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Learn about raptor migration and then get your binoculars ready to scan the skies for any soaring hawks, eagles, or other raptors. LHAS birders Ann Orsillo and Donna Rose Smith will be on hand to help you identify any birds you see. We are collaborating with Friends of Topsmead State Forest to present this event. Refreshments will ... Read more
Adult Programs - Shorebird Walks: 9 - 11 am September 11 - Mamacoke Island, Waterford September 14 - Seaside State Park Waterford Most of North America’s shorebird species winter in South & Central America, heading north to breed in the high Arctic. Some of these birds breed in CT, while others start their ... Read more
To help highlight the Federal Duck Stamp judging being held in Connecticut, this special event held the Saturday before will showcase our state’s waterfowl heritage and conservation efforts. The day will be full of fun family activities focused on everything waterfowl: Talk to representatives from the DEEP Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Police Divisions, Greenwich Audubon, and ... Read more
Join local naturalist Eric Nelson, we will be exploring the backyard and open fields in search of insects and other night life. Bring a strong flashlight and either mosquito repellent or wear mosquito netting. Note! The Museum/Nature Center will be "Open" at 5:00 p.m. until the last person leaves. Free and Open to Everyone ... Read more
Introduction to Lighthouse Point and Hawkwatching – Steve Mayo September 15 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am Join Hawk Watch Coordinator Steve Mayo for an introduction to identifying and counting the raptors that stream over and through Lighthouse Point Park during fall migration. Lighthouse Point is a premier location on the East Coast and watching the migrating ... Read more
ECO TRAVEL: Swallow Cruises Sunday, September 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024 Witness one of the most spectacular avian events when thousands of Tree Swallows congregate on the lower Connecticut River at sunset to settle in on a giant communal roost during their fall migration. Birds come from miles away, creating a ballet of ... Read more
NORWALK RIVER WATERSHED ASSN: Join Our Fall Birding Walks at Allen’s Meadow, Danbury Road, Wilton Tuesday Sept 17; Monday Sept 30; Tuesday October 15; Saturday Oct 26 8-10AM Drizzle or Shine Bring your binoculars! Meet on the west side of the playing fields. Park in front of the Field 6 sign. Registration required. Participation is ... Read more
RTP Estuary Center Bird Walks Tuesday, September 17; 9-10 am Tuesday, September 24; 9-10 am RTP Estuary Center, Old Lyme Join us for an hour on a weekday morning as we tour one of the CT Audubon’s newest sanctuaries along the Lieutenant River, looking for fall migrants and the last summer residents. Registration is required. Walks ... Read more
DEER POND BIRD WALK: PLUMAGE & FOLIAGE September 18, 2024, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Deer Pond Farm $5 Member, $10 Non-Members Join Sanctuary Manager / Naturalist Lori Lichtenauer for an early migration bird walk. Many birds are in the process of molting out of breeding plumage and are beginning to head south for the winter. ... Read more
The Town of Greenwich Sustainability Committee in partnership with the Department of Planning & Zoning, the Conservation Commission, Lights Out CT, Greenwich Audubon and the CT chapter of Dark Sky, invite you to an introduction to the new lighting regulations and a discussion of how Town of Greenwich, is demonstrating its commitment to environmental stewardship ... Read more
Fall Bird Walk Thursday, September 19; 9-11 am As summer winds down and cooler weather starts to approach, many of our migratory birds are making their southbound journeys to their wintering grounds in the southern US, and Central & South America. We’ll search for warblers, vireos, thrushes and more in some of the best ... Read more
The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) was a rare breeder in Connecticut from 1850 to 1940, with only four known nest sites on trap rock ridges in the Connecticut Valley Lowlands. Peregrines also bred on the Traveler's Tower in Downtown Hartford from 1943 to 1948, the last published nesting record in CT in the pre-DDT era. ... Read more
