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Surrounded in fleece: Rescued pelican on plane to Florida wildlife sanctuary Susan Braden FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 The brown pelican on its return flight home Feb. 4. He was flown to Jupiter, Fla., to make his home at the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary there.Christine Cummings / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Pilots and members of the Spirit of Meriden Flight Club, mother and daughter Laurie (right) and Ariana Strand, before takeoff for their flight to Jupiter, Fla.Christine Cummings / Con...

‘Dramatic shift on climate change:’ CT environmentalists praise Biden’s approach to the issues By DJ Simmons FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedInRedditPinterest Photo: Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media Environmental leaders from across Fairfield County shared their praise for President Joe Biden’s executive orders on climate change and more in an online forum Friday hosted by U.S. Rep. Jim Himes. The event highlighted the wide array of actions Biden has taken sin...

Update on Brown Pelican Rescue in Essex Written by Ct. Audubon Society The Brown Pelican that was rescued in dire condition from the icy Connecticut River in Essex yesterday is doing surprisingly well today and seems as if it will survive. Christine Cummings, co-founder A Place Called Hope, the raptor rehabilitation center in Killingworth that has been treating the bird since yesterday afternoon, said the pelican has been taking fluids and eating a specially-prepared fish slurry. “...

Updated: 6:40 PM EST January 27, 2021 ESSEX, Conn. — A Brown Pelican was rescued Wednesday by officials.  The bird was found injured, huddled in distress at a cove. EcoTravel Director Andy Griswold says the bird was against the floating dock in the marina. He was concerned because the animal was not feeding energetically.  The CT Audubon Society says Brown Pelicans are southern coastal birds that rarely travel further than Virginia Beach.  Griswold called the Audubon Execut...

Pelican rescued from icy Connecticut River in Essex FacebookTwitterEmail A brown pelican was rescued from the Connecticut River in Essex, Conn., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Officials say brown pelicans aren’t typically found this far north during this time of year.Andy Griswold / Contributed Photo ESSEX — A Connecticut Audubon Society worker helped rescue a brown pelican found in the Connecticut River, surrounded in ice Wednesday morning. Andy Griswold, director of EcoTravel for the Connec...

Originally published on December 22, 2020 3:13 pm Piping plovers had their worst nesting season in over a decade due to impacts of the coronavirus, while other threatened birds were more productive than usual. That’s according to an annual report released by the Connecticut Audubon Society. Executive Director Patrick Comins said coastal bird species are more vulnerable to human disturbance, and increased beach activity early in the season caused problems for the piping plovers. "We’re vie...

Updated on December 18, 2020 at 6:19 pm NBC Universal, Inc. The Connecticut Audubon Society recently released its annual State of the Birds report. This years research was focused on the ongoing pandemic and the impact on our local bird populations. When the state shut down in March, people flocked to the outdoors. And while beach restrictions did help protect some species, one federally endangered species saw its lowest productivity in decades. The pandemics impact on our local birds was twofo...

COVID-19 pandemic hits bird populations across region Some bird populations hit by coronavirus pandemic The year 2020 has been for the birds, but its also had a major impact on birds themselves. NEW YORK - 2020 has been a hard year all around, even as it turns out, on the birds. "This was the worst year for Piping Plovers in at least 13 years, at least in terms of its productivity," said Patrick Comins, Executive Director of the Connecticut Audubon Society. The Piping Plover is a federally-thre...