Events

Saturday, November 6
9:30 am -3:45 pm

Birds and the Environment
Online Science Conference

This Birding Conference held online via Zoom will feature about 18 short talks on bird science topics and projects conducted by a wide spectrum of birders, from professional ornithologists to young students.

There is no charge for viewing this conference, but you will need to register in advance (after which full details will be emailed to you). You can join and leave this meeting at any time, staying for all the presentations, or for just a few.

Click here for full details and schedule.

Saturday, November 27 at 7 pm – Online Zoom
Sunday, November 28 at 8 am – In-the Field
Sea Duck Workshop

Evening Zoom presentation by Chris Loscalzo followed by in-the-field locations along the Sound. Check back for updates soon.

Sat. & Sun., October 16 & 17, 2021

Sparrow Identification Workshop

Online via Zoom, Saturday, October 16 at 6:30 pm

Plus In-person field trips, Sunday, October 17 at 8:00 am & 1:00 pm

Zoom Presenter: Chris Loscalzo, former COA president

Chris Loscalzo reviews the salient points of identification for all of the sparrow species that can be seen in CT. If you know a little about sparrow ID, you’ll learn a lot. If you know a lot about sparrow ID, you’ll learn a little more.

All meeting attendees can then participate in a bird walk on Sunday morning, October 17, at any one of several birding locations throughout the state.

Joe Bear at Allen’s Meadow in Wilton -8 am

Ken Elkins at Bent-of-the River Sanctuary in Southbury – 8 am

Greg Hanisek at Hop Brook Lake in Middlebury -8 am

Chris Loscalzo at Hammonasset SP in Madison – 8 am

Chris Wood at Sherwood Island SP in Westport – 8 am

Chris Loscalzo at Country Club of Woodbridge -1 pm

Angela Dimmitt at Sunny Valley Preserve in New Milford – 1 pm

COA members will be able to view the Zoom presentation by logging in and accessing the Members Only tab on this website.

Hawk Watch Workshop

Thurs., October 7, 2021

Webinar via Zoom

Presenter: Ryan MacLean, Bird Education Specialist at the Greenwich Audubon Center

Learn about the incredible migratory journeys that remarkable raptors take each year and how people across North America count them for research. Review the identification basics of CT’s common hawks, falcons, and eagles in flight. You’ll be ready to head out to a hawk watch near you to use these new-found skills!

Ryan MacLean conducts in-person programs at the Greenwich Audubon Center for school groups, bird tours and private adventures as well as virtual webinars on natural history subjects. He was the official hawk counter for Quaker Ridge Hawk Watch for six seasons and has counted hawks professionally at the Braddock Bay Spring Hawk Watch in Rochester, NY.

COA Members can log in and view the Zoom recording in the Members Only tab.

COA/CAS Shorebird Identification Workshop

Recording now available from

Zoom Meeting held Friday, August 13, 2021

*This online Shorebird ID Workshop was recorded is available to COA members on the Members Only section of our website (https://ctbirding.org/testsite1/members-only/) through September 30, 2021. You must log in to access the Members Only content.*

Presenter: Patrick Comins is Executive Director of the Connecticut Audubon Society. He is a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford and has worked in the bird conservation field for over 20 years.