Connecticut Audubon Society

April 26, 2024—The first big wave of spring bird migration is upon us. Forecasts show that 249,000 birds are expected to be passing over Connecticut tonight, and 453,000 tomorrow night. Please ...

https://www.ctaudubon.org/2024/04/lights-out-alert-for-friday-april-26-and-saturday-april-27/

April 26, 2024—Billions of birds die each year from collisions with buildings. In a country where 30% of the bird population has been lost in recent decades, it's a serious problem. Migrating b...

https://www.ctaudubon.org/2024/04/lights-out-alerts-2024/

April 20, 2024—The Pine Warbler is a harbinger of spring. In some years, many arrive during the last few days of March, and by mid April they are singing and establishing breeding territories. ...

https://www.ctaudubon.org/2024/04/daily-bird-2024-pine-warbler/

April 19, 2024—Sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina) isn’t actually a fern, but a low shrub in the Myricacea family with somewhat fern-like, aromatic foliage. It is native from Quebec south to Geor...

https://www.ctaudubon.org/2024/04/homegrown-habitat-april-2024-sweetfern/

Register here for our Monarch Watch Training at the RTP Estuary Center on Saturday, July 6 from 10 – 11:30 am. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218.   The post R...

https://www.ctaudubon.org/2024/04/register-monarch-watch-7-6-24/

Register here for our Project Limulus Training at Rocky Neck State Park on Sunday, June 9 from 10 am – noon. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218.   The post Reg...

https://www.ctaudubon.org/2024/04/register-project-limulus-training-at-rocky-neck-6-9-24/

Register here for our Project Limulus Training at the RTP Estuary Center on Tuesday, June 4 from 5-6 pm. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218. The post Register: Pr...

https://www.ctaudubon.org/2024/04/register-project-limulus-training-at-the-rtpec-6-4-24/

Register here for our Firefly Atlas Training on Zoom on Wednesday, May 8 from 6-7. Questions? Contact us at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860.598.4218.   The post Register: Firefly Atlas Trainin...

https://www.ctaudubon.org/2024/04/register-firefly-atlas-training-5-8-24/

Monarch Watch is a national program that tracks the seasonal migration of Monarch butterflies. Monarchs are in decline, partially due to the loss of milkweed habitat. Last year, RTPEC successfull...

https://www.ctaudubon.org/2024/04/monarch-watch/

Migration Magic is a month-long family-friendly celebration of Connecticut’s birds—May 1-31, 2024. It features more than three dozen bird walks at 28 preserves and parks in 20 communities aro...

https://www.ctaudubon.org/2024/04/106598/