Connecticut Ornithological Association

Connecticut Ornithological Association
Connecticut's Birding Organization
The Connecticut Ornithological Association is the only statewide organization dedicated specifically to Connecticut's birds, birders, and birding.
COA publishes the highly regarded journal The Connecticut Warbler.
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Yellow-throated Warbler

Madison, CT
January 8, 2012
Photo © Bruce Finnan
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Harris's Sparrow

Lebanon, CT
January 15, 2012
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Trumpeter Swan

Konold's Pond
Woodbridge, CT
February 10, 2012
Photo © Steve Broker
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Lesser Black-backed Gull

Buryinghill Beach
Southport, CT
February 12, 2012
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Connecticut
Birding Events>>
A calendar of bird related events
from across the state
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Connecticut Ornithological Association!

Seasonal Birding in Connecticut>>
Useful information on seasonal
birding in Connecticut

2011 Fall Hawkwatch Results for Connecticut
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Iceland Gull

Circle Beach
Madison, CT
February 12, 2012
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Glaucous Gull

Windsor Landfill
Windsor, CT
February 17, 2012
Photo © Steve Morytko
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Pink-footed Goose

Windsor Landfill
Windsor, CT
February 20, 2012
Photo © Steve Morytko
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Little Gull

Southport Beach
Fairfield, CT
April 1, 2012
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Western Tanager

Mystic, CT
March 6, 2012
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Tundra Swan

Mono Pond
Columbia, CT
March 4, 2012
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Trumpeter Swans

Konold's Pond
Woodbury, CT
February 18, 2012
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Pink-footed Goose

Lyman Orchards
Middlefield, CT
February 25, 2012
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Northern Shrike

Southbury, CT
February 2012
Photo © Paul Fusco
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Northern Shrike

UConn - Horsebarn Hill
Storrs, CT
February 21, 2012
Photo © Steve Morytko
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Common Murre

Hammonasset State Park
Madison, CT
January 30, 2011
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Black-headed Gull

Guilford, CT
February 24, 2011
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Blue Goose

Middlefield, CT
March 9, 2011
Photo © Bruce Finnan
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Trumpeter Swans

Woodbridge, CT
March 30, 2011
Photo © Steve Broker
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Harlequin Duck
Long Beach Park
Stratford, CT
April 15, 2011
Photo © Keith Mueller
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Eurasian Collared Doves

Stratford, CT
June 9, 2011
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Anhinga

Hamden, CT
June 11, 2011
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Sooty Tern

Stratford, CT
August 28, 2011
Photo © Frank Mantlik
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Red-necked Phalarope

Stratford, CT
August 28, 2011
Photo © Frank Mantlik
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Black-necked Stilt

Milford Point, CT
September 5, 2011
Photo © Paul Fusco
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Swainson's Hawk

Hammonasset State Park
Madison, CT
October 7, 2011
Photo © Jim Carr
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Tricolored Heron

Hammonasset State Park
Madison, CT
October 7, 2011
Photo © Bruce Finnan
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Thayer's Gull

Windsor-Bloomfield Landfill
Windsor, CT
December 9, 2011
Photo © Bruce Finnan
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Western Kingbird

H. Smith Richardson Preserve
Westport, CT
November 13, 2011
Photo © Townsend P. Dickinson
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White-faced Ibis

Portland Fairgrounds
Portland, CT
October 21, 2011
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Blue Grosbeak

Audubon Xmas tree farm
Westport, CT
October 10, 2011
Photo © A.J. Hand
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Stilt Sandpiper

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

Shenipsit Lake, Ellington
November 14, 2010
Photo © Bruce Finnan
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American Avocet

East Hartford
November 1, 2010
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Razorbill

CT waters from New London-
Orient ferry
January 2, 2010
Photo © Frank Mantlik
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Iceland Gull

Compo Beach, Westport
January 29, 2010
Photo © Bruce Finnan
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Trumpeter Swan

Cranberry Pond, Stratford
March 31, 2010
Photo © Frank Mantlik
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Barnacle Goose

Westport, CT
December 21, 2010
Photo © AJ Hand
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Purple Sandpiper

Madison, CT -- Hammonasset State Park
December 21, 2010
Photo © Gina Nichol
gina@sunrisebirding.com
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White-tailed Kite

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

Farmington River
January 16, 2010
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Orange-crowned Warbler

Long Beach,Stratford
January 7, 2010
Photo © Mark Szantyr
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Barnacle Goose

Lower right bird
Mackenzie Reservior, Wallingford
October 22, 2010
Photo © Mark S. Szantyr
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Cackling Goose

Mansfield
October 22, 2010
Photo © Mark S. Szantyr
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Taverner's
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii taverneri

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

Cove Island Park, Stamford
November 17, 2010
Photo © AJ Hand

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Le Conte's Sparrow

Milford Point, Milford
November 2010
Photo © Townsend P. Dickinson
tpdphoto@optonline.net
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White-Fronted Goose

Mackenzie Reservior, Wallingford
October 22, 2010
Photo © Mark S. Szantyr
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Cackling Goose

Mansfield
October 22, 2010
Photo © Mark S. Szantyr
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White-Fronted Goose

Mackenzie Reservior, Wallingford
October 22, 2010
Photo © Mark S. Szantyr
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Pacific Loon

Middlebury
November 2009
Photo © Bruce Finnan

Western Kingbird

Hammonasset, Madison.
November 2009
Photo © Mark Szantyr

Sandhill Crane

Hammonasset, Madison.
October 30, 2009
Photo © Pat Finelli

Dicksissel

Storrs. October 4, 2009
Photo © Mark Szantyr

Western Meadowlark

Sherwood Island State Park, Westport
April 23, 2009
Photo © AJ Hand

Hybrid Oriole

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

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Westport, CT
January 13, 2009
Photo by Bruce Finnan

More Photos of Connecticut Birds>>

Hudsonian Godwit

Hammonasset, Madison.
October 17, 2009
Photo © Bruce Finnan

Tricolored Heron

Hammonasset, Madison.
September 25, 2009
Photo © Mark Szantyr

Long-billed Dowitcher

Stratford Marina. August 2009
Photo © Mark Szantyr

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Northern Shrike

Watertown, CT
February 2009
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Northern Wheatear

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White Ibis

Norwalk. August 2008
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Clay-colored Sparrow

Naugatuck State Forest
May 18, 2008
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Ruff

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

Bohemian Waxwing

Storrs. April 13, 2008
Photo by Mark Szantyr

Bullock's Oriole

Goshen. March 31, 2008
Photo by Mark Szantyr

Greater White-fronted Goose

Mirror Lake in Storrs
March 22, 2008
Photo by Mark Szantyr

Red Crossbill

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

Rufous Hummingbird

East Hampton, CT
October 11, 2008
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Cattle Egret

Wallingford, CT
November 16, 2008
Photo by Bruce Finnan

More Photos of Connecticut Birds>>

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Western Flycatcher

Osborndale State Park, Ansonia
December 2007
Photo by Bruce Finnan

Smith's Longspur

Sherwood Island State Park, Westport
March 23, 2007
Photo by Larry Flynn

Red-headed Woodpecker

Yard bird, Ashford
October 2007
Photo by Steve Morytko

Harris's Sparrow

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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Jim Zipp's web site>>

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

Hammonasset Beach State Park
April 2007
Photo by Paul Fusco

Fox Sparrow

(Possibly Passerella illiaca zaboria)
Photo by Mark Szantyr

Purple Gallinule

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

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Rocky Hill
September 8, 2007
Photo by Mark Szantyr

Willow Flycatcher

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

More Photos of Connecticut Birds>>

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