Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Rocky Neck State Park is also closed until further notice due to a brush fire. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at a 'very high' or 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Birds

Cerulean Warbler

Cerulean warbler, species of special concern

Status
Common Name
Scientific Name
T Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
E Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus
SC Northern saw-whet owl Aegolius acadicus
SC Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus
SC Henslow's sparrow* Ammodramus henslowii
T Seaside sparrow Ammodramus maritimus
E Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
T Great egret Ardea alba
T Short-eared owl (wintering populations) Asio flammeus
E Long-eared owl Asio otus
E Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
E American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
SC Broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus
SC Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus
T Piping plover^ Charadrius melodus
E Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
E Northern harrier Circus cyaneus
E Sedge wren Cistothorus platensis
SC Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
SC Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
T Snowy egret Egretta thula
SC Alder flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
E Horned lark Eremophila alpestris
T Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
SC American kestrel Falco sparverius
E Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
SC Common loon Gavia immer
T American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
T Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
E Yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens
T Least bittern Ixobrychus exilis
E Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
SC Eskimo curlew*+ Numenius borealis
SC Yellow-crowned night-heron Nyctanassa violacea
SC Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
SC Ipswich sparrow (wintering populations) Passerculus sandwichensis ssp. princeps
SC Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
E Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
E Vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
SC Purple martin Progne subis
E King rail (nesting population only) Rallus elegans
SC Northern parula Setophaga americana
SC Cerulean warbler Setophaga cerulea
E Roseate tern+ Sterna dougallii
SC Common tern Sterna hirundo
T Least tern Sternula antillarum
T Eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna
SC Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum
E Barn owl Tyto alba
E Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera

 

* Believed Extirpated
+ Federally Endangered
^ Federally Threatened

Effective August 5, 2015

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