Sherman, CT -- The Connecticut Audubon Society is thrilled to announce that it is has received a generous bequest, from the estate of Kathryn D. Wriston, of 835 acres of rugged hardwood forest, meadows, and wetlands straddling the border of Connecticut and New York.
Called Deer Pond Farm, approximately half the property is in Sherman, Connecticut, and half in Pawling, New York.
It is Connecticut Audubon's 20th sanctuary, and is also the largest!
About 100 species of birds have been seen or heard there during breeding season, including forest birds such as Broad-winged Hawk and Scarlet Tanager, marsh birds such as Virginia Rail, and species such as American Woodcock, Eastern Towhee, and Chestnut-sided Warbler, which nest in young forests or shrubby areas.