November 8, 2018 – Once the temperatures begin to drop, the fall migration is just about over, and the bird diversity in woods drops significantly, there’s nothing quite like catching a glimpse of a beautifully marked Wood Duck passively floating on an otherwise vacant pond.
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Wood Duck
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018Press Release – New Estuary Reserve in Old Lyme and Groton Will Help Expand Scientific Research and Conservation Education
Thursday, November 1st, 2018November 1, 2018 – Some of the best wildlife habitat on the Connecticut River estuary and in southeastern Connecticut, including coves, islands, and marshes in Old Lyme, are included in a new national reserve created to bring in funding for scientific research and conservation education. The National Estuarine Research Reserve encompasses the Lord Cove and […]
Common Raven
Wednesday, October 31st, 2018October 31, 2018 – If you’d like to see a Common Raven in Connecticut this All Hallows’ Eve, hills with cliff faces are a good place to look. East Rock and West Rock in New Haven and Hubbard Park in Meriden have resident pairs.
Evening Grosbeak
Wednesday, October 24th, 2018October 24, 2018 – The iconic “winter finch.” Nobody cares how much sunflower seed a flock can decimate, as long as they do it at your feeder.
Ballot question #2 wins!
Friday, September 21st, 2018November 7, 2018 – Connecticut voters approved a Constitutional Amendment protecting Connecticut’s public lands yesterday. The Amendment requires the Connecticut General Assembly to hold a public hearing and gain a 2/3 majority vote before state-owned park, forest, wildlife management area, or farmland is sold, swapped, or given away. This means greater transparency for the public […]
2018 Annual Meeting, October 20th, New London Harbor & eastern LI Sound
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Member profile: Patsy McCook
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018October 18 – The area around the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center first captivated Patsy McCook with its Ospreys, vistas, and the seeming impossibility of unspoiled land so close to I-95. But as a member of the center’s regional board since its early days some five years ago, she’s found the center’s organizational side just […]
Member profile: Alison Davis
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018October 2018 – Had Alison Davis not remembered that a certain old farm might be for sale back in 1959, Trail Wood as we know it might not exist. Alison’s husband, then first selectman of Hampton, was called by a couple who wanted to leave Long Island for the quiet life in rural Connecticut. Did […]
Member profile: Judy Wilkinson
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018October 2018 – For over 30 years, Judy Wilkinson’s mornings at Birdcraft Sanctuary have started at dawn. That’s when she joins a group of volunteers three times a week in season to practice the time-honored research method of bird banding. After putting up nets, they’ll wait to collect the captured birds, record data from their […]
Member 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, […]
Member profile: Lori Romick
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018October 2018 – Lori Romick shows people their actions matter when it comes to protecting Long Island Sound by showing them the pollinator garden she rebuilt at the Coastal Center at Milford Point. It was a group effort with her son, husband, and other volunteers. Lori is the environmental enforcement officer for Orange, Connecticut but […]
Member profile: Michelle Sikorski
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018October 2018 – Michelle Sikorsky, a molecular biologist who lives in Danbury, took the Master Naturalist class at the Center at Fairfield last year to gain a different perspective on the natural world: “Seeing how that web comes together was intriguing to me.” Soon after, she visited Deer Pond Farm and realized that Connecticut Audubon’s […]
Migratory songbirds in abundance at Smith Richardson in Westport
Friday, October 19th, 2018October 19, 2018 – Amazing morning at Connecticut Audubon Society’s lower Smith Richardson Sanctuary in Westport today.
“Sharp-tailed” Sparrows
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018October 15, 2018 – Although late September through October is the prime time-frame for migratory sharp-tailed sparrows, both species may be seen well into November in Connecticut. One of the best places to look is Connecticut Audubon’s Coastal Center at Milford Point.
Roseate Spoonbill again: for your eyes only
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018October 3, 2018 – “I kept watching and was rewarded when it untucked its head to preen. There was the spoon-shaped bill, clearly outlined against the leaves for several seconds before the bird tucked it away again.”
Roseate Spoonbill, ready for its closeup. September 24, 2018
Friday, September 28th, 2018The Roseate Spoonbill spent much of Sunday, September 23, and Monday, September 24, in Stratford. Photographer Lesley Roy shared these shots with us. [slideshow_deploy id=’48703′]
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Friday, September 28th, 2018September 28, 2018 – No, sparrows are not all just “little brown jobs”! The intricate beauty of this snazzy sparrow will spice up your autumn birding.
Our view: Congress must act on two pain-free proposals to provide funding for land and wildlife protection
Monday, October 1st, 2018February 13, 2019, update: U.S. Senate passes the Land and Water Conservation Fund. February 26, 2019 update: The House of Representatives authorized the LWCF as well. The funding is now permanent! To all who supported it and spoke in favor of it, we send a huge thank you! The Connecticut Audubon Society has actively supported […]
Long Island Sound and other New England waters get added protection for vital herring fishery
Wednesday, September 26th, 2018September 26, 2018 – A memo from Executive Director Patrick Comins about a recent decision to protect the Northeast’s herring fishery I am thrilled to report some great and unexpected news. Yesterday the New England Fishery Management Council passed Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan. Having corresponded with Connecticut’s representatives on the […]
The Endangered Species Act must be saved
Tuesday, September 25th, 2018September 24, 2018 – The Endangered Species Act protects wildlife throughout the United States and its territories, and it has a direct affect on several species of bird in Connecticut. Those birds could suffer population declines if the act is weakened, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes. Here is the letter from Executive […]
