Pond at Birdcraft Sanctuary. The Birdcraft Sanctuary was created by pioneer conservationist Mabel Osgood Wright in 1914 as a songbird sanctuary. It formed the basis for the Connecticut Audubon Society, which Wright had founded in 1898.
The Birdcraft Sanctuary was created by pioneer conservationist Mabel Osgood Wright in 1914. With Annie B. Jennings' gift of 10 acres of land, Birdcraft became the first-of-its-kind songbird sanctuary in the nation, and formed the basis for theā¦