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Cooper's Hawk. Photo: Adam Stunkel/Audubon Photography Awards

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70 coastal and island nesting sites covered by new funding
News

70 coastal and island nesting sites covered by new funding

A $677,700 grant will help reduce threats to vulnerable birds across Long Island Sound

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Environmental Leadership Awards Benefit
Environmental Leadership Awards Benefit

Environmental Leadership Awards

Our 2025 honoree, Eunice Burnett, drives local action with boundless energy. Eunice has devoted her life to making an impact on issues relating to children and the environment.

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Saltmarsh Sparrow research expands at Great Meadows Marsh
Coasts

Saltmarsh Sparrow research expands at Great Meadows Marsh

Scientists completed nest surveys, banding, and attached radio transmitters to birds to gather data that will guide future restoration

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Visit a Center Near You

Bent of the River Audubon Center
Centers

Bent of the River Audubon Center

Conserving open space and working lands through programming at our 700-acre nature sanctuary and education center in Southbury.

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Greenwich Audubon Center
Centers

Greenwich Audubon Center

Building a brighter future through engagement and education at our nature education center and seven sanctuaries in southwest Connecticut.

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Sharon Audubon Center
Centers

Sharon Audubon Center

Rehabilitating injured wildlife and protecting more than 2,100 acres of woodland habitat that they call home through stewardship and education in the Northwest Corner.

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Key Conservation Work

News & Information

Warmer Weather Brings Record Sightings for This Year’s Great Backyard Bird Count
Climate

Warmer Weather Brings Record Sightings for This Year’s Great Backyard Bird Count

Data show high temperatures may have spurred unusual migration patterns for some species.

Great Meadows Recognized as an Important Bird Area
News

Great Meadows Recognized as an Important Bird Area

March 23, 2017—Audubon Connecticut announces a new landscape-level IBA with farmland and forested wetlands located along an 8-mile stretch of the Connecticut River

Audubon's Conservation Agenda in the 115th Congress
Advocacy

Audubon's Conservation Agenda in the 115th Congress

A look at our conservation priorities amidst the many changes in Washington in 2017

How to "Be a Good Egg" at the Beach
Coasts

How to "Be a Good Egg" at the Beach

Make a difference and save a life by following a few simple steps

Audubon Joins with Connecticut Legislators to Protect Open Space
Advocacy

Audubon Speaks Out to Protect CT Open Space

At a press conference and public hearing on February 15, 2017, Audubon Connecticut, State Legislators, and other conservation leaders shared the importance of a new House Bill that will provide cities and towns an option to protect open space. Can we count on you to encourage its passage?

Listen to the Sweet, Soft Warble Common Ravens Sing to Their Partners
Nature Notes

Listen to the Sweet, Soft Warble Common Ravens Sing to Their Partners

Suspected to mate for life, Raven pairs serenade each other with these gentle "comfort sounds" while bonding.

Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge Celebrates a Great Start
News

Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge Celebrates a Great Start

The first land acquisition marks the official establishment of the 566th U.S. National Wildlife Refuge

Audubon Greenwich Celebrates Grand Reopening of Hilfiger Children’s Learning Center
Greenwich Audubon Center

Hilfiger Children’s Learning Center is Now Open

On January 8, 2017, Audubon Greenwich celebrated the Hilfiger Children’s Learning Center grand reopening, which was kicked-off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Tommy Hilfiger and his son Sebastian.

Audubon Guide to Bird Feeding
Nature Notes

Audubon Guide to Bird Feeding

Learn how to attract, feed, and keep our feathered visitors safe

Tackling Policy Issues in 2017
Advocacy

Tackling Policy Issues in 2017

Audubon Connecticut is armed with determination and dedicated advocates—ready to make a difference this legislative session

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