The Connecticut Ornithological Association announces the recipient of the Zepko Audubon Camp Scholarship for 2021. Sebastian Killin, 15, a student at Marvelwood School in Kent, received the award. The goal of the schholarshiip is to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders.
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Zepko Audubon Camp Scholarship 2021 seeking teen applicants
COA Zepko Audubon Camp Scholarship 2021 The Connecticut Ornithological Association will again offer one Zepko Audubon Camp Scholarship to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2021 Scholarship will cover the full cost ($1,695) of Audubon’s “Monhegan and Hog Island Birding for Teens” program in Maine from July 18-23, 2021. The … Read more
It’s Warbler Time!
COA Warbler Workshop (Online via Zoom)
April 25, 2021 at 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
FREE.
Get ready for the waves of warblers that hit Connecticut in May with this COA Warbler Workshop. Chris Wood will give us tips on when and where to look for warblers in Connecticut during Spring migration. Plus, he will illustrate and explain how to narrow the identification challenges.
Connecticut Ornithological Association’s 37th Annual Meeting
COA Annual Meeting – Saturday, March 20, 202110AM – 12:15 PM online via Zoom Hello Birders! The Connecticut Ornithological Association’s 37th Annual Meeting will be held virtually this year, via a Zoom Webinar, on Saturday, March 20th from 10 AM to 12:15 PM. Following the business portion of the meeting, including elections, awards, and reports, our featured speaker Scott Weidensaul will present “A World of … Read more
COA Gull Workshop
COA Gull Workshop Sunday, March 14, 2021 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM Online via Zoom. Register in advance at the link or button below. Free. Join us as we learn about the gulls of Connecticut. Nick Bonomo will share his considerable knowledge about how to identify members of this extraordinarily challenging group of birds. Nick’s … Read more
Mega Bowl of Birding in CT 2021 Summary
The 5th annual Mega Bowl of Birding in CT, held on Saturday, February 6, 2021, was a great success. Sixty CT birders participated in the event, spread out over much of the state. The top scorers in the 7 counties for which there were participants (nobody signed up for Windham County) were: Karin Dionne in … Read more
COA CT Big January 2021, the preamble…
Birders, Thankfully 2020 is winding down and we are on the threshold of a new year. We can only hope 2021 will be better in every way! Better than hope however is action. In years past COA has encouraged Connecticut birders to go out during the month of January and find as many avian species … Read more
2020-2021 Christmas Bird Count Schedule Announced
121st Annual National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count – Connecticut 2020-2021 For a PDF of the 2020-2021 Christmas Bird Count schedule, click here. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020: Storrs, CT (CTST) Compiler: Steve Morytko, 288 Varga Road, Ashford, CT 06278 smorytko@yahoo.com (M) 860-680-5728 (Natchaug Ornithological Society) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2020: New Haven, CT (CTNH) Compiler: Chris Loscalzo, 67 … Read more
COA Virtual Annual Meeting 2020
The COA Board of Directors met electronically on March 21, 2020, in lieu of the annual meeting that we would have held at Middlesex Community College on the same day if not for the coronavirus outbreak that has impacted our local community and the world. We voted in the new slate of officers and board … Read more
COA Gull Workshop 2020 Cancelled
The COA Gull Workshop, originally scheduled for Sunday, March 22, 2020, has been cancelled. Thank you for your understanding.