Connecticut Birders’ Lists

For some birders, part of the fun of birding is compiling lists of bird species seen. COA gives Connecticut birders, and those who have birded in Connecticut, the opportunity to post their CT list totals online (100 State birds minimum). Interested parties should send their quarterly updates to: contact@ctbirding.org

State/Yard Lifetime Totals

NameResidenceState TotalBest State BirdYard TotalBest Yard Bird
Patrick DuganStamford411Northern Fulmar135Mississippi Kite
Frank MantlikStratford407Ross's Gull142Tundra Swan
Western Tanager
Frank GalloNew Canaan405Eurasian Jackdaw, Red-necked Stint110Red-headed Woodpecker
Phil RuschChaplin405N. Lapwing/Ross's Gull155Summer Tanager
Noble Proctor
(deceased)
Branford403Ross's Gull142
Greg HanisekWaterbury397Pacific Loon104Black-billed Cuckoo
Nick BonomoWallingford396Red-necked Stint, Slaty-backed Gull
Paul DesjardinsWindsor Locks394Smith's Longspur, Townsend's Warbler135Yellow-headed Blackbird
Jamie MeyersCanton392Red Phalarope114Dickcissel
Dave ProvencherPreston392Sooty Tern162Swainson's Hawk
Mark SzantyrAshford386Brown-chested Martin113Swainson's Hawk
John OshlickBethany384Brown BoobyNorthern Goshawk
Tina GreenWestport381
Sara ZagorskiWethersfield381
Glenn WilliamsMystic380Northern Lapwing166Western Tanager
John MarshallWatertown380Northern LapwingGolden Eagle
Steve BrokerCheshire378Peregrine Falcon
James DuganNew Milford377Dovekie127Northern Saw-whet Owl
Dan RottinoEast Haddam375Graylag Goose141Swallow-tailed Kite
Bruce FinnanSouthbury374Common Murre92Oregon Junco
Carol & Gary LemmonBranford374
Jim Bair371
Steve MayoBethany371Sandwich TernWhite Ibis*
Bill BanksSeymour369
Chris WoodWoodbury366Sooty Tern150Anhinga
Mark AronsonNew Haven366Lark Sparrow85Evening Grosbeak
Tim AntanaitisPortland366
Ryan MacLeanGreenwich363
Mark Danforth362
Russ SmileyMarlborough361
Jason RiegerWallingford361
William BatsfordNew Haven360
Trudy RottinoEast Haddam360
Dori SosenskyEast Haven359Pomarine JaegerPeregrine Falcon
Chris LoscalzoWoodbridge359
Neil Currie
(deceased)
Southbury358Mountain Bluebird
Aidan KileyFairfield358
James PurcellFairfield358
Roy HarveyBeacon Falls357Black-tailed GodwitBarn Owl
Jay KaplanCanton355LeConte's SparrowLong-eared Owl
Dave Tripp JrCanton353MacGillivray's Warbler130Golden-winged Warbler
Paul WolterBranford354Black-necked Stilt120Tennessee Warbler
Janet MehmelGuilford352Long-tailed Jaeger120Whip-poor-will
Denise JerniganGlastonbury351
Kevin FinnanGoshen351Mississippi Kite135Northern Saw-whet Owl
Joe Zeranski (deceased)Greenwich351Pomarine Jaeger
Bill AsteriadesS. Glastonbury351LeConte's Sparrow
Clay TaylorMoodus350Ross's Gull143Golden Eagle
Renee BaadeNewtown350King Eider126Mourning Warbler
Danny RottinoEast Haddam350
Paul CashmanBridgeport349Barrow’s Goldeneye92Red-headed Woodpecker
Tom MurrayStratford349
Florence McBrideHamden349
Jannie ShapiroCromwell348
Mike WarnerWilton344
Matt Hoyt344
Stephen SpectorMilford343
Carl EkrothEllington343Calliope HummingbirdPine Grosbeak
Jo FascioloNorwalk343
David MathieuCoventry343
Brian O’TooleDanbury342Gray Kingbird
Franklin Nejame342
Jeff FenglerVernon342
Matthew BellVernon342
Alex Lin-MooreProvidence, RI341
Adam FascioloNorwalk341
Marianne VaheyWoodbridge341
Maggie PerettoManchester338
Maureen WolterBranford336
Will Schenck336
George Stephens335
Paul Smith335
Mike ReschNorth Carolina334
Elaine NyeGuilford331BramblingBald Eagle
John OgrenOld Saybrook328Pomarine Jaeger137Black-necked Stilt
Ray BeldingTorrington327Ross's Gull66Louisiana Waterthrush
John HimmelmanKillingworth325Mountain Bluebird102Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bob DewirePawcatuck323Great Gray Owl168Prothonotary Warbler
Meredith SampsonOld Greenwich320Brambling147Dickcissel
Anthony ZembaNorth Haven320Fork-tailed Flycatcher64Brown Thrasher
Ed RenesonMiddletown316Thick-Billed Murre
Michael HamiltonSarasota, FL315Brambling54Pileated Woodpecker
Len KendallSimsbury315Red PhalaropeRed Crossbill
E.J RaynorFairfield310Ross’s Goose
Fred NortonLedyard310Spotted TowheePurple Finch
Ralph AmodeiEast Haven306Bohemian WaxwingConnecticut Warbler
Anders OgrenOld Saybrook305Pomarine JaegerRuff
Patrick CominsPortland304Thayer's Gull24American Woodcock
Brian KleinmanGranby295Boreal Owl
Nita HamiltonMilford290Red-necked Stint156Black-headed Gull
Bob MacDonnellNiantic289Great Gray OwlRough-legged Hawk
Mark BarrigerMeriden286Cave Swallow
Georgia AbbottStamford283Long-tailed Jaeger86Black-billed Cuckoo
David LawtonAvon273Le Conte's Sparrow109Evening Grosbeak
Bruce CarverNorth Windham271Sabine's Gull94Common Redpoll
Joseph WojtanowskiWindsor270Lazuli Bunting155Snowy Owl
Brian WebsterStratford269Pacific Loon118Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Debbie BishopNorth Granby266Eared Grebe
Chris TamborraSalem264Boreal Owl122Yellow-headed Blackbird
Pat TamborraSalem264Boreal Owl122
Harold Moritz & Sheila GleasonEast Haddam263Purple Gallinule121Indigo Bunting
Dan DregaManchester256Purple GallinuleSwainson's Thrush
Dorothy WadlowStonington252Rufous Hummingbird 126Pileated Woodpecker
Dorothy HolabirdClinton251Least BitternYellow-bellied Sapsucker
Peter BonoNiantic249Boreal Chickadee112White-winged Crossbill
Donna Rose SmithTorrington248Boreal Chickadee91Northern Goshawk
William HaffeyNorwalk239Barnacle Goose95Mississippi Kite
John TrianaProspect235Ross's Gull79Ruffed Grouse
Michael AureliaOld Lyme235Anhinga116Golden Eagle
Michael GoodDurham233Cape May Warbler66Pine Siskin
Rob BallingerClinton216Mississippi Kite91Barred Owl
Jack SwattWolcott209Boreal Owl67Northern Bobwhite
Patty ScottWilton201Red-necked Stint72Red-headed Woodpecker
Theresa WojtanowskiWindsor198Hoary Redpoll97Snowy Owl
Ross GeredienAnnapolis, MD197Red Phalarope
Richard DuddyPortland, ME195
Grace ProfatilovHamden161Purple Gallinule
Luke SeitzFalmouth, ME13244Pileated Woodpecker
Simon HarveyDurham123Louisiana WaterthrushAmerican Redstart
Quin Kirsten107Snowy Owl
Lisa GagnonStafford Springs100Carolina WrenCarolina Wren