October 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 […]
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Member profile: Patsy McCook
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018Member 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: Rowena Ahia
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018October 2018 – A graduate student at the University of Connecticut, Rowena Ahia sought a meaningful way to complete her community service hours for a scholarship. She found it at the Center in Glastonbury, where she started as a front desk volunteer. After training in bird handling, she moved to animal care. Now you’ll find […]
