Birding

CT Christmas Bird Count 2024-25 Schedule Announced

125th ANNUAL NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTCONNECTICUT CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2024-2025 SCHEDULE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024: *New Haven, CT (CTNH) Compiler: Chris Loscalzo, 67 Wepawaug Road, Woodbridge, CT 06525 closcalz@optonline.net 203-389-6508(New Haven Bird Club) *Storrs, CT (CTST) Compiler: Steve Morytko, 288 Varga Road, Ashford, CT 06278 smorytko@yahoo.com (M) 860-680-5728 *Woodbury-Roxbury, CT (CTWR) Compiler: Robert … Read more

Community Garden Harvest Challenge

CT Birders – Most of us have heard of Allen’s Meadow in Wilton, Woodbridge Community Gardens, or Bauer Farm in Madison.  These areas include community gardens and they are all great places to see migratory birds in the Fall.  Which got me thinking… For the month of October, let’s have a friendly competition at our … Read more

Announcing Summer Bird Count 2024

Tom Robben has announced the Summer Bird Counts in Connecticut for 2024. “This is an important multi-decade effort, especially in these times of changing environments, with us birders having a unique window into Nature, to observe and document the changes, and to enter this data into secure multi-decade databases,” he says, “so that … bird … Read more

Opinions Wanted: CT State Parks and Bird Habitat

The COA Conservation Committee is conducting a survey on the current “care & maintenance” practices at Connecticut state parks, and their impacts on bird and wildlife habitats.  We invite anyone with a comment on or an example of these impacts to habitats, good or bad, to please send that comment along. We very greatly appreciate … Read more

Aidan’s 2023 Rarity Roundup

From the CT Birds Listserv From: Aidan Kiley <eezambo@gmail.com> Subject: [CT Birds] 2023 Rarity Roundup To: Listserv <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Hello CT Birders: We are in rarity season. James Purcell’s fantastic find of a MacGillivray’s Warbler in Fairfield is a great reminder of what can show up! In the past few years I have organized a very … Read more

Connecticut Young Birders Club is Back

The Connecticut Young Birders Club is back, and looking to recruit new members. It’s open to anyone age 11 to 19. Field trips, camaraderie, great fun while learning about birds. If you know of a young birder who might be interested (son, daughter, grandchild) or if you are a young birder), please email rtyagi24@choate.edu

Genius of Birds author to speak at COA Annual Meeting 3/25/2023

Connecticut Ornithological Association is thrilled to present science writer and author Jennifer Ackerman as the keynote speaker for the 2023 Annual Meeting. The online Zoom event takes place on Saturday, March 25.  The COA Business Meeting begins at 6:30 pm with elections of Board members, officers and awards, Ms Ackerman will speak at approximately 7:30 … Read more

Big January Results

Thanks to all who submitted their January 2023 birding efforts. Reports from eBird show approximately 180 species observed in January.  Some rare species were present for some time, and were able to be seen by multiple observers.  Our State has many generous birders who use CTBirds and other media tools for timely notifications. For the … Read more

Bird Of The Month: January 2023

   Green-tailed Towhee A Green-tailed Towhee was found in Veterans Park, Fairfield, by James Purcell on January 13, 2023 and posted to eBird. It was seen and photographed by many other observers through at least January 28, 2023. The Green-tailed Towhee breeds in the western U.S. and normally migrates to wintering grounds in the southwestern … Read more