Connecticut State of the Birds

Each year since 2006 the Connecticut Audubon Society has helped set the conservation agenda for the state by publishing its annual Connecticut State of the Birds report.

Released November 29, 2018:

“In Cities and Suburbs: A Fresh Look at How Birds Are Surviving in Connecticut“

Every member of the Connecticut Audubon Society receives a copy of the report each year. If you’re a member, look for yours in the mail.
If not, join now to make sure you get your copy!

Articles in Connecticut State of the Birds are written by the best ornithologists and conservationist in the state and the region.

2018 authors include Pulitzer Prize-nominee Scott Weidensaul; Chad Seewagen of the Great Hollow Nature Preserve in New Fairfield; Chelsi Burns and Shaun Roche of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; and Commissioner Rob Klee as well as Laura Saucier of the CT DEEP.

The 2018 report was edited by Tom Andersen, Connecticut Audubon’s communications director, with Charles Watson and Milan Bull.

Authors in previous reports include:

Robert Askins and Glenn Dreyer of Connecticut College
Chris S. Elphick of the University of Connecticut
David Winkler of Cornell University
Former Commissioner Rob Klee of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Connecticut State Ornithologist Margaret Rubega of UConn
Peter Marra of Georgetown University
David Foster of the Harvard Forest; Sally Harold of The Nature Conservancy
Wayne R. Peterson of Massachusetts Audubon
Randy Dettmers of the US Fish and Wildlife Service
Jenny Dickson of the CT DEEP
And many others, including Connecticut Audubon Executive Director Patrick Comins and Milan Bull, Connecticut Audubon’s senior director of science and conservation.