Be Careful Connecticut, It’s Baby Snapping Turtle Season
It's time to watch where you step Connecticut, some very vulnerable babies are just entering our crazy world. They need all the help they can get to survive, the odds are stacked against them
Animals
Three Connecticut Hawks Part of Migratory Study, You Can Follow Them South
Collaborators across the Northeast US have trapped, tagged, and released broad-winged hawks, in an effort to learn more about migratory routes, and identify the challenges and threats along the way
The Sad Tale Of How A Baby Oystercatcher Died in Milford
The Audubon Society has decided to not hold group shorebird walks on the Milford Point sandbar for the rest of August 2021. This is due to an incident that occurred a few weeks ago.
As Songbird Deaths Decline From Mystery Illness, Connecticut Allows Bird Feeders Again
DEEP issued the order to take your feeders down to try to stop the spread of this still-unidentified disease, which causes the infected bird's eyes to swell up, present neurological symptoms, tremors, paralysis, and ultimately, die.
Waterbury Man Shook Following New Hampshire Owl Attack
I don't think that I've ever seen an owl up close in the wild, before this past weekend. After what happened to me last Friday night, I never want to see one again
Connecticut’s Minor League Ballpark Welcomes Pups Back to ‘Bark in the Park’
I recently saw an upcoming one in the news that I thought you might want to pay attention to, especially if you love bringing your dog to an event that typically only lets humans in.
Diseased Robin Found in Thomaston, CT DEEP Urges Caution
The DEEP issued a press release last week, urging Connecticut residents to stop feeding wild birds, take down their bird feeders and bird baths, and disinfect them
The Highly Aggressive Red Swamp Crayfish Invading Connecticut
No, they're not baby lobsters that escaped Long Island Sound, skittered up Rt. 8 and ended up in Ansonia, they're Crayfish, or as I know them Crawdads or Mudbugs.
CT State Police K9 Helps Locate Two Suspects Involved in Disturbances
K9 Jack, his fellow CT State Troopers, Montville, and Mohegan Sun Tribal Police Officers all were called in to assist with locating a male subject involved in a disturbance near the Mohegan Sun Casino