Join us for a COA Workshop!
The COA Workshops Committee is tasked with organizing events online and around the state that are geared for birders of all skill levels. Workshops may be in-person or virtual (Zoom) and are always open to the public.
From “How to use eBird and Birding Technologies” to “Advanced Shorebird Identification” or “Gull Identification,” our goal is to provide relevant and interesting topics for our birder community.
Current COA Members receive first notification of upcoming events and are also able to view our entire library of previously recorded workshops in the Membership Portal (requires login).
If you have questions or suggestions for future workshops, we’d love to hear from you! Please send us an email at workshops@ctbirding.org.
Find one of our Committee members at local birding event, we’d love to chat!
Happy Birding,
Rick (Chair), Allison, Corey, Jim, and Joe
Upcoming Workshops
COA Workshop (Zoom): Avian Records Committee of Connecticut (ARCC)
Time: April 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Connecticut Ornithological Association - Spring Workshop April 16, 2026 @ 6:30pm via Zoom Join us for a presentation led by the Avian Records Committee of Connecticut (ARCC) Committee Chair Frank Mantlik as he shares what ARCC is, what role they play in Connecticut birding, the efforts being led by their members to better understand historical ... Read more
Suggested Books and Online Resources:
Spring 2025 – Aerial Insectivores
- Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Empidonax and Pewees – Lee & Birch
- Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Kingbirds and Myiarchus – Lee & Birch
- White Feathers – The Nesting Lives of Tree Swallows – Bernd Heinrich
- Nightjars, Potoos, Frogmouths, Oilbird, and Owlet-Nightjars of the World – Nigel Cleere
- Purple Martin Conservation Association
- Chimney Swift Conservation Association
COA Board Member Micky Komara has created an amazing Shared Google Map featuring all of the “hotspots” at Hammonasset Beach State Park. This great resource is available for all to use. We’ll be consulting this map for our Aerial Insectivores Workshop Spring 2025.
Click Here to View the Map
Winter 2025 – Birding Technologies
- Birds of the World (requires subscription for full access)
- eBird (bird observations and citizen science portal)
- COA CT Email ListServ “CT Birds” (may also be viewed online)
- CT Rare Bird Alert GroupMe Info
- Merlin (phone app) for Bird Sound and Photo ID
- BirdCast
- COA Facebook (also on Instagram @ct_birds)
Past Videos
View the Library of Past Workshops
(Members Only Portal – requires login)
Contact Us
workshops@ctbirding.org. Happy Birding!