Join the Connecticut Audubon Society for the 6th annual Migration Madness celebration of birds. This year, the key event, the Birdathon, is set for May 20 and 21. Bird walks, lectures, and other events are being scheduled for that week. Migration Madness is an annual celebration of Connecticut’s birds!
Schedule: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 7:00 p.m: Zoom The Connecticut Senator Who Helped Save America’s Birds An hour-long presentation by Will McLean Greeley, author of A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington, a new biography of U.S. Senator…
Read More »Center At Pomfret 218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259 860-928-4948 Hours: Tues. - Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. / Sat. - Sun. 12 to 4 p.m. The 700-acre Bafflin Sanctuary trails open daily until dusk. Migration Madness 2023 Our sixth annual…
Read More »Greetings! Take a look at this carving of a Rock Ptarmigan. Beautiful, isn't it? Keith Mueller, who has been carving professionally for 4 decades, has donated it as the Grand Prize in this year's Migration Madness Birdathon, Saturday and Sunday,…
Read More »Greetings! Take a look at this carving of a Rock Ptarmigan. Beautiful, isn't it? Keith Mueller, who has been carving professionally for 4 decades, has donated it as the Grand Prize in this year's Migration Madness Birdathon, Saturday and Sunday,…
Read More »Greetings! If you participate in the 2023 Migration Madness Birdathon, the funds you contribute and raise will make Connecticut a better place for birds to migrate through in spring and fall, spend the winter, and raise their babies. Those funds…
Read More »Visit our many wonderful sanctuaries across the state and have fun participating in the 125th Anniversary 125-Bird Challenge! We've counted 340 bird species on our properties so far. How many of them will YOU see or hear? To learn more about the…
Read More »The State of Connecticut has a chance to become part of a growing movement to protect birds. You can help by taking action today on this important Lights Out bill. Please use this link to ask your House member in Hartford to vote yes on House Bill…
Read More »Visit our many wonderful sanctuaries across the state and have fun participating in the 125th Anniversary 125-Bird Challenge! We've counted 340 bird species on our properties so far. How many of them will YOU see or hear? To learn more about the…
Read More »A billion birds a year are killed when they crash into buildings. You can help by turning out the lights Birds migrating at night are vulnerable to a particular peril: lights on buildings. It's a huge problem. The lights lure them straight into…
Read More »Announcing the 2023 Migration Madness/Birdathon. May 20 & 21 We've modified the rules this year to make it easier for you to participate for a shorter amount of time. Great prizes. The annual Photo Contest. A full slate of bird walks and…
Read More »Peter Mayer Folk Music Concert Saturday, April 29 at 7 p.m. Minnesota folk singer, Peter Mayer, returns to the Center at Pomfret. (www.petermayer.net) Peter has been singing and songwriting for over 20 years, performing in venues across the U.S.…
Read More »This week: The final Young, Gifted & Wild About Birds of 2023. If you haven't signed up, this is one you don't want to miss. “From Sound Recording to eBird Status and Trends Maps: How Citizen Science Informs Bird Conservation”…
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