Black-legged Kittiwake Russ Smiley found and photographed this bird on December 19, 2022 off Stonington, CT, and reported it on eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124246478 STATE YEAR LIST for Connecticut for 2022 By the end of the month of December 2022, Connecticut had recorded 332 species on eBird. Only one new species was added on eBird during December, Black-legged … Read more
Enjoy a friendly competition based on the total number of species seen during the month of January 2023 within Connecticut. After one week , coordinator Steve Mayo posted the following on the CTBirds listserv. It’s just a week into 2023 and according to eBird, you’ve already tallied 155 species of birds in Connecticut! Some … Read more
Townsend’s Solitaire Image above is Townsend’s Solitaire, Hammonasset Beach State Park, Nov. 26, 2022. Photo by Barbara Scavotto Honorable Mention: Calliope Hummingbird State Year List for Connecticut for 2022 By the end of the month of November 2022 CT had recorded 331 species on eBird. Three new species were added during November (see the image … Read more
CONNECTICUT CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2022-2023 SCHEDULE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2022: 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) Woodbury-Roxbury, CT (CTWR) Compiler: Ken Elkins, Milford Point … Read more
Smith’s Longspur Honorable Mention: Gray Kingbird State Year List for Connecticut 2022 By the end of the month of October 2022, Connecticut had recorded 329 species on eBird. Five new species were added during October (see the image below, which is an eBird SYL list sorted by date), and Smith’s Longspur was the 327th species … Read more
Ruff Calidris pugnax Photo above: A juvenile Ruff, Hammonassett Beach State Park, September 16, 2022. Photo © Chris S Wood By the end of the month of September 2022, Connecticut had recorded 324 species on eBird. Seven new species were added during September (see the chart below that is an eBird SYL list sorted by date). … Read more
In case you missed our latest COA email news (read how to avoid missing emails here), here is a copy of what was sent. Latest News from COA A new season is upon us and we have three messages to share with you below: a new issue of the COA Bulletin; an upcoming identification workshop. and a … Read more
White Ibis By the end of the month of August 2022, CT had recorded 317 species on eBird. Ten new species were added during August (see the image below, which is an eBird SYL list sorted by date), and White Ibis was the 316th species added, reported to eBird on August 22 by Cody Limber. … Read more
Help Save Connecticut’s Migratory Birds Every 9 seconds a bird dies from colliding with a building. Lights Out Connecticut is a non-profit project of the Connecticut Ornithological Association saving migratory birds from deadly window collisions and other threats caused by light pollution. Join the growing coalition of CT residents, businesses, schools, churches, green spaces, and … Read more
Curlew Sandpiper Curlew Sandpiper, Stratford, CT, 7/18/2022. Photo by Frank Mantlik Very few bird species could top Curlew Sandpiper (CUSA) as the best rare bird of the month of July in Connecticut this year. Frank Mantlik found it on July 18th, and recently noted that this CUSA is the only one currently in the USA … Read more