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Centers and Sanctuaries in Connecticut
Two small gray Chipping Sparrows sit on a bare branch
Chipping Sparrows. Photo: Kathy Malone/Ä¢¹½Av Photography Awards
Emily Winthrop Miles Wildlife Ä¢¹½Av Sanctuary
Sharon, CT
A photo of a meadow filled with plants and grasses
Bent of the River Ä¢¹½Av Center Photo: Kate Pratt/Ä¢¹½Av
Bent of the River Ä¢¹½Av Center
Southbury, CT
Hiking trails
Bathrooms
Pollinator garden
Overhead view of Sharon Ä¢¹½Av Center with red buildings and tree canopy
Sharon Ä¢¹½Av Center MOTUS station. Photo: Luke Franke/Ä¢¹½Av
Sharon Ä¢¹½Av Center
Sharon, CT
Bathrooms
Hiking trails
Nature store
Aviary
Pollinator garden
Four people in winter clothing and wearing binoculars walk toward the camera.
Greenwich Ä¢¹½Av Center Great Backyard Bird Count. Photo: Luke Franke/Ä¢¹½Av
Greenwich Ä¢¹½Av Center
Greenwich, CT
Bathrooms
Hiking trails
Nature store
Pollinator garden
Parking lot
A bright red male Scarlet Tanager in flight in front of a leafy branch.
Gimbel Sanctuary
Greenwich, CT
Hiking trails
Boardwalk
a yellow Common Yellowthroat flies next to some large purple coneflowers
Common Yellowthroat. Photo: Scott Keys/Ä¢¹½Av Photography Awards
Fairchild Wildflower Ä¢¹½Av Sanctuary
Greenwich, CT
a Black-throated Green Warbler, a yellow, black, and white bird, stands on eastern hemlock
Black-throated Green Warbler on eastern hemlock. Photo: Scott Keys/Ä¢¹½Av Photography Awards
Hemlock Gorge Ä¢¹½Av Sanctuary
Greenwich, CT
Hiking trails
black and white Downy Woodpecker stands on a tree branch
Downy Woodpecker. Photo: Katrina Baker/Ä¢¹½Av Photography Awards
Mildred Caldwell Ä¢¹½Av Sanctuary of Walden Woods
Greenwich, CT
Snowy Egret crouches near some water
Snowy Egret. Photo: Steve Torna/Ä¢¹½Av Photography Awards
Oneida Ä¢¹½Av Sanctuary
Greenwich, CT
More than 450 migratory, year-round, and wintering bird species call our state home.

Birds like the Piping Plover, American Kestrel, and Purple Martin are at the heart of our work. Each project we advance has a specific bird (or birds) in mind, and our goal is always to halt - and reverse - their declines.