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Friday, March 29 6:45pm - 8:00pm Greenwich Audubon Center 613 Riversville Rd, Greenwich, CT, 06831, CT DUE TO INCLEMENT FRIGID WEATHER THE FRIDAY, MARCH 22 WOODCOCK WATCH IS RESCHEDULED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 29. ALL TICKETS WILL REMAIN VALID. One of our favorite signs of spring at the Greenwich Audubon Center is the amazing aerial mating ... Read more
he Hartford Audubon April 9 in-person meeting will be held at St James’ Episcopal Church on 1018 Farmington Ave, beginning with social time at 7:00, followed by the business meeting at 7:30. The meeting will also be available on Zoom for those who cannot attend in person. At 8:00, our speaker, Paul Colburn will be presenting the ... Read more
Few natural spectacles compare to the wonder of watching such a small bird conduct such a complex courtship display. As famed naturalist Aldo Leopold wrote, “No one would rather hunt Woodcock in October than I, but since learning of the sky dance I find myself calling one or two birds enough. I must be sure ... Read more
Join us on April 12-13 for a special Living Bird-Friendly series exploring four important areas of bird-friendly living: eliminating window collisions, decreasing light pollution, planting native plants & flowers, and following bird-friendly pest control strategies. Learn how to make your home safer and more inviting for birds. JOIN US Each session will feature a ... Read more
Join us on April 12-13 for a special Living Bird-Friendly series exploring four important areas of bird-friendly living: eliminating window collisions, decreasing light pollution, planting native plants & flowers, and following bird-friendly pest control strategies. Learn how to make your home safer and more inviting for birds. JOIN US Each session will feature a ... Read more
Nevermore: Remembering the Passenger Pigeon with Gerri Griswold Once the most abundant species of bird on our planet, in less than a century all Passenger Pigeons were gone. Learn the story about a bird whose numbers blackened the skies in feathery ribbons that stretched for miles, inhaled crops, and whose sound was so deafening, one ... Read more
Darien Library Community Room Sunday, April 14, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm Registration for this event will close on April 14, 2024 @ 3:00pm. Event Details Darien Library, along with Darien Nature Center and Barrett Bookstore, welcome Dr. Carl Safina who will talk about his latest book, the powerful and poignant story of Alfie and Me: What Owls ... Read more
Program begins at 7:30 pm Speaker: Steve Broker - Life History of the Peregrine Falcon By the mid-1960s, peregrines had become extirpated east of the Rocky Mountains. In tonight’s program, Steve will cover the return of the Peregrine, specifically in Connecticut where there are at least 14 known territorial pairs. We will learn about the life ... Read more
WEBINARS VIA ZOOM FLYCATCHERS WEBINAR Wednesday, April 17; 6-7 pm You’re watching a small horde of insects when suddenly a small bird darts in to grab one mid-air. Chances are it was a flycatcher, one of the most adept groups of birds at catching insects in flight. In this webinar, Conservation & Education Coordinator ... Read more
Connecticut salt marshes have suffered losses of 27% since 1900 and continue to decline despite that passage of tidal wetland legislation in the 1970’s. Along the densely-populated Connecticut shoreline, these habitats are squeezed by rising seas on one side and development (homes, seawalls, roadways, and other hard structures) that prevent marshes from migrating landward. The ... Read more
Where: Audubon's Bent of the River Sanctuary, 185 East Flat Hill Rd, Southbury, 06488 - in the Barn (Note: park up by the barn) Who: Tanya Bourgoin, president of the Friends of Machimoodus and Sunrise State Parks (which she founded in 2016); Board member, Friends of CT State Parks. She serves on the Sustainability Team ... Read more
Native plants and other things birds look for in the landscape, and why they need to be there. Many property owners and landscapers want to help the planet by adding Native plants to their managed landscapes, but there can be some concern – certain Native plants can look downright sloppy, which makes some of our ... Read more
