Bird of the Month: March 2022

Photo above: Short-billed Gull, March 20,2022. Long Beach, Stratford, CT. Photo for eBird by Frank Mantlik Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) During January 175 bird species were added to initialize this year’s eBird CT “state year list”.  Four species were added in February, and in March EIGHTEEN additional new species were added to our state year … Read more

October 2017 Sparrow Workshop

On Sunday, October 15 we hosted the Connecticut Ornithological Association Sparrow Workshop here at Stratford Point. Chris Loscalzo and Paul Wolter were our leaders with Chris providing an informative and amusing presentation inside about sparrow identification followed by a walk around all of our 28 acres. Sparrow highlights included Clay-colored and Lincoln’s among the more … Read more

COA Shorebird Workshop – August 19

COA Shorebird Workshop Saturday, August 19th, 2017 at 7:30 am CT Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point, Milford and Audubon Connecticut at Stratford Point, Stratford Sharpen your shorebird identification skills at two of the best places to see shorebirds in the state. There will be an indoor presentation followed by outdoor field study. The … Read more