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.
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Black Skimmer: Bird Finder for July 2
Thursday, July 2nd, 2015Pileated Woodpecker: Bird Finder for June 26
Thursday, June 25th, 2015Pileated 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.
The Whiteness of the Bird
Monday, June 8th, 2015Albinism is rare in wild animals but a friend named Kay Eyberse took this photo of an albino bird, probably a house sparrow, in Taftville. When we asked her about it, she said there were actually two, visiting the feeder at her sister’s house. Miley Bull, our senior director of science and conservation, said the […]
Eastern Meadowlark — A Sweet Singer: Bird Finder for June 5.
Friday, June 5th, 2015Eastern Meadowlark
One of our most threatened species, the Eastern Meadowlark has slowly disappeared in Connecticut along with the large and rambling agricultural meadows that once dominated our landscape.
Big Day 2015: Chasing the State Record in Support of the Coastal Center
Friday, May 29th, 2015by Frank GalloAssociate DirectorMilford Point Coastal Center It started as it always does, with the five of us standing together at midnight, in a marsh in Hartford County, with high hopes. Our team — the Connecticut Audubon Society’s Raven Lunatics (Nick Bonomo, Patrick Dugan, Dave Tripp, Fran Zygmont and me) — was beginning its annual […]
June 6 Birdwalk at H. Smith Richardson Preserve in Westport
Friday, May 29th, 2015Join Miley Bull and the Friends of the H. Smith Richardson Wildlife Preserve in Westport for a morning birdwalk on Saturday, June 6. Miley, Connecticut Audubon Society’s senior director of science and conservation, will lead the group through the sanctuary’s three parcels: the 24-acre Christmas Tree farm, the 14-acre field habitat, and the 36-acre evergreen […]
Orchard Oriole — A Song Like the Top 40: Bird Finder for May 28
Thursday, May 28th, 2015Orchard Oriole
This is a handsome and distinctive species. The males lack the bright orange flash of the more common and widespread Baltimore Oriole but sport a bright chestnut and black plumage unique among North American birds.
Members Only! East Rock Park Bird Walk with Miley Bull
Wednesday, May 27th, 2015Join us Sunday, June 7, 7:30 a.m., for a bird walk at East Rock Park, New Haven, with Miley Bull, our senior director of science and conservation. This Important Bird Area is a great place to see warblers and other spring migrants. Free but you have to be a member of Connecticut Audubon Society. Join […]
Bird Finder for May 21: Cerulean Warbler
Thursday, May 21st, 2015Cerulean Warbler
In May we birders celebrate the return of the warblers, “the butterflies of the bird world.” Connecticut is in the nesting range of the rare and beautiful Cerulean Warbler and May is the best time to see it as it often stays high in the canopy, difficult to see once the trees leaf out.
Prothonotary Warbler in Cheshire: Bird Finder for May 18
Monday, May 18th, 2015Prothonotary Warblers are relatively rare in Connecticut but there have been at least two this spring: one at our Larsen Sanctuary, in Fairfield, in late April, and another today (Monday) in Cheshire.
