Sharon Audubon Center

Sharon Audubon Center Conservation Action Center that protects birds and their habitats through education programming, volunteer engagement, and youth development.
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Take a hike on our trails, visit our resident raptors, and/or learn about our wildlife rehabilitation clinic. Environmental Education, Wildlife Rehabilitation, Nature Center, and Wildlife Preserve—Sharon Audubon Center consists of 1,147 acres of primarily forest land. It includes 11 miles of trails and two ponds. The main building houses a small hands-on natural history museum, the Audubon Nature

Store, and the children's Adventure Center. The immediate grounds include a raptor aviary with live birds of prey, gardens maintained with the help of Millbrook Garden Club, a butterfly house, and working sugarhouse (formerly an ice house.) We also serve as as the hub for Audubon’s Forests conservation work in Connecticut. The majority of our programs and events are held at our center, which is also the location of our Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic. Our staff and volunteers are on duty to help people who find injured and orphaned wildlife and to answer questions and interface with the public.

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As the steward of the Emily Winthrop Miles Wildlife Audubon Sanctuary, Sharon Audubon Center manages 1,500 acres of habitat amidst 5,000 acres of protected open space. In addition to forest land, the Miles sanctuary features 2 miles of the Carse Brook Wetlands that supports a wide variety of flora and fauna, some on the endangered species list. Though none of the buildings are currently open to the public, the sanctuary itself is open for visitation and the trail around Miles Pond boasts some of the best wildlife viewing in the region. The Emily Winthrop Miles Wildlife Audubon Sanctuary is the training and research part of Sharon Audubon Center's operation. With a small residential facility, Miles is able to house interns and scientists who use the sanctuary for fieldwork and environmental study.

The rescue of this poor Osprey shows the necessary teamwork of communities, rehabbers, and veterinarians!Tuesday, 6/16, ...
06/20/2026

The rescue of this poor Osprey shows the necessary teamwork of communities, rehabbers, and veterinarians!

Tuesday, 6/16, our clinic received a call from a local veterinarian office about an Osprey that was brought to them after being found grounded in a hay field near Pine Plains, NY. The x-ray showed two lead pellets in the abdomen and chest. The bird was transferred to us where we provided triage that night with an exam, fluids, and medication. Our examination found two wounds that correlate with the lead pellets on the x-ray. Leading us to the conclusion this beautiful bird was shot-- a federal offense. We cannot know if this was intentional or malicious, but it is illegal all the same; not to mention, cruel.

The next day, this Osprey was transferred to Christine's Critters, a rehabilitation facility in Weston, CT that specializes in birds of prey. Here, this Osprey will receive continued care and support while he heals from this traumatic experience. Keep your talons crossed for a full recovery!

Ospreys are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This law protects individual native birds, their nests, eggs, feathers, and more.

Christine's Critters will be filing a federal report to let authorities know of the crime. If you have any information, please email [email protected].

Photos:
Osprey patient at Christine's Critters/ Christine's Critters
Osprey patient x-ray showing two lead pellets/ Dr. Clayton

We were absolutely thrilled to see that the Indian Mountain School's clutch of four American Kestrels looked so healthy ...
06/18/2026

We were absolutely thrilled to see that the Indian Mountain School's clutch of four American Kestrels looked so healthy this week! The siblings (two males and two females) were banded as part of our nest box monitoring effort, and photos will be shared with Ms. Hyland's fifth grade science class.

We're so grateful for this wonderful collaboration and look forward to working with Indian Mountain School around these birds during the next school year!

All banding is conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding permit issued by the U.S. Geological Survey.

American Kestrel nestlings. Photos: Sarah Hyland/Indian Mountain School

Inside this little green box is a listening device called an ARU, and for the next two weeks it will record bird songs a...
06/17/2026

Inside this little green box is a listening device called an ARU, and for the next two weeks it will record bird songs and calls for several hours each morning and evening at the Sharon Audubon Center.

Its first stop is in a forested area of the property where spongy moth has caused many of the oak trees to die. Although that was a large disturbance at the time, a few years have passed and now the understory is dense with regenerating trees and shrubs taking advantage of the extra light coming through the canopy.

This young forest habitat is ideal for Wood Thrush, which have lost 60% of their population in the past 50 years. We're hoping our ARU picks up this particular bird's song!

Photos: Suzanne Treyger/Audubon

Please join us in welcoming back Ellery Zych for her second intern season with us! Ellery is a recent Smith College grad...
06/17/2026

Please join us in welcoming back Ellery Zych for her second intern season with us!

Ellery is a recent Smith College graduate with a degree in Environmental Science and Policy, and will be spending this summer as a Conservation Intern at the Sharon Audubon Center. A lifelong Connecticut resident, Ellery is dedicated to understanding and protecting the ecosystems she calls home. She is especially interested in native plant diversity and the dynamics of forest succession, and is looking forward to applying that passion to her work this summer.

Ellery with American Kestrel chick. Photo: Mike Dudek/Sharon Audubon Center

Welcome, new wildlife rehabilitation clinic volunteers and summer intern! We're thrilled to have these compassionate ind...
06/16/2026

Welcome, new wildlife rehabilitation clinic volunteers and summer intern! We're thrilled to have these compassionate individuals caring for our songbird patients during this very busy 'baby season.'

More to come on our summer interns in a later post this week!

Wildlife rehabilitation clinic volunteers and intern. Photos: Bethany Sheffer/Sharon Audubon Center

The Purple Martins at our Miles Wildlife Sanctuary have been very productive these last weeks! Many of our gourds contai...
06/11/2026

The Purple Martins at our Miles Wildlife Sanctuary have been very productive these last weeks! Many of our gourds contain eggs and our site is involved in a research project this summer that you can read about in an earlier post.

Thanks to Bruce and Ellery, this year's Conservation Intern, for their efforts monitoring these gourds. Stay tuned for updates!

Purple Martins and monitoring work. Photos: Bethany Sheffer/Sharon Audubon Center

Start of Summer Inventory Sale! 20% off your purchase today, Friday, and Saturday (excludes maple syrup.) Nature Store ...
06/11/2026

Start of Summer Inventory Sale! 20% off your purchase today, Friday, and Saturday (excludes maple syrup.) Nature Store is open 1-4:30pm each day.

06/10/2026

ISO 1/2 gallon plastic milk/juice jugs and/or cartons for summer camp projects. Please contact Wendy at [email protected] if you have any to donate. Thank you!

Address

325 Cornwall Bridge Road
Sharon, CT
06069

Opening Hours

Thursday 1pm - 4:30pm
Friday 1pm - 4:30pm
Saturday 1pm - 4:30pm
Sunday 1pm - 4:30pm

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+18603640520

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