Connecticut Ornithological Association
Connecticut Ornithological Association
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Yellow-throated Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler photo by Bruce Finnan
Madison, CT
January 8, 2012
Photo © Bruce Finnan
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Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow photo by Mark Szantyr
Lebanon, CT
January 15, 2012
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Trumpeter Swan
Trumpeter Swan photo by Steve Broker
Konold's Pond
Woodbridge, CT
February 10, 2012
Photo © Steve Broker
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull photo by Keith Mueller
Buryinghill Beach
Southport, CT
February 12, 2012
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Iceland Gull
Iceland Gull photo by Keith Mueller
Circle Beach
Madison, CT
February 12, 2012
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Glaucous Gull
Glaucous Gull photo by Steve Morytko
Windsor Landfill
Windsor, CT
February 17, 2012
Photo © Steve Morytko
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Pink-footed Goose
Pink-footed Goose photo by Steve Morytko
Windsor Landfill
Windsor, CT
February 20, 2012
Photo © Steve Morytko
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Little Gull
Little Gull photo by Mark Szantyr
Southport Beach
Fairfield, CT
April 1, 2012
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Western Tanager
Western Tanager photo by Mark Szantyr
Mystic, CT
March 6, 2012
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Tundra Swan
Tundra Swan photo by Mark Szantyr
Mono Pond
Columbia, CT
March 4, 2012
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Trumpeter Swans
Trumpeter Swans photo by Mark Szantyr
Konold's Pond
Woodbury, CT
February 18, 2012
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Pink-footed Goose
Pink-footed Goose photo by Keith Mueller
Lyman Orchards
Middlefield, CT
February 25, 2012
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Northern Shrike
Northern Shrike photo by Paul Fusco
Southbury, CT
February 2012
Photo © Paul Fusco
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Northern Shrike
Northern Shrike photo by Steve Morytko
UConn - Horsebarn Hill
Storrs, CT
February 21, 2012
Photo © Steve Morytko
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Common Murre
Common Murre. Photo by Keith Mueller
Hammonasset State Park
Madison, CT
January 30, 2011
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull. Photo by Keith Mueller
Guilford, CT
February 24, 2011
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Blue Goose
Blue Goose photo by Bruce Finnan.
Middlefield, CT
March 9, 2011
Photo © Bruce Finnan
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Trumpeter Swans
Trumpeter Swans photo by Steve Broker.
Woodbridge, CT
March 30, 2011
Photo © Steve Broker
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Harlequin DuckHarlequin Duck. Photo by Keith Mueller
Long Beach Park
Stratford, CT
April 15, 2011
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Eurasian Collared Doves
Eurasian Collared Doves photo by Mark Szantyr
Stratford, CT
June 9, 2011
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Anhinga
Anhinga photo by Mark Szantyr
Hamden, CT
June 11, 2011
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Sooty Tern
Sooty Tern photo by Frank Mantlik
Stratford, CT
August 28, 2011
Photo © Frank Mantlik
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Red-necked Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope photo by Frank Mantlik
Stratford, CT
August 28, 2011
Photo © Frank Mantlik
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Black-necked Stilt
Black-necked Stilt photo by Paul Fusco
Milford Point, CT
September 5, 2011
Photo © Paul Fusco
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Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk by Jim Carr
Hammonasset State Park
Madison, CT
October 7, 2011
Photo © Jim Carr
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Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron by Bruce Finnan
Hammonasset State Park
Madison, CT
October 7, 2011
Photo © Bruce Finnan
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Thayer's Gull
Thayer's Gull photo by Bruce Finnan
Windsor-Bloomfield Landfill
Windsor, CT
December 9, 2011
Photo © Bruce Finnan
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Western Kingbird
Western Kingbird photo by Townsend P. Dickinson
H. Smith Richardson Preserve
Westport, CT
November 13, 2011
Photo © Townsend P. Dickinson
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White-faced Ibis
White-faced Ibis photo by Mark Szantyr
Portland Fairgrounds
Portland, CT
October 21, 2011
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Blue Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak by A.J. Hand
Audubon Xmas tree farm
Westport, CT
October 10, 2011
Photo © A.J. Hand
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Stilt Sandpiper
Stilt sandpiper by Keith Mueller
Hammonasset State Park
Madison, CT
October 7, 2011
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Calliope Hummingbird

Guilford, CT
December 17, 2010
Photo © Townsend P. Dickinson
tpdphoto@optonline.net
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Eared Grebe
Eared Grebe by Bruce Finnan.
Shenipsit Lake, Ellington
November 14, 2010
Photo © Bruce Finnan
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American Avocet
American Avocet. Photo by Mark Szantyr.
East Hartford
November 1, 2010
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Razorbill
Razorbill. Photo by Frank Mantlik
CT waters from New London-
Orient ferry
January 2, 2010
Photo © Frank Mantlik
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Iceland Gull
Iceland Gull photo by Bruce Finnan.
Compo Beach, Westport
January 29, 2010
Photo © Bruce Finnan
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Trumpeter Swan
Trumpeter Swan photo by Frank Mantlik
Cranberry Pond, Stratford
March 31, 2010
Photo © Frank Mantlik
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Barnacle Goose
Barnacle Goose.  AJ Hand.
Westport, CT
December 21, 2010
Photo © AJ Hand
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Purple Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper by Gina Nichol
Madison, CT -- Hammonasset State Park
December 21, 2010
Photo © Gina Nichol
gina@sunrisebirding.com
(Click the photo to see a larger version)

White-tailed Kite
White-tailed Kite photo by Frank Gallo.
Stratford Shoreline
August 1, 2010
This bird remained in the Stratford area until mid-October 2010!
Photo © Frank Gallo
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Harlequin Duck
Harlequin Duck photo by Mark Szantyr.
Farmington River
January 16, 2010
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler. Photo by Mark Szantyr
Long Beach,Stratford
January 7, 2010
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Barnacle Goose
Barnacle Goose by Mark Szantyr
Lower right bird
Mackenzie Reservior, Wallingford
October 22, 2010
Photo © Mark S. Szantyr
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Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose by Mark Szantyr.
Mansfield
October 22, 2010
Photo © Mark S. Szantyr
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Taverner's
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii taverneri

Taverner's Cackling Goose. Photo by Frank Gallo.
Long Shore Park, Westport, CT
December 2010
Photo © Frank Gallo
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Smaller goose on right.
This is the second CT record and the 3rd record for New England.

Northern Lapwing

UConn, Storrs
November 28, 2010
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Fork-tailed Flycatcher. Photo by AJ Hand.
Cove Island Park, Stamford
November 17, 2010
Photo © AJ Hand

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Le Conte's Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow Photo © Townsend P. Dickinson
Milford Point, Milford
November 2010
Photo © Townsend P. Dickinson
tpdphoto@optonline.net
(Click the photo to see a larger version)

White-Fronted Goose
White-fronted Goose by Mark Szantyr
Mackenzie Reservior, Wallingford
October 22, 2010
Photo © Mark S. Szantyr
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Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose by Mark Szantyr
Mansfield
October 22, 2010
Photo © Mark S. Szantyr
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White-Fronted Goose
White-fronted Goose by Mark Szantyr
Mackenzie Reservior, Wallingford
October 22, 2010
Photo © Mark S. Szantyr
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Pacific Loon
Pacific Loon by Bruce Finnan
Middlebury
November 2009

Photo © Bruce Finnan

Western Kingbird

Hammonasset, Madison.
November 2009

Photo © Mark Szantyr

Sandhill Crane
Sandbill Crane.  Photo by Pat Finelli.
Hammonasset, Madison.
October 30, 2009

Photo © Pat Finelli

Dicksissel

Storrs. October 4, 2009

Photo © Mark Szantyr

Western Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark by AJ Hand.

Western Meadowlark by AJ Hand
Sherwood Island State Park, Westport
April 23, 2009

Photo © AJ Hand

Hybrid Oriole
Oriole photo by Mark Szantyr.
Hammonasset, Madison.
November 29, 2009

Photo © Mark Szantyr

Hudsonian Godwit

Hammonasset, Madison.
October 17, 2009

Photo © Mark Szantyr

Hudsonian Godwit

Sherwood Island, Westport
October 2009

Photo © Larry Flynn

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Long Island Sound, Westport-Stamford area
July 13, 2009

Photo © Larry Flynn

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Long Island Sound, Westport-Stamford area
July 13, 2009

Photo © Larry Flynn

Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull by Bruce Finnan
Westport, CT
January 13, 2009
Photo by Bruce Finnan

 

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Hudsonian Godwit

Hammonasset, Madison.
October 17, 2009

Photo © Bruce Finnan

Tricolored Heron

Hammonasset, Madison.
September 25, 2009

Photo © Mark Szantyr

Long-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher. Photo by Mark Szantyr
Stratford Marina. August 2009

Photo © Mark Szantyr

Yellow-headed Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird.  Photo by Mardi Dickinson.
Milford. April 2009

Photo © Mardi Welch Dickinson

Northern Shrike
Northern Shrike.  Photo by Bruce Finnan
Watertown, CT
February 2009

Photo by Bruce Finnan

White-faced Ibis
White-faced Ibis.
Silver Sands, Milford. August 2009

Photo © Mark Szantyr

Northern Wheatear

Stratford Airport
September 2009

Photo © Bruce Finnan

White-faced Ibis

Silver Sands, Milford. August 2009

Photo © Mark Szantyr


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White Ibis

Norwalk. August 2008
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Clay-colored Sparrow
Clay-colored Sp
Naugatuck State Forest
May 18, 2008
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Ruff
Ruff
Grace Salmon Park, Westport
April 19, 2008
Photo by Meredith Sampson

Bohemian Waxwing
Bohemian Waxwing
Storrs. April 13, 2008
Photo by Mark Szantyr

Bullock's Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Goshen. March 31, 2008
Photo by Mark Szantyr

Greater White-fronted Goose
White-fronted Goose
Mirror Lake in Storrs
March 22, 2008

Photo by Mark Szantyr

Red Crossbill
Red Crossbill
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison
January 2008
Photo by Mark Szantyr

Rufous Hummingbird
Rufous Hummin
East Hampton, CT
October 11, 2008
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Cattle Egret
Cattle Egret
Wallingford, CT
November 16, 2008
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
Calf Pasture Beach Park, Norwalk CT November 5, 2008
Photo © Mardi Welch Dickinson

 

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Western Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher. Photo by Bruce Finnan
Osborndale State Park, Ansonia
December 2007
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Smith's Longspur
Smith's Longspur. Photo by Larry Flynn.
Sherwood Island State Park, Westport
March 23, 2007
Photo by Larry Flynn

Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker. Photo by Steve Morytko
Yard bird, Ashford
October 2007
Photo by Steve Morytko

Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow. Photo by Bruce Finnan
Allen's Meadow, Wilton
November 4, 2007
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Common Ground Dove

Ora Ave, East Haven
October 22, 2007
Photo by Jim Zipp
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Pine Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Undermountain Road, Canaan
December 23, 2007
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Ross's Goose

January 2007
Photo by AJ Hand

Lark Sparrow

St. Patrick's Cemetery, Enfield
January 2007
Photo by Tom Sayers

Lazuli Bunting

Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison
January 25, 2007
Photo by Noble Proctor

White-faced Ibis
White-faced Ibis Photo by Paul Fusco
Hammonasset Beach State Park
April 2007
Photo by Paul Fusco

Fox Sparrow
Fox Sparrow.  Photo by Mark Szantyr.
(Possibly Passerella illiaca zaboria
)
Photo by Mark Szantyr

Purple Gallinule

Forest Ave, Stratford
April 29, 2007
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Buff-breasted Sandpiper
BUff
Rocky Hill
September 8, 2007
Photo by Mark Szantyr

Willow Flycatcher
Willow FLy
Lambtown Road,Ledyard
August 21, 2007
Photo by Fred Norton

White-winged Dove

Shady Lane, Branford
February 22, 2007
Photo by Donna Lorello


Deceased Sooty Tern
Found in Private yard, Southington
April 16, 2007
Bruce Finnan photo

 

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