News at Deer Pond Farm
June 1, 2020 – Private small group bird walks are being scheduled at Deer Pond Farm, following current COVID 19 protocols. Connecticut Audubon sanctuaries are open for hiking. Please keep a distance of at least 6 feet from other hikers and birders.
Birds You Can See at Deer Pond Farm
This Month: June
Indigo Bunting by Michael Audette
American Crow, American Goldfinch, American Raven, American Redstart, American Robin, Baltimore Oriole, Barred Owl, Barn Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Black Vulture, Black-and-white Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-winged Warbler, Blue Jay, Broad-winged Hawk, Brown –headed Cowbird, Carolina Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Chimney Swift, Chipping Sparrow, Common Grackle, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Wood- Pewee, European Starling, Field Sparrow, Gray Catbird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Hairy Woodpecker, Hermit Thrush, Hooded Warbler, House Finch, House Sparrow, House Wren, Indigo Bunting, Louisiana Waterthrush, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, Northern Flicker, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Northern Waterthrush, Ovenbird, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Purple Martin, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Scarlet Tanager, Song Sparrow, Tree Swallow, Tufted Titmouse, Turkey Vulture, Veery, Warbling Vireo, White-breasted Nuthatch, Wild Turkey, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Thrush, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Yellow-throated Vireo and Yellow Warbler
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Videos
Visit our YouTube channel, CTAudubonSociety to view videos from Deer Pond Farm and other centers.
Deer Pond Farm Habitat Enhancement
Deer Pond Farm Pollinator Garden
CT Trails Day 2020 Nature Walk
Deer Pond Farm Habitat Enhancement Food Plot
Aquatic Pond Life at Deer Pond Farm
Deer Pond Farm Bluebird Nest Box Program
Deer Pond Farm Winter Activities
Deer Pond Farm Purple Martin Conservation
Deer Pond Farm Data Collection & Citizen Science
Deer Pond Farm Staff Earth Day BioBlitz
Deer Pond Farm Volunteer Earth Day BioBlitz
eBird Hotspots
Yellow-billed Cuckoo by Sharon Cuartero
At Deer Pond Farm, we have two hotspots: Deer Pond Farm, CT Audubon, (Fairfield County), Sherman and Deer Pond Farm, CT Audubon (Dutchess Co.). Please enter your observations into these hotspots while you are at Deer Pond Farm.
Connecticut Bird Atlas
Deer Pond Farm is located in block 60D, which we have adopted as the lead for collecting observations and submitting data, although anyone is welcome to submit their own observations. For more information on eBird and Connecticut Bird Atlas at Deer Pond Farm, click here
Bird Habitat Enhancement: Autumn Migrant Songbird Planting
Building on other wildlife habitat enhancement projects at Deer Pond Farm sanctuary, we have dedicated a half-acre area to supporting autumn migrating songbirds. Invasive shrubs will be mechanically removed and replaced with a suite of native shrub species possessing autumn-ripening fruits that have complementary fat, carbohydrate, and energy contents to meet birds’ refueling needs during their autumn migration. In addition, we will expand an existing small patch of Eastern White Pine trees with plantings of Eastern Red Cedars to provide safe overnight cover for roosting birds in all seasons.
The following plants will be installed: nine Arrowwood Viburnums (Viburnum dentatum), six Silky Dogwoods (Swida amomum), six Red-Osier Dogwoods (Swida sericea), six Gray Dogwoods (Swida racemosa), and three Eastern Red Cedars (Juniperus virginiana).
The project site is easily accessible to sanctuary visitors and will serve as a demonstration site for specific habitat enhancement techniques as well as a popular stop for birdwatchers and a point of interest during our guided hikes and nature walk programs. This area will show visitors how they can also enhance their backyard habitats.
This project has been made possible through a Connecticut Ornithological Association grant awarded in 2020.
Mobile App
Explore our centers and sanctuaries on your mobile device
Soar through our centers and sanctuaries with this free app, which highlights unique and interesting features at each stop. Take one of our tours while you’re onsite or plan ahead with detailed directions and maps to your nearest Connecticut Audubon location.
Features include:
- Tours of our Centers and Sanctuaries
- Bird IDs with photos and descriptions
- Tips on how to create a native garden for birds and pollinators
- Interactive maps
For Android and other non-Apple devices, visit the web-based app. Software platform © Cuseum, Inc.
This App was made possible by Planet Fuel Charitable Fund.
