We Conserve and Restore Land, Focusing on Birds and Wildlife
— Our Mission — 
The mission of the Litchfield Hills Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitat, for the benefit of the community, through conservation, education and research.
Upcoming Programs:
January 9, 2023
​All About the American Bittern
February 6, 2023
​ECUADOR - The Magic Birding Circuit
Upcoming Events:
February 18, 2023
​Great Backyard Bird Count
February 24-26, 2023
​Birding Around Newburyport and Cape Ann, MA

- EDUCATION -

Litchfield Hills Audubon Society aims to provide environmental experiences to people of all ages, particularly in the Litchfield County and surrounding areas. LHAS offers free monthly programs, bird walks and environmental events that are open to the public. We also support and offer National Audubon’s Audubon Adventures tailored for elementary school children.

- CONSERVATION -

Litchfield Hills Audubon Society manages and maintains a total of 157 acres at three separate sanctuaries. LHAS is involved in a 10 year Forest Management Project through the NRCS improving the forest health at Boyd Woods and Wigwam Brook Sanctuaries. Our sanctuaries provide vital habitat for woodland, shrubland and grassland birds and wildlife.

- RESEARCH -

Litchfield Hills Audubon Society supports and is involved in the Eastern Bluebird Nesting Program and the American Chestnut Restoration Project. LHAS also participates in both the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) and the Summer Bird Count (SBC) which provides valuable information regarding the status of bird species here in the Litchfield County.

Seeking Your Opinion

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Should the National Audubon Society, or local Audubon Chapters, drop the name Audubon because of its namesake, John James Audubon, a famous ornithologist, after recent news and claims that he was a white supremacist, an owner of slaves, and a grave robber who seized the skulls of Native Americans?
Your opinion and comments are welcome.
Click on the link below for a quick and anonymous opinion survey.
​John James Audubon

To learn more about John James Audubon:

What Do We Do About John James Audubon? (article presented in the Audubon magazine, Spring 2021)

The Audubon Question (Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City)

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Great Backyard Bird Count

Every February, count for as little as 15 minutes in your own backyard to help expand our understanding of birds.
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of the four-day event and report their sightings online at birdcount.org. Anyone can take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, from beginning bird watchers to experts, and you can participate from your backyard, or anywhere in the world.

Each checklist submitted during the GBBC helps researchers at the National Audubon Society, Cornell Lab or Ornithology and Bird Canada learn more about how birds are doing, and how to protect them and the environment we share.
Recently, more than 300,000 participants submitted their bird observations online, creating the largest instantaneous snapshot of global bird populations ever recorded.

​The 26th annual GBBC will be held Friday, February 17, through Monday, February 20, 2023. Please visit the official website at birdcount.org for more information and be sure to check out the latest educational and promotional resources.

Join Rich and Debbie Martin at Boyd Woods Sanctuary on February 18 to participate in this important annual event. For more information . . . click here.

Join us at a Meeting

Unless otherwise indicated, General Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at the Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road (Rt. 202), Litchfield, CT. When the first Monday of the month falls on a holiday, the meeting is held on the second Monday. Refreshments are served at 6:45 p.m. The business meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. and the program follows. The June meeting is the Annual Meeting and Dinner held at a local restaurant; it begins at 6 p.m. Our August meeting is the annual Picnic at Boyd Woods Sanctuary; it begins at 6 p.m. Board of Directors Meetings are held the third Tuesday of every other month at 7:00 p.m. in the Learning Center at the Litchfield Community Center.