Connecticut Audubon Center

February 11, 2012

The Connecticut Audubon Society, now more than a century old, has two locations in Fairfield. The Birdcraft Museum is at 314 Unquowa Road and the Connecticut Audubon Center is at 2325 Burr Street, in the Greenfield Hill section of Fairfield. The center was built in 1971 next to the 152-acre Roy and Margot Larsen Wildlife Sanctuary. The visitors’ center offers frequent classes, educational exhibits and a natural history library. There is also a solar greenhouse and a Nature Store with items related to environmental studies. Outdoors, the grounds include a Wildlife Theater, a Birds of Prey Compound, an Algonquin wigwam replica, and a wheelchair-accessible Chiboucas Trail for the Disabled. Right behind the center building is Farm Pond, a great spot for observing frogs, turtles and ducks. The sanctuary includes seven miles of trails and a variety of habitats.

There are many oppoortunities for citizen scientists. Children 12 and older may volunteer as wildlife caretakers. There are children’s programs and the center also accommodates birthday parties. The center is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10-3; check for summer hours. The sanctuary is open daily dawn to dusk.