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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

8 Ways to Help Piping Plovers
Conservation

8 Ways to Help Piping Plovers

The protection of this threatened species starts with you

Five New Important Bird Areas in Connecticut
News

Five New Important Bird Areas in Connecticut

June 1, 2016—Audubon Connecticut recognizes five sites as critical habitats for supporting sustainable populations of birds

Bald Eagle Saved by Audubon Sharon
News

Bald Eagle Saved by Audubon Sharon

A happy return to the wild for a critically ill Bald Eagle discovered in Thomaston on April 1, 2016. View video here.

New Haven Designated an Urban Bird Treaty City
Bird-Friendly Communities

New Haven Designated an Urban Bird Treaty City

On May 14, 2016, Mayor Toni Harp, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Pam Toschik, Chief of Migratory Birds for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other community partners came together to celebrate and sign a monumental treaty for the protection of migratory birds

Connecticut Birds & Wildlife Thank You
Environmental Leadership Awards Benefit

Connecticut Birds & Wildlife Thank You

The 2016 Environmental Leadership Awards Benefit Dinner was a resounding success

Do’s and Don’ts of Nest Photography
Nature Notes

Do’s and Don’ts of Nest Photography

You should always photograph birds responsibly. But you have to be extra responsible during nesting season.

Plants for Birds
Bird-Friendly Communities

Discover Plants for Birds

This helpful and fun-to-use resource helps you find bird-friendly native plants—which also save you water, time, and money. Just enter your zip code to discover which plants are best for birds in your area.

Summer Birding in the National Parks
Nature Notes

Summer Birding in the National Parks

Celebrate 100 years with a little birding and a lot of adventure in America's most beautiful spots.

Conserving Greenwich Point Park
Important Bird Areas

Conserving Greenwich Point Park

The Greenwich Point Park Important Bird Area Conservation Plan is complete—learn what needs to be done to protect this bird habitat

How you can help, right now