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¦
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.