The state has been unstoppable when it comes to very rare birds since the White-tailed Kite showed up on August 1.

Patrick Comins, Director of Bird Conservation for Audubon Connecticut, the state organization of the National Audubon Society, appeared on BirdNote recently.

The Cave Swallow story ranks as one of the most incredible in the annals of Connecticut bird distribution. Essentially, a species unheard of in New England during most of North American ornithological history is now not only a regular arrival here; it’s arrivals are predictable almost to the day. via Talking Nature with Greg Hanisek
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Friday, October 29 ‘Enchanted Orchard’ & Live Animal Show 6:00-9:00 pm A Halloween-themed evening of fun for the whole family. Meet kid-friendly, costumed animal characters on a tour of the ‘Enchanted Orchard’. After, enjoy dinner, live animal show, and treats in Audubon’s historic red barn. Wear a costume or come as you are. All ages.
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The DEP Wildlife Division is offering bundles of rough-cut lumber to groups, free-of-charge, for building bluebird nest boxes as part of the Bluebird Restoration Project, which has helped bluebird numbers increase across the state over the years.

The white-tail is not the only southern bird to drift north recently. Mississippi kites now nest in New England. Black vultures, once just vagrants this far north, thrive in New Haven. Rising temperatures in the north-east may have helped. via Birdwatching: Rara avis | The Economist.

James Prosek of Easton has been named the Connecticut Audubon Society’s 2010 Artist of the Year. Prosek will make an appearance at society’s first-ever “Birds in Their Habitat” juried artists exhibition and sale Oct. 1-3 in Fairfield.

The annual Lighthouse Point Park Migration Festival — A Celebration of Birds, Butterflies and Dragonflies runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

A swath of Fairfield marshland, preserved from development five years ago, paid off on that investment last week when a group of bird enthusiasts gathered to marvel at the water fowl that make their home in the coastal enclave. Great Salt Marsh Island, purchased by the Aspetuck Land Trust and the town of Fairfield in
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At 10:30 am, please come and welcome the artists of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators-Greater New York Chapter, as they discuss their subject matter and the personal experiences that inspired their work. The Songbird Exhibit runs until October 29, weekdays 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Highstead Arboretum, 127 Lonetown Rd., Redding, CT 06875.
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Joan and Jim Clifford of Southbury sent us the following photographs of two American Avocets they spotted in Guilford on Aug. 17, 2010. I first saw the images on Greg Hanisek’s blog on the Waterbury Republican-American website and left a comment that I would love to share the photos with readers of CT Environmental Headlines.
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