CTBirds Moderators changing-of-the-guard on 09/01/2021

Cell phone showing Listserv with swallow image

FROM THE CTBIRDS LISTSERV CTBirds is the Connecticut birding community’s place for rare bird alerts and birding discussions.  This mailing list is one of the most important services the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) provides. Dear Birders, Roy Harvey has been running our CTbirds listserv as the primary moderator non-stop since he helped get it started … Read more

A New Look for The Connecticut Warbler

The Connecticut Warbler

Have you noticed something different about the July 2021 edition of The Connecticut Warbler, the ornithological journal of COA? The publication continues its strong tradition of providing outstanding science-based articles about Connecticut’s birds. But with this issue, we feature a major redesign that highlights the new logo and more synchrony with the COA website, namely additional details on … Read more

COA holds virtual Annual Meeting in 2021

The COA Board of Directors held an online Annual Meeting on Zoom on March 20, 2021 with 145 attendees. Author and researcher Scott Weidensaul presented the keynote address. Outgoing president Chris Loscalzo presided over the business meeting.  The officers for COA for the coming year will be: Tom Robben, President Chris S Wood, Vice-President Paul … Read more

COA Names Camp Scholarship 2021 Recipient

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

Puffin-Audubon Camp

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! 

Prothonotary Warbler, Fairfield CT Apr 2015. © C.S. Wood

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.

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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