Animals in Connecticut: Bears, Seals and Backyard Wildlife

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1. 0:00BEARS IN YOUR BACKYARD. Black bears are raiding bird feeders in Connecticut's suburbs. And they're not even the strangest thing here.
2. 0:05White-tailed Deer. Fairfield County has some of the densest suburban deer anywhere. Watch the Merritt Parkway at dusk.
3. 0:11Wild Turkey. Wild turkeys were reintroduced in the 1970s. Now their flocks stop traffic on the UConn campus.
4. 0:16Eastern Chipmunk. Connecticut chipmunks dart along stone walls with cheeks full of acorns, from March to October.
5. 0:22Osprey. Ospreys nest on platforms at Hammonasset and Milford Point, hauling fish to screaming chicks all summer.
6. 0:28Harbor Seal. The strangest one? Harbor seals on Connecticut rocks all winter. Try Stonington Point at low tide.
7. 0:35Northwest hills. Bear country tip: take feeders in April to November, and watch the yard edge at dawn.

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