Migration Magic 2024 Birdathon: Conservation Work that Your Pledge Supports

Your Pledge Supports …

When you participate and make a pledge to the 2022 Birdathon, on May 13-15, your contribution will help support:

• Trail upkeep at our 20 sanctuaries to make sure you have safe and accessible places to hike.
• Conservation education, including the award-winning Science in Nature outdoor education program.
• Conservation work at our centers, in Fairfield, Pomfret, and Sherman, at Milford Point, at Trail Wood in Hampton, and at the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center in Old Lyme.
• Citizen science projects including Osprey Nation, which since 2014 has tracked the nesting success of the state’s Ospreys.

• Bird conservation work such as the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds, a partnership to protect vulnerable Piping Plovers, American Oystercatchers, and other species.
• Habitat restoration that provides nesting areas for Blue-winged Warblers, Indigo Buntings, Eastern Towhees, and other birds at:
  • Smith Richardson Preserve in Westport
  • Bafflin Preserve in Pomfret
  • Chaney Preserve in Montville
  • Trail Wood in Hampton
  • Croft Preserve in Goshen
• Monitoring at the Coastal Center at Milford Point, to ensure the protection of birds at this busy coastal area.
• Connecticut Audubon’s involvement in the Connecticut Bird Atlas, the biggest and most important bird research project ever in Connecticut.

Thank you for your generosity!

2023 Migration Madness Birdathon Sponsors