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Connecticut Bed and Breakfast in Connecticut

      Chester Bed and Breakfasts 
*          123 Main Bed & Breakfast 123 Main St., Chester, Ct. 06412; Ph: 860-526-3456 Contact Chris Allinson, owner 

        Essex Bed and Breakfasts
            The Griswold Inn  36 Main Street, Essex, CT   06426; Ph:  860-767-1776  Fax: 860-767-0481 

      Farmington Bed and Breakfasts
*          The Farmington Inn 827 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06032; Ph: 800-648-9804 or 860-269-2311 Fax: 860-677-8332 

      Mystic Bed and Breakfasts
*          Adam's House of Mystic 382 Cow Hill Rd., Mystic, CT 06355  Ph: 860-572-9551 

 

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 Travel Books of Connecticut - Travel Books

  Wildlife Book in Connecticut - Nature Books

            Birds of Connecticut Field Guide - Stan Tekiela
            Connecticut Birding Guide - Arnold Devine and Dwight G. Smith 1996 - 569 pgs.


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 Tourist Attractions in Connecticut - Attractions

Recreation in Connecticut 
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Wildlife Events & Festivals in Connecticut - Wildlife Festivals

February
           The Connecticut River Eagle Festival - February - Essex, CT Connecticut Audubon Society 2325 Burr Street,
                           Fairfield,  CT 06430; Ph: 203-254-1092 

May
            International Migratory Bird Day - second Saturday of May each year - birders participate throughout United States,
                                  Canada,  Mexico & Central America  Ph: 703-358-2318

September
            HawkWatch Weekend Festival - September - From 10 a.m to 4 p.m. (Rain or Shine)  Greenwich Audubon Society of Greenwich  613 Riversville Road at John Street Greenwich CT 06831; Ph: 203-869-5272 Fax: 203-869-4437 

Other Events
            Litchfield Hills Audubon Society - Calendar of  Events
            Mattabeseck Audubon Society - Field Trips  Mattabeseck Audubon Society  deKoven House 27 Washington Street, 
                           Middletown, Connecticut 06457; Ph:  860-635-2786 
            New Haven Bird Club - Calendar of Events P.O. Box 9004, New Haven, CT 06532 

 

 

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  Nature Clubs and Organizations in Connecticut - Wildlife Societies
            Naugatuck Valley Society - Derby
            New Haven Bird Club P.O. Box 9004,  New Haven, CT 06532 
            Saugatuck Valley Society - Westport   Sharon Lillinonah Audubon Society - Southbury
            Tom Baptist, Executive Director 613 Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT 06831 Ph: 203-869-5272 

     Audubon Societies of Connecticut
            Audubon Society of Greenwich 613 Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT 06831; Ph: 203-869-5272 
            Hartford Audubon Society - Hartford
            Housatonic Audubon Society 
            Litchfield Hills Audubon Society P.O. Box 861, Litchfield, CT 06759; Ph:
860-567-8427  
            Mattabeseck Audubon Society 27 Washington Street, Middletown, CT 06457; Ph: 860-685-2499 
            Menunkatuck Audubon Society - Guilford
           
Naugatuck Valley Audubon Society, Inc. - PO Box 371, Derby, CT 06418 Ph: 203-729-0677
            New Canaan Audubon Society - New Canaan
            Pequot Audubon Society - Mystic
            Potapaug Audubon Society - Old Lyme
            Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society 107 Green Road, Meriden, CT 06450; Ph: 203-634-1911 
            Sharon Lillinonah Audubon Society - Southbury

    Sierra Club of Connecticut Chapter 118 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106; Ph: 860-525-2500 
            Northeast Field Office 85 Washington St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4105; Ph: 518-587-9166/ FAX: 518-583-9062 

    Natural History Museums of Connecticut - Museums
          Connecticut State Museum of Natural History University of Connecticut,  2019 Hillside Rd., Unit 1023,
                     Storrs, CT 06269-1023; Ph: 860-486-4460 
            Dinosaur State Park, West St., Rocky Hill (E. of I-91 exit 23),  CT Ph: 529-8423
            Discovery Museum 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06604; Ph: 203-372-3521  Fax: 203-374-1929 
           The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk 10 North Water Street, Norwalk, CT 06854; Ph: 203-852-0700
            Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, 55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic, CT Ph: 536-3323
            Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University P.O. Box 208118, 170 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT 06520-8118; 
                       Ph:  203-432-5050 
            Science Museum of Connecticut, 950 Trout Brook Drive, West Hartford, CT Ph:  236-2961.
            Thames Science Center, Gallows Lane, New London, CT Ph: 442-0391

 

 

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Wildlife Tours in Connecticut - Nature Tours
            The Bicycle Tour Company 15 North Main St, .PO. Box 381, Kent, CT 06757; Ph:  888-711-KENT Fax: 860-927-1976 
            Camelot Cruises Inc., 1 Marine Park, Haddam, 345-8591.
            Connecticut River Cruises, Inc. 6 Marine Park, Haddam. 345-8373.
            Deep River Navigation Boat Tours - Cross Rip, on an eagle watch cruise - Deep River  CT  06417
            Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Ride - One Railroad Avenue  Essex  CT  06426; Ph: 860-767-0103 Fax: 860-767-0104 
            Mark Twain Cruises, Deep River Navigation, 152 River Street, P.O. Box 382, Deep River, CT 06417;  Ph: 860-526-4954   877-658-9246
                        Fax: 860-526-2322 
            Schooner Inc. .- 91 foot schooner Quinnipiack, 60 Water St., New Haven CT  06519  Ph: 203 865-1737 

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Wildlife Viewing in Connecticut - Nature Reserves
            Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center 10 Deerfield Rd.,  Anonia, CT CT 06401; Ph:  203-736-9360
            Audubon Center in Greenwich  613 Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT 06831; Ph:  203-869-5272 

            Archbold Biological Center
            Birding Connecticut - by Mary Scott 
            Birding Hotspots in ConnecticutConnecticut Ornithological Association 314 Unquowa Road Fairfield, CT 06430
            Connecticut Audubon at Pomfret Farms 220 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259; Ph:  860-928-4041 
            Connecticut Audubon at Trail Wood 93 Kenyon Road, Hampton, CT 06247; Ph:  860-455-0759 
            Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum (Birdcraft Sanctuary) 314 Unquowa Road Fairfield, CT 06430; Ph:  203/254-0416
            Connecticut Audubon Center at Fairfield 2325 Burr Street, Fairfield, CT 06430; Ph:  203-259-6305 
            Connecticut Audubon Center at Glastonbury 1361 Main Street,  Glastonbury, CT 06033-3105; Ph:  860-633-8402 
            Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center at Milford Point 1 Milford Point Road, Milford, CT 06460; Ph:  203-878-7440 
            Connecticut Audubon Ragged Hill Woods 4H Program, 139 Wolf Den Road, Brooklyn, CT 06234; Ph:  860-774-9600 
            Connecticut CENTER AT HARTFORD 118 Oak Street , Hartford, CT  06106; Ph:  860-527-8737 
            Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection - Kids Page
            Great Florida Birding Trail
            Lake Istokpoga

   
 Connecticut Audubon Sanctuaries
                 - Edward Steichen Memorial Wildlife Perserve Chestnut Woods Road, Redding
                 - Elsa Feiler Denburg Woodland Conservation Area Burr Street, Fairfield
                 - Grace Robinson Nature Sanctuary Lords Highway, Weston
                 - H. Smith Richardson Wildlife Perserve and Christmas Tree Farm Sasco Creek Rd., Westport
                 - Haagenson Preserve 137 Creek Row, East Haddam
                 - Haddam Wildflower Gorge Route 151 & Hurd Park Road, Haddam
                 - Hayes Meadow Tidal Marsh Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield
                   Helen Carlson Wildlife Sanctuary and Cranberry Bog - Mattabeseck Audubon Society  deKoven House 27 Washington Street,
                                         Middletown, Connecticut 06457; Ph:  860-635-2786 
                 - Jane & George Pratt Valley Preserve Cascades Road, Bridgewater
                 - John W. Field Sanctuary Old Academy Road, Fairfield
                 - Morgan R. Chaney Sanctuary Turner Road, Montville
                 - Richard G. Croft Memorial Preserve Norfolk Road, Goshen
        Roaring Brook Nature Center 70 Gracey Road, Canton, CT  06019; Ph: 860-693-0263 Fax: 860-693-0264 
        Sharon Audubon Center is a nature center and wildlife sanctuary  Ph: 860-364-0520 
           Stamford Museum & Nature Center 39 Scofieldtown RoadStamford, CT 06903; Ph:  203-322-1646

  National Wildlife Refuges in Connecticut
            National Wildlife Refuges - US Fish and Wildlife 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035-9589;
                    Ph: 413-253-8200 Fax: 413-253-8308 
            S. B. Mckinney National Wildlife Refuge P.O. Box 1030, Westbrook, Connecticut 06498-2513; Ph:  860-399-2513 Fax: 860-399-2515 
            Silvio Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge 38 Avenue A., Turners Falls, MA 01376; Ph: 413-863-0209 Fax: 413-863-3070 

Nature Conservancy of Connecticut
            Nature Conservancy of Connecticut
                                          Ayers Gap Preserve, Franklin
                                          Devil's Den Preserve, Weston and Redding
                                          Hollenbeck Preserve
                                          Iron Mountain Preserve, Kent
                                          Poquetanuck Cove Preserve, Ledyard
                                          Selden Creek Preserve, Lyme
                                          Sunny Valley Preserve

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     Art Galleries in Connecticut - Art Galleries
            Animal Art Bonnie Evans BOX 1334,  Main St., Lakeville, CT  06039 
            Center for the Arts Galleries, Wesleyan University, 685-2695 Exhibits at the Zilkha Gallery and Davison Art Center

 
    Bird Carving
            Foredom Electric Company 16 Stoney Hill Road Bethel,  CT  06801;  Ph:  203-792-8622 Fax: 203-790-9832
            Gesswein Power Carver  Ph: 800-243-4466    
            G. Schoepfer Eyes 460 Cook Hill Rd., Cheshire, CT 06410; Ph: 203-250-7794, 800-875-6939  Fax: 203-250-7796
            New England Woodcarving & Wildlife Art Expo 795 Hoop Pole Rd., Guilford CT 06437;  Ph: 203-457-1571

 

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