The following is an excerpt from an OCTOBER 30, 2020 message BY CHRIS ELPHICK Winter is here [At our] third annual volunteer appreciation event, [we showed] preliminary results and provide[d] more guidance on how to use the web site. We were not able to record the event, but you can review the presentation sides here and we … Read more
The COA Board of Directors met electronically on March 21, 2020, in lieu of the annual meeting that we would have held at Middlesex Community College on the same day if not for the coronavirus outbreak that has impacted our local community and the world. We voted in the new slate of officers and board … Read more
The COA Gull Workshop, originally scheduled for Sunday, March 22, 2020, has been cancelled. Thank you for your understanding.
The COA Annual Meeting, scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2020 has been cancelled. Middlesex Community College has withdrawn its invitation to us to hold our meeting at their hall. This is in keeping with the current recommendations restricting the size of any gathering of people in one location to < 100 individuals in an effort … Read more
Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 8:00 am COA Gull Workshop Stratford Point, Stratford Join us as we look for and 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. We’ll have a sit down session where we’ll go … Read more
The 2019 Winter COA Bulletin is now available to download here (PDF file). Be sure to check out the COA Bulletin archives here.
Zepko Audubon Camp Scholarship 2020 The Connecticut Ornithological Association is pleased to announce that we will again offer one Zepko Audubon Camp Scholarship to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2020 Scholarship will cover the full cost of ($1,395) of the Coastal Maine Bird Studies for Teens program from June … Read more
The Connecticut Christmas Bird Count 2019-2020 schedule is now available to download here (PDF file).
The 2019 Fall COA Bulletin is now available to download here (PDF file). Be sure to check out the COA Bulletin archives here.
Combined COA/CT Botanical Society Bird/Plant Workshop Saturday, July 20th, 2019 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am Wimisink Preserve, Sherman Spend a morning with plant enthusiasts and learn about the plants upon which birds depend while we birders show them the birds that visit the plants that they know and love. On this joint event of … Read more