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Spring Bird Forecast #1 – Spring Migration Time!

Posted on Mar 29, 2015

Spring Bird Forecast #1 – Spring Migration Time!

Here’s the first Spring Bird Forecast brought to you by Audubon Connecticut and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History. Migration is a go! http://wxedge.com/2015/03/27/spring-migration-time/

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Vote for the Conte!

Posted on Mar 21, 2015

Vote for the Conte!

This special edition Winter Bird Forecast #8 is brought to you by Audubon Connecticut in partnership with the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History. USA Today is currently running a poll to determine the top 10 National Wildlife Refuges in the country. We have a chance to highlight the Connecticut River and the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. You can vote once a day through noon on Monday March 30th. Please take a few moments and help to highlight this special Refuge by voting here:...

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Record Shattering Cold & Historic Snow

Posted on Mar 16, 2015

Record Shattering Cold & Historic Snow

To be entirely honest I meant to write this blog entry a couple of weeks ago. Yes, I have been busy during that time with meetings, gearing up for spring and summer projects, surveying, and much more. Nevertheless, I could not get myself too excited to write about the unbelievably and astonishingly historic cold we have had this winter, especially in February, or the feet of snow dumped on the region, rewriting more records for some locations. After feeling the first signs of spring in the past week I feel renewed, ready for the thaw and once again energized about our weather and climate....

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Winter Bird Forecast #8 – Vote for the Conte

Posted on Mar 13, 2015

Winter Bird Forecast #8 – Vote for the Conte

The latest Winter Bird Forecast from Audubon Connecticut and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History is up at WXedge.com and focuses on a special edition slideshow featuring the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. See more here!

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Winter Bird Forecast #7 – Change in Seasons Brings Plenty of Birds

Posted on Mar 8, 2015

Winter Bird Forecast #7 – Change in Seasons Brings Plenty of Birds

The latest Winter Bird Forecast from Audubon Connecticut and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History is up at WXedge.com and focuses on the (eventual) change in season. Despite the conditions the birds of our area are already starting to migrate north to the breeding grounds, with species leaving our region and others arriving. Take a look to see what has been shifting so far, what birds are being seen and what we can soon expect.

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