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Articles, Press Releases, and Announcements

In Order of Publication Date
Lost and Found: Tracking an American Oystercatcher with GPS/GSM Technology
October 06, 2026 — After disappearing from researchers' maps for three months, N94 reappeared in Virginia and returned to West Haven to successfully raise two chicks.
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Bird Conservation Director Corrie Folsom-O'Keefe Honored for Exceptional Environmental Stewardship
September 30, 2026 — In 2019, Piping Plovers nesting at Long Beach in Stratford fledged one chick. This summer, around 25 chicks thrived at that site.
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How "Swift" Thinking Saved the Sharon Audubon Center's Annual Chimney Swift Release
September 21, 2026 — 20 hours, 1,000 miles, and 36 Chimney Swifts ready for freedom!
CONNECTICUT Sharon Audubon Center
The Song of a Wood Thrush is Good News for Landowners Who Love Birds
July 22, 2026 — Trainings explore how local woodlands, big and small, can benefit a full suite of forest-breeding birds.
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Eileen Fielding in a forested area, smiling while holding a pair of binoculars.
Sharon Audubon Center Director Eileen Fielding to Retire After Years of Leadership and Community Impact
June 25, 2026 — She leaves the center positioned for an exciting, transformative new chapter.
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2026 Environmental Leadership Awards Honors Roberta Barbieri, Anne W. Semmes
June 05, 2026 — The annual benefit honors honors local visionaries who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to protecting birds and the places they need.
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A single Saltmarsh Sparrow perches on a reed in a salt marsh.
Hammonasset Beach State Park "Salt Marsh Days" Return for 2026!
June 04, 2026 — Join us and Meigs Point Nature Center to celebrate the park's unique ecosystem and the plants and wildlife it supports at events throughout the summer.
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Audubon Awarded $460,917 to Design Coastal Resilience Strategy for East River Marsh in Guilford, Connecticut
May 19, 2026 — Breeding Saltmarsh Sparrow, Virginia Rail, and Marsh Wren could benefit from this restoration project, along with migratory birds.
CONNECTICUT Coastal Resilience
An American Woodcock crouches down on the ground, surrounded by fallen leaves and grass.
Conservation at the Greenwich Audubon Center: Welcoming American Woodcocks
March 25, 2026 — Creating the perfect conditions for a "peent party" with strategic land stewardship!
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