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COA Big January 2018

COA Big January 2018 There were 147 species reported by the 18 observers who submitted their list of observations. Tina Green – 144 Sara Zagorski – 135 Bill Banks – 129 Greg Hanisek – 126 Frank Mantlik – 117 Paul Cashman – 117 Stephen Broker – 112 Sarah Faulkner – 110 Dan Rottino – 109 … Read more

Big January 2018

CONNECTICUT ORNITHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION BIG JANUARY COMPETITION To qualify, one needs to have identified (seen or heard) a minimum of 90 species for the month within Connecticut. All species seen/heard need to have been counted on public property, your own property, or private property with permission. Report your species list in the same order as the https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/checklist-of-the-birds-of-connecticut/ or the … Read more

Connecticut Ornithological Association’s 34th Annual Meeting

COA Annual Meeting March 24, 2018 The Connecticut Ornithological Association’s 34th Annual Meeting is being held on March 24, 2018 at Middlesex Community College, Middletown, CT. Guest speakers include: Scott Weidensaul Of a Feather: A (Brief) History of American Birding From the moment Europeans arrived in North America, they were awestruck by a continent awash … Read more

Zepko Audubon Camp Scholarship 2018

Zepko Audubon Camp Scholarship 2018 The Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) is pleased to announce that through the great generosity of one of our founding members, George W. Zepko ,  we now are offering one Zepko Audubon Camp  Scholarship in 2018 to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders.  When George was a … Read more

118th Annual National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count

118th ANNUAL NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT CONNECTICUT CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2017-2018 SCHEDULE * = CONFIRMED BY COMPILER SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2017: *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 (Natchaug Ornithological Society) … Read more

October 2017 Sparrow Workshop

On Sunday, October 15 we hosted the Connecticut Ornithological Association Sparrow Workshop here at Stratford Point. Chris Loscalzo and Paul Wolter were our leaders with Chris providing an informative and amusing presentation inside about sparrow identification followed by a walk around all of our 28 acres. Sparrow highlights included Clay-colored and Lincoln’s among the more … Read more