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
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
This past January we at COA decided to do something a little differently. Instead of a normal Big January (just what is normal these days?) where birders take to the field to try and see the most bird species they can during the month of January, we decided to promote a competition to help the … 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
The Mega Bowl is a fun and friendly activity that celebrates birds, birders, and birding! Participants go birding alone or in small groups in the CT county of their choice, trying to observe as many species as they can. Birders are awarded points for seeing each species observed, with a range of 1 point for … Read more
Birders, Thankfully 2020 is winding down and we are on the threshold of a new year. We can only hope 2021 will be better in every way! Better than hope however is action. In years past COA has encouraged Connecticut birders to go out during the month of January and find as many avian species … Read more
COA Annual Meeting March 23, 2019 The Connecticut Ornithological Association’s 35 th Annual Meeting is being held on March 23, 2019 at Middlesex Community College, Middletown, CT. Download Annual Meeting Schedule 2019 Download Annual Meeting Registration Form 2019 Guest speakers include: Eric Hanson The Natural (and Unnatural) History of the Common Loon In this program, … 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.
COA 2019 “BIG JANUARY” EVENT A friendly competition to encourage birders to get out and go birding during the cold month of January A prize (a COA CT Warbler cap) will be awarded to the individuals who report the most species in each county in CT in the month of January, as well as within … Read more