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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
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
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 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
Make your Big January 2021 Birding Count for the CT Bird Atlas. Here are the rules for participating in the Big January 2021 COA/CT Bird Atlas Late Winter Surveys competition. Points are scored by performing 1-hour winter surveys in specified blocks in accord with the protocol described here:http://www.ctbirdatlas.org/Surveys_winter_timed.htm The survey period is January 1 through … Read more
The deadline for 2021 Mini-Grant applications is midnight on January 15th. The grants in amounts of up to $1,000.00 fund projects that “benefit Connecticut’s birds.” Successful projects have included osprey nest platforms and habitat improvements using native, bird friendly plants. Grants are typically awarded at our COA annual meeting in March. Full details and applications … 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.