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

Zeiss Is Lead Sponsor of COA Annual Meeting

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

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

Announcing the Zepko Audubon Camp Scholarship 2024

Puffin-Audubon Camp

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

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

Applications Due 1/15/2024 for COA Mini-Grants

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