125th ANNUAL NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT CONNECTICUT 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) … Read more
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
COA has become more social! Board Member Corey Leamy has taken the lead in developing our new COA Instagram account, @ct_birds. Follow us to get news on workshops, events, personalities, special birds and more. We are also on Facebook (facebook.com/ctbirding) as both the official COA page and the public group where over 2200 members have … Read more
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
Connecticut Ornithological Association is pleased to announce that Zeiss, an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics, is the Lead Sponsor of our 40th COA Annual Meeting. At the meeting, Zeiss will offer a 15-minute presentation on their new infrared birding technology, as well as participate as a vendor. This … Read more
The new Connecticut Ornithological Association cap will be available in time for the COA Annual Meeting on March 9. Featuring the new logo designed by Julian Hough, this is a quality offering exclusively from COA. Crafted from 100% cotton twill, garment washed, pigment dyed, it sports a khaki crown with a choice of contrasting green, … Read more
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
Zepko Audubon Camp Scholarship 2024 Completed applications and references must be received by the COA by January 31, 2024 no later than 5:00 pm. The Connecticut Ornithological Association is pleased to announce that we will again offer one Zepko Audubon Camp Scholarship to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2024 Scholarship … Read more
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
The COA Mini-Grants Committee is accepting applications for consideration, with the deadline for submission by January 15th, 2024. The committee helps fund and support initiatives within the state of Connecticut which specifically benefit the avian wildlife in our state and opportunities for public observation and enjoyment of those natural resources. If you have an appropriate … Read more