Greetings!

The 3rd season of Young, Gifted and Wild About Birds starts in a week.

Once again, we will present great discussions by 5 young experts working on cutting edge bird conservation issues.

This is the perfect time to register for all 5 presentations for the price of 4.

All proceeds from the 2023 series will go toward improving habitats on our 22 sanctuaries. That includes the newest, Stratford Point, which we announced earlier this week.

Click HERE for more details and to register.

The first presentation is set for Thursday, January 19, at 7 p.m

I am really happy to say that the first presentation will be given by Corina Newsome, of the National Wildlife Federation.

Corina will talk about the recently-released U.S. State of the Birds report.

She'll review the bird population decline of recent decades, and walk us through the solutions and scenarios in the U.S. State of the Birds report.

After that, we have:

-Joanna Wu of UCLA: "The Most Overlooked Birds in North America: Females," Thursday, February 2, 12:30 p.m.

-Mikko Jimenez of Colorado State University: "Tracking Migration with BirdScan," Thursday, March 2, 7 p.m.

-Allison Black, who you might remember when she worked for Connecticut Audubon. She is now a sea bird and marine mammal observer for NOAA and will talk about her experiences. "Birding the High Seas," Thursday, March 16, 7 p.m.

-Kathi Borgmann,Ph.D., Cornell Lab of Ornithology: "From Sound Recording to eBird Status and Trends Maps: How Citizen Science Informs Bird Conservation," Thursday, April 13, 7 p.m.

These hour-long talks are all via Zoom. They're fun and informative.

Each is a window into the amazing work being done to solve the problems that we all as conservationists care so much about.

I invite you to subscribe to all 5 or to choose individual presentations. Click HERE!

At check-out, you'll have an opportunity to make an additional donation, if you choose to. We will invest the proceeds in our nature sanctuaries, improving habitat throughout the state.

Native plantings. New shrub habitat for nesting birds. Invasive plant removal. Trail maintenance. Meadow management and more.

These are among our biggest budget items, and your generosity will make a real difference.

Thank you! Please let me know if you have questions.

Best wishes,

Tom Andersen

Communications Director

P.S. Your support of Young, Gifted and Wild About Birds is a great way to make a real difference for Connecticut's birds. Please register here. Thank you.