has a new logo and a new look, and we are pleased and proud to be able to share it today with our members and supporters. We unveiled the new logo this morning at a lively event with our summer camp kids in Fairfield (read the news […]
* * * Watch for our redesigned and totally awesome new website, coming later this week! * * *
June 18, 2015 – Michelle Eckman, Connecticut Audubon Society’s director of education and an expert in environmental and climate change education, has been appointed to the Connecticut Greenways Council. The council, with its 10 volunteer members and two ex-officio members, advises state agencies, local governments and private businesses on establishing a system of greenways throughout […]
