April 5, 2020 — Don’t let the cat out of the house. Outdoor cats kill an estimated 1.3 – 4 billion birds in North America every year (they also kill 6.3–22.3 billion mammals annually).
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Trail to Earth Day #5: It’s Cool for Cats to be Indoors
Sunday, April 5th, 2020The Daily Bird: Canvasback
Friday, April 3rd, 2020April 3, 2020 — Of all the waterfowl found in North America, perhaps none are more deserving of the title King than the dramatic Canvasback.
Video (1 minute, 30 seconds): “A bluebird comes tenderly up to alight …”
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020April 2, 2020 — This is the time of year to put your Eastern Bluebird box up (and if you don’t get bluebirds, maybe you’ll get Tree Swallows). Deirdra Wallin and Stefan Martin were back in the field again at Deer Pond Farm recently to talk about it.
News: Osprey Nation 2019 Season Report
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020April 2, 2020 — The sixth season of the Osprey Nation citizen science project saw increases in the total number of Osprey nests in Connecticut.
The Daily Bird: Red-breasted Merganser
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020April 2, 2020 — The Red-breasted Merganser’s distinguishing characteristics are a long neck, a scarlet bill, and a double crest at the back of the heads of both males and females.
Trail to Earth Day #2: Make Your Property a Great Place for Birds and Insects — and For Yourself
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020April 2, 2020 — Landscape for birds. Lots of us can make the property we live on far more sustainable, in lots of ways. Reduce the size of your lawn. Let the clover take over.
The Daily Bird: Northern Gannet
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020April 1, 2020 — Some people associate spring migration with songbirds such as warblers or other delightfully petite and colorful passerines but there’s another bird that comes to my mind – the Northern Gannet.
Trail to Earth Day #1: Hike, Walk — Be Safe But Get Outdoors
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020April 1, 2020 — Idea number 1: Go for a walk. Governors and health officials are telling us to stay home but they’re also saying it’s fine to go for a safe walk. In fact, they say it might be essential.
The Trail to Earth Day
Tuesday, March 31st, 2020March 31, 2020 — The 50th Earth Day is April 22. How are you celebrating or marking the occasion? We have ideas, almost two dozen of them, and we’ll share them, one per day, over the next three weeks.
The Daily Bird: Palm Warbler
Monday, March 30th, 2020March 31, 2020 — If you wait until May to look for spring warblers in Connecticut, you might miss seeing this gem.
The Daily Bird: Winter Wren
Monday, March 30th, 2020March 30, 2020 — Winter Wrens can be found throughout the state at this time of year although they are usually hard to find because of their secretive habits. The best place to look is in thick brush near streams.
Habitat management at the Haagenson preserve
Wednesday, March 25th, 2020March 25, 2020 — Since last fall, a small group of neighbors and I have started a habitat rehabilitation project at the Harlo N. Haagenson Preserve, 137 Creek Row, East Haddam. We first cut all the trails back from the encroaching invasive bushes. We cut many of the invasive bushes and vines — autumn olive, […]
In support of the Blue Plan, environmental justice, and restrictions on polystyrene
Friday, February 21st, 2020Testimony of The Connecticut Audubon Society in support of HJ 1 to adopt the Blue Plan, HB 5103 An Act Requiring an Evaluation of the State’s Environmental Justice Law and SB 99 To Restrict the use And Distribution Of Polystyrene Products Across the State. February 21st, 2020 The Connecticut Audubon Society thanks the Committee and […]
2020 Audubon Alliance training sessions
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020March 3, 2020 — You’re invited to make a difference for threatened birds at the beach as an official summer volunteer of the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds. Training sessions are scheduled for Old Lyme and Stratford next week.
Postponed til March 23, 2021. Author Scott Weidensaul to Speak in Ridgefield
Wednesday, February 26th, 2020February 26, 2020 – Author Scott Weidensaul, whose book Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds was nominated for a Pultizer Prize, will be giving a lecture on bird migration and habitats at the Ridgefield Library at 1 p.m. Tuesday March 24. The talk, part of the annual Conservation Meeting of the Ridgefield Garden Club, is co-sponsored by the Connecticut Audubon Society. It is free and open to the public but seating is limited. Register on the library website.
Connecticut Audubon calls for a ban on horseshoe crab fishing
Thursday, February 13th, 2020February 17, 2020 — The Connecticut Audubon Society is calling on state officials to ban the harvest of horseshoe crabs in Connecticut and to increase law enforcement efforts to curtail illegal horseshoe crab harvesting.
Connecticut Audubon’s horseshoe crab testimony, February 2020
Thursday, February 13th, 2020Stocks of horseshoe crabs have been determined to be in poor condition. Increasing horseshoe crabs to carrying capacity is critical to the viability of the federally listed Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa), other migratory shorebirds, sportfish, and forage fish.
10 actions you can take inow to help Connecticut’s birds
Tuesday, January 14th, 2020Since 1970, bird populations in North America have dropped by 29 percent; there are now approximately 2.9 billion fewer birds in North America than there were 50 years ago. Ignoring the problem won’t solve it. Feeling guilty about it won’t solve it. You can help Connecticut’s birds, and when you do, you’ll be directly helping […]
10 actions you can take to Save Connecticut’s Birds!
Tuesday, January 14th, 2020Since 1970, bird populations in North America have dropped by about 3- percent; there are now approximately 3 billion fewer birds in North America than there were 50 years ago. Ignoring the problem won’t solve it. Feeling guilty about it won’t solve it. You can help Connecticut’s birds, and when you do, you’ll be directly […]
Connecticut Audubon supports the new Migratory Bird Protection Act
Friday, January 10th, 2020January 10, 2020 – A new version of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act introduced this week in the U.S. House of Representatives would halt the recent rollback of regulations and standards that have protected birds for a century. Connecticut Audubon is strongly supporting the legislation and is urging Connecticut’s House members to become co-sponsors.
