Mattabeseck Audubon Society: Welcome!

Our Mission: The Mattabeseck Audubon Society, a chapter of the National Audubon Society, is committed to environmental leadership and education for the benefit of the community and the earth's biodiversity.

deKoven House, 27 Washington Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457

Sunday, October 20, 2 p.m., St. Joseph's Polish Society, Colchester
Look for your invitation and please RSVP. RSVP deadline is 9/29/24.

Note: Our previous usual MAS trip-meeting place (SISP parking lot at Wesleyan) is unavailable. Please see field trip page for meeting places).

The new issue of Wingbeat is now available for download. This .pdf file can be read on iPad, computer, and most tablets, and may be printed (letter-size pages) in color or grayscale.

To receive an emailed LINK to download each new issue as it is issued, please send your email address to pat_rasch@comcast.net and please put WINGBEAT in the message title. Issues will also be available to download anytime from our home page.

We may also send out special announcements or cancellations via email (only if we have your email address on file!)

If you find a baby bird or other baby animal, it's best to leave it alone. Chances are the parent is nearby and will take care of the baby when you leave the area.

If you have some other wildlife problem, contact the CT Wildlife Rehabilitators Association at http://www.cwrawildlife.org/ where you can find a rehabilitator in your area or someone to address your problem. CT DEEP dispatch phone number: 860-424-3333. CT DEEP list of wildlife rehabilitators bit.ly/2CoDTxu

The deadline for items to be included in the Fall/Winter Issue is Seotember 26, 2024. We expect issue to be posted to our website about October 16, 2024. Please send items to Pat Rasch, 24 Elm Road, Cromwell, CT 06416, or email to <mattabeseck@mac.com>. Please add "WINGBEAT" to the message's subject line.

We need you. There is always a need for new volunteer leaders in any organization, but the past couple of years have brought losses to our board that have created even greater challenges.

We’re always looking for new board members.
Please contact us (phone / e-mail / slow mail) and let us know if you’d like to help.

Our David Titus Memorial Bird Card is available for a $3 donation. Please email your request for bird cards to mattabeseck@mac.com. Bird cards are also available at any Mattabeseck-sponsored programs (but not on field trips).

Many thanks to local wildlife illustrator, Mike DiGiorgio, (www.mdigiorgio.com) for his beautiful illustrations, many of which were painted specifically for this bird card. The card is a very inexpensive way to own some of the best bird art you’ll ever see. It is extra heavy-duty, all-plastic laminate, printed in full color on both sides. Twenty-four birds are identified by their common name and Latin name, along with the length of the bird and the seasons that they are usually seen in our area. In species that have visual differences between the sexes, both sexes are portrayed.