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House Introduces Far-Reaching Reauthorization for LIS
8/11/10

Connecticut and New York lawmakers in the House of Representatives joined together to introduce H.R. 5876 the Long Island Sound Improvement Act. This bill, the House companion to S. 3119 passed earlier this summer by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, seeks to expand and strengthen efforts to improve water quality in Long Island Sound and its watershed.

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Volunteers Needed to Help Track Fall Migrant Birds

8/11/10

Connecticut Warbler

Benjamin Van Doren, a student from White Plains, NY will be conducting a study on morning flight, mentored by Andrew Farnsworth of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, this fall in the northeast. The aim of the project is to correlate the magnitude and direction of observed morning flight during migration with various environmental and behavioral variables (e.g., wind speed, wind direction, frontal passage and flight call frequency).

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Duck Stamps Help More Than Just Waterfowl

8/9/10

Common Eider

Want a great way to help protect habitat for migratory birds? Consider purchasing federal or state duck stamps. Proceeds from the sales of the stamp go to purchase critical habitat for all sorts of birds, and key funding for habitat restoration in Connecticut.

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Shrubland Bird Banding at the Bent of the River

8/4/10

Field Sparrow Fledgling

Each summer between 2005 and 2008, Christy Melhart-Slay, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas, studied the shrubland bird community at the Bent of the River for her doctoral research. In particular, she was studying the breeding biology (including, nest-site selection, survivorship, nest-site fidelity, and the effects of predation) of four focal species: Blue-winged Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Field Sparrow, and Indigo Bunting.

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Report Findes Mixed Results for Waters at State Beaches

7/28/10

Audubon Connecticut joined Save the Sound, Environment Connecticut, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, and federal and state lawmakers July 28th to release the Natural Resources Defense Council’s 2010 “Testing the Waters” report. This annual report examines national water quality and beach closings data for 2009, breaking down the information state-by-state and beach-by-beach.

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Audubon Advocates Step Up to the Plate for Conte Refuge!

7/22/10

David Govatski

On July 22nd, the US House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee approved $6 million in Land and Water Conservation Funds (LWCF) for additions to the Conte Refuge in CT, MA, NH and VT. Thanks to the overwhelming response of supporters like you, more than 300 people contacted their lawmakers to urge LWCF funding for Conte. With this House vote, we are halfway toward permanently protecting critical sites within the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound Watersheds!

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