In the 19th century, settlers cut down Connecticut s trees to make fields. Red-shouldered hawks, being woodland birds, had no suitable place to live here.
If you like to watch birds and want to make an impact, the National Audubon Society is holding its 25th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), running Feb. 17-20.
People can participate in a variety.
More than 300 different bird species have been recorded at the 28-acre coastal habitat, which sits on a peninsula jutting into Long Island Sound and the mouth of the Housatonic River estuary.