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 * =Birding in Connecticut=

New Haven County
=Milford Point= Milford, Connecticut 06460 Coastal Center at Milford Point web site Connecticut Audubon Sanctuaries map

Tips for birding Milford Point
Milford Point is an 8.5-acre barrier beach with two large state-owned sandbars that are generally not covered by mean high water. The smaller of the two is often covered by storm or spring tides and the larger sandbar has recently become contiguous with the mainland. The Connecticut Audubon Society has a nature education center located on the barrier beach, which is operated under a lease agreement with the State of Connecticut, and the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge owns the 8.5-acre point proper. The area has much potential for education and research, and has been the site of Manomet International Shorebird Surveys since 1998, and location of an ongoing migrant banding station. From Connecticut Audubon Society

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Coastal Center at Milford Point
Coordinates: 41.1757855, -73.1002423 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Milford Point
Coordinates: 41.1754303, -73.1032485 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Milford Pt. - Wheeler Marsh
Coordinates: 41.1833333, -73.1 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Milford Pt.--sandbars
Coordinates: 41.1725812, -73.1003666 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Milford Point
Connecticut Audubon Society’s Coastal Center at Milford Point is located on an 8.4-acre barrier beach and is situated next to the 840-acre Charles Wheeler Salt Marsh and Wildlife Management Area at the mouth of the Housatonic River. The Coastal Center promotes the awareness of Long Island Sound’s ecosystem, the birds and habitats it supports, and its preservation needs; and provides access to Long Island Sound and its many habitats: tidal salt marshes, barrier beaches, tide pools, and coastal dunes. The Coastal Center is a bird-watcher’s paradise – 315 species have been seen here, including many rarities. The Coastal Center offers a full range of educational programs and many events for families, children, and adults. The Coastal Center provides educational exhibits, a tide pool demonstration tank, a salt-marsh laboratory, and program and meeting rooms. The Coastal Center’s grounds contain the 8-acre Smith-Hubbell Wildlife Refuge and Bird Sanctuary, a boardwalk and observation platform with interpretive signage, and a 70-foot covered observation tower for panoramic vistas. Viewers from around the world watch the Center’s seasonal Osprey Cam, operated from our 18-foot tall nesting platform. From Coastal Center at Milford Point web site



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