Milan Bull on COA Origins – video
Roger Tory Peterson announces the formation of COA in the January 1984 issue of The Connecticut Warbler
Milan Bull on the origins of COA and The Connecticut Warbler
The origins of Connecticut Ornithological Association go back to the early 1980s when a group of enthusiastic young bird banders decided to reach out to other banders and create a publication about birds. They soon found interest beyond the banding community and a new organization dedicated to birds and birding was formed. Here, Milan Bull, who was one of the three originators, recalls how The Connecticut Warbler journal and the Connecticut Ornithological Association began.
Recorded during a COA board meeting 04/12/2021.
COA Presidents
1984-86 – Roland C. Clement
1986-88 – Neil W. Currie
1988-89 – Carl J. Trichka
1989-91 – Debra M. Miller
1991-93 – Frank Mantlik
1993-94 – Thomas R Baptist
1994-97 – Jay Kaplan
1997-2001 – David Provencher
2001-03 – Patty Pendergast
2003-05 – Steve Oresman
2005-07 – Milan Bull
2007-09 – Steve Mayo
2009-11 – Patrick Comins
2011 -13 – Ken Elkins
2013-15 – Tina Green
2015-17 – Kathy Van Der Aue
2017-19 – Steve Broker
2019-21 – Chris Loscalzo
2021-23 – Thomas Robben
2023-24 – Chris S. Wood