CT Audubon Society Seeks Volunteers to Monitor Osprey

North Branford, CT - The Connecticut Audubon Society is searching for volunteers to observe osprey nests and report the data for inclusion in the 2016 Osprey Nation Map.

Volunteers are needed to monitor about 240 active nests throughout the state, including some in the shoreline communities.

“The amount of time and expertise needed is relatively small but each [volunteer] steward’s contribution to the Osprey Nation effort is enormous, so we ask people throughout the state to consider volunteering,” said Genevieve Nuttall, Osprey Nation coordinator for the Connecticut Audubon Society, in a statement.

Volunteers spend about 15 minutes every two weeks monitoring a nest, and participants can sign up to monitor more than one nest. They take notes and send in the information. Currently, there are nests being monitored in Branford and North Branford, including one at the North Branford Sports Complex.

Click here for more information about the effort and how to sign up.

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