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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

Generous Funding Helps Advance Conservation
Conservation

Generous Funding Helps Advance Conservation

Thanks to a grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation and gift from David and Landon Storrs, Audubon Connecticut can work to further protect coastal bird habitats

Help Create a New Wildlife Refuge
Advocacy

A New Wildlife Refuge on the Horizon?

Efforts are underway to support a new northeastern wildlife refuge—the deadline to comment was Friday, March 4, 2016—view Audubon Connecticut's comments here

Woodbury Chimneys Recognized as an Important Bird Area
Important Bird Areas

Woodbury Chimneys Recognized as an Important Bird Area

A vital conservation designation that will help to protect a roosting site for the near-threatened Chimney Swift bird species

Learning More About Piping Plovers
News

Learning More About Piping Plovers

Participation in the 2016 International Piping Plover Census results in a better understanding of this priority bird species

Audubon Connecticut Receives $34,993 for Schoolyard Habitat Program
News

Audubon Connecticut Receives $34,993 for Schoolyard Habitat Program

Helping students to increase knowledge and connect with local habitats and wildlife

Make Migration-Friendly Window Decorations
Nature Notes

Make Migration-Friendly Window Decorations

Help your feathered friends through their journey with this easy DIY.

Newsroom
News

Newsroom

Check out these media stories for more Audubon Connecticut-related news

10 Tips for Photographing Birds
Nature Notes

10 Tips for Photographing Birds

A professional photographer, and past Audubon Magazine Photo Awards winner, offers advice for capturing stunning bird shots.

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