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Dead birds with a mysterious condition have been appearing this summer from the mid-Atlantic states and into New England. What's killing the birds?

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Wave of mysterious songbird deaths may reach CT, animal experts warn News 12 Staff Updated on: Jul 08, 2021, 9:40pm A wave of mysterious songbird deaths may be reaching Connecticut after starting in Washington, D.C. before spreading as far as Ohio and Pennsylvania. Animal experts at the Connecticut Audobon Society say theyre not sure whats causing massive bird die-offs in the midwestern and southeastern U.S. "The birds tend to get crusty discharge around the eyes and nose, and then they become ...

Plan to divert 14.2M gallons a day to southwestern CT awaits a decision by state officials FacebookTwitterEmail A fisherman tries out a new fishing spot on the Mill River in Fairfield on Sunday, March 21, 2021.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media The fate of a proposal that would essentially double the amount of water diverted from the Greater Bridgeport system to southwestern Connecticut now rests in the hands of the state. Environmental groups and residents from the Fairfield area spent...

UpdatedThu, May 6, 2021 at 5:57 am ET Reply Fairfield environmental advocates are concerned about how a diversion proposal would affect the Mill River watershed. (Google Maps) FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield residents and representatives voiced environmental concerns Tuesday about a proposal to double the amount of water diverted from the local system, including Cricker Brook and the Mill River watershed, to towns such as Greenwich and Stamford. Aquarion Water Co. has filed an application with the ...

The Connecticut Audubon Society in Milford is doing its part to use water wisely by utilizing rain barrels. “It works just like your hose,” Comins said. “You hook your hose right up to it and there’s a little lever on the bottom and gravity does the rest.” A one-inch rainfall on an average size roof can yield up to the 700 gallons of water. Forty percent of the average homeowners water use comes from using water outdoors. The water is used for activities such as watering your garden o...

Thrice cursed Charles Island now a sanctuary Kendra Wingate FacebookTwitterEmail Charles Island, a 14-acre island located approximately 0.5 miles off the coast of Milford, boasts a long and storied past. The unassuming island is steeped in decades of history, is said to be “thrice cursed,” and is a now cherished state resource for native wildlife. The first curse was said to have been laid upon the land by a Paugusset chief in 1639 when he lost the land, which he believed to be home to the ...

Updated on April 21, 2021 at 6:36 pm NBC Universal, Inc. It’s a sure sign of spring…the return of osprey, a now-common migratory bird along the Connecticut shoreline. But that wasn’t always the case. The species population has made a big comeback in recent years. Third grader Clara Wurst knows a thing or two about osprey, and just about every other type of bird. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. Wurst, from Stafford, was at Milf...

Bird colony on Charles Island at risk, but there is hope Jill Dion FacebookTwitterEmail 3of3 An invasive plant called mile-a-minute, which has been rearing its green vine around the state for a number of years, has proven to be the latest in what one environmentalist called “a perfect storm” of factors causing problems for the birds on Charles Island. “Charles Island was once densely vegetated with tall trees and mid-canopy trees and shrubs,” said Jenny Dickson, supervising wildlife bio...

Robert Miller: The sound of a South Carolina bird sings in CT FacebookTwitterEmail Right now, the world is mostly white, black and gray. The birds at my feeder are like that as well. Chickadees, juncos, titmice, nuthatches — as black, white and gray as Whistler’s mother. Now and then, there’s the red/olive Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal to brighten the world, or the crimson patch on the back of a downy woodpecker’s head. But, lucky me, I’ve also had a pair of Carolina wrens — small, round, b...