Connecticut

About Audubon in Connecticut

Working from the forests of the northeast to the beaches of the Long Island Sound.
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Piping Plover. Photo: Sarah Devlin/Audubon Photography Awards
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We work to bend the bird curve.

Audubon works across Connecticut to protect birds and the places they need. Our long-term vision is to "bend the bird curve," in other words, to halt and ultimately reverse the alarming decline of birds.

Through a collaborative, bipartisan approach across habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives meaningful and lasting conservation outcomes.

Advisory Board Co-Chairs

Robert Dryfoos - Essex, CT
Victoria Shaw - New York, NY

Advisory Board Members

Connan Ashforth - New Canaan, CT
Marsilia A. Boyle - Brooklyn, NY
Eunice Burnett - Greenwich, CT
Andrea de Cholnoky - Greenwich, CT
Willis S. DeLaCour, Jr. - Brooklyn, NY
Sarah Finnie - New Canaan, CT
Darcy Hadjipateras - Greenwich, CT
Laurie Hodgson - New York, NY
Thomas W. Keesee, III - Millbrook, NY
Robert Klee, Ph.D. - Woodbridge, CT
Jeanne Mininall - Greenwich, CT
Edward Mohlenhoff, Esq. - Oyster Bay, NY
Susan O’Handley - Hartwick, NY
Benjamin Oko, M.D. - Ridgefield, CT
Dennis Riordan - New Haven, CT
Deborah Rivel - New York, NY
Ken Rosenberg - Ithaca, NY
June Summers - Rochester, NY

Emeritus Members

David Bingham, M.D.
Carole Clarkson
Emily A.B. Nissley 
Katharine O'Brien
Virginia K. Stowe
Ross Whaley

Our Wingspan Across Connecticut

It is your investment and our shared impact in our region that will allow us to achieve hemispheric outcomes. This is how we will bend the bird curve.

12
Protected sanctuaries, managed as healthy bird habitat.
5
Local, independent chapters engage members in grassroots conservation action.
3
Nature centers, hubs of conservation research and action.
30k
Acres of forest and coastal habitat in both states, protected and/or enhanced this year.
How We're Making a Difference in Connecticut
We hone in on the places they need and advance projects that aim to halt and ultimately reverse their declines.
A group of Salt Marsh Stewards in bright orange t-shirts pose for a photo at the marsh.
Salt Marsh Stewards
CT
Connecting high school students to the outdoors, introducing them to careers in conservation, and ...
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A group of people stand on a beach and observe something in the distance.
WildLife Guards
CT
Connecting high school students to the outdoors, introducing them to careers in conservation, and ...
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Wetland Mitigation and Connecticut’s In Lieu Fee Program
CT
Protecting and enhancing wetlands and upholding the Clean Water Act.
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Great Meadows Salt Marsh Restoration in Stratford
CT
Creating nesting habitat for the declining Saltmarsh Sparrow and improving the marsh for wildlife ...
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Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison
CT
Restoring the park's eastern shoreline, barrier beach, and salt marsh for birds and the community.
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Coastal Bird Stewardship on Long Island Sound
CT
Halting, and ultimately reversing, the decline of beach-nesting birds and protect migratory birds.
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A male Black-throated Blue Warbler perches on a tree branch.
Bird-Friendly Maple in Connecticut
CT
Stabilizing declining forest bird populations by increasing the acreage of healthy forests.
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Audubon Forester Training and Endorsement in CT
CT
Creating a national network of professional foresters who provide high-quality habitat for birds, at ...
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People pull weeds in a forest.
Junior Forest Technicians
CT
Connecting high school students to the outdoors, introducing them to careers in conservation, and ...
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Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in CT
CT
Identifying habitats that will protect sustainable populations of birds.
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Forest Landowner Resources
CT
Protecting and improving habitat for a full suite of forest birds.
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Visit Our Centers and Sanctuaries
Two small gray Chipping Sparrows sit on a bare branch
Chipping Sparrows. Photo: Kathy Malone/Audubon Photography Awards
Emily Winthrop Miles Wildlife Audubon Sanctuary
Sharon, CT
A photo of dark red buildings surrounded by green trees and shrubs.
Audubon Bent of the River. Photo: Luke Franke/Audubon
Bent of the River Audubon Center
Southbury, CT
Hiking trails
Bathrooms
Pollinator garden
Overhead view of Sharon Audubon Center with red buildings and tree canopy
Sharon Audubon Center MOTUS station. Photo: Luke Franke/Audubon
Sharon Audubon Center
Sharon, CT
Bathrooms
Hiking trails
Nature store
Aviary
Pollinator garden
Four people in winter clothing and wearing binoculars walk toward the camera.
Greenwich Audubon Center Great Backyard Bird Count. Photo: Luke Franke/Audubon
Greenwich Audubon Center
Greenwich, CT
Bathrooms
Hiking trails
Nature store
Pollinator garden
Parking lot
yellow and black Prairie Warbler sings
Prairie Warbler. Photo: Jesse Gordon/Audubon Photography Awards
Gimbel Sanctuary
Greenwich, CT
a yellow Common Yellowthroat flies next to some large purple coneflowers
Common Yellowthroat. Photo: Scott Keys/Audubon Photography Awards
Fairchild Wildflower Audubon Sanctuary
Greenwich, CT
a Black-throated Green Warbler, a yellow, black, and white bird, stands on eastern hemlock
Black-throated Green Warbler on eastern hemlock. Photo: Scott Keys/Audubon Photography Awards
Hemlock Gorge Audubon Sanctuary
Greenwich, CT
Hiking trails
black and white Downy Woodpecker stands on a tree branch
Downy Woodpecker. Photo: Katrina Baker/Audubon Photography Awards
Mildred Caldwell Audubon Sanctuary of Walden Woods
Greenwich, CT
Snowy Egret crouches near some water
Snowy Egret. Photo: Steve Torna/Audubon Photography Awards
Oneida Audubon Sanctuary
Greenwich, CT