ECO TRAVEL: Swallow Cruises Sunday, September 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024 Witness one of the most spectacular avian events when thousands of Tree Swallows congregate on the lower Connecticut River at sunset to settle in on a giant communal roost during their fall migration. Birds come from miles away, creating a ballet of … Read more
122nd ANNUAL NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT CONNECTICUT 2021-2022 SCHEDULE (* = confirmed by compiler) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2021: *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) … Read more
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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.
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
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
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
The 2019 Spring COA Bulletin is now available to download here (PDF file). Be sure to check out the COA Bulletin archives here.
Twenty-third ARCC Report Available Read the twenty-third ARCC report here.
119 th ANNUAL NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT CONNECTICUT CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2018-2019 SCHEDULE * = CONFIRMED BY COMPILER SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2018: *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, … Read more
These Bridled Tern photos were taken by me at Falkner Is., Guilford, CT on 31 July 2017. This extreme CT rarity was present there from July 28 (found by tern researchers Cedric Duhalde and James Heuschkel) – seen almost daily – through it’s last sighting on Aug 11. The island, home of a large, protected … Read more