Sharon Audubon Center manages three nature sanctuaries (including our center's property) along with additional private parcels of land in northwestern Connecticut—protecting more than 2,100 primarily forested acres in total. Our center hosts programs throughout the year and houses a small natural history museum, the Audubon Nature Store, and the Children's Adventure Center. Its adjacent grounds include raptor aviaries with live birds of prey, pollinator gardens, a butterfly house, and a working sugarhouse. This location is home to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic for injured and orphaned wildlife. The center and staff also coordinate Audubon’s Forests conservation work in Connecticut.
We have been connecting people with nature since our center was founded in 1961. As part of Audubon Connecticut, a state office of the National Audubon Society, and the Atlantic Flyway, our mission is to protect birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Among the many ways we do this, is by creating life-changing experiences that inspire and enable school children, community members, and their families to appreciate, understand, and protect the natural world.
Sharon Audubon Center is one of three Audubon Connecticut centers in the state—the sister centers include Bent of the River Audubon Center (Southbury, Connecticut) and Greenwich Audubon Center.
We greatly appreciate the dedication of our volunteer Stewardship Board, who help make our center a success
325 Cornwall Bridge Road
Sharon, CT 06069
860-364-0520
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Center & Store: Building OPEN, Thursday - Saturday, 1-4:30pm.
Aviaries & Trails: Open Daily, Sunrise to Sunset
Thanks to the former owners of the unique properties that make up our Audubon center and sanctuaries, the Northwest Corner has a lasting legacy that will benefit future generations—learn more about this special heritage
Sharon Audubon Center manages an education center and several nature Audubon sanctuaries in northwestern Connecticut—protecting more than 2,100 primarily forested acres for the benefit of birds, other wildlife, and people
Each year our center admits hundreds of injured and orphaned birds, mammals, and reptiles—with the goal of providing them with needed care and releasing back into the wild
Learn about this important nest box program, established in 1977 to monitor this threatened species
Just as biodiversity strengthens natural systems, the diversity of human experience strengthens our conservation efforts for the benefit of nature and all human beings.
Audubon offers unique employment and internship opportunities—open the door to new conservation experiences
Where birds thrive, people prosper. Help us transform local communities into places where birds flourish. Learn what you can do to nurture wildlife, nature, and conservation in Connecticut.
Through land stewardship, science, education, and advocacy, we work to preserve habitat and protect bird species that are of state, national, and global concern. Your gift makes a difference.
When you become a member of Sharon Audubon Center, you are protecting critical woodlands and a natural heritage for generations to come. Help us do great things.