Migratory birds connect people, ecosystems, and nations…their epic journeys inspire people of all ages, across the globe…[and are a] symbol of an interconnected planet. -António Guterres After the Rock Pigeon or European Starling, one of the most common and well known birds in the US is the Canada Goose. We might pass by fields … Read more
This is a friendly competition to see which community garden hotspot has the most species for the month of October! Just bird at your local community garden hotspot any time during the month of October to see how many species you can find. Record your birds in eBird, and be sure to use the hotspot … Read more
125th ANNUAL NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTCONNECTICUT CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2024-2025 SCHEDULE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024: *New Haven, CT (CTNH) Compiler: Chris Loscalzo, 67 Wepawaug Road, Woodbridge, CT 06525 closcalz@optonline.net 203-389-6508(New Haven Bird Club) *Storrs, CT (CTST) Compiler: Steve Morytko, 288 Varga Road, Ashford, CT 06278 smorytko@yahoo.com (M) 860-680-5728 *Woodbury-Roxbury, CT (CTWR) Compiler: Robert … Read more
CT Birders – Most of us have heard of Allen’s Meadow in Wilton, Woodbridge Community Gardens, or Bauer Farm in Madison. These areas include community gardens and they are all great places to see migratory birds in the Fall. Which got me thinking… For the month of October, let’s have a friendly competition at our … Read more
Tom Robben has announced the Summer Bird Counts in Connecticut for 2024. “This is an important multi-decade effort, especially in these times of changing environments, with us birders having a unique window into Nature, to observe and document the changes, and to enter this data into secure multi-decade databases,” he says, “so that … bird … Read more
The COA Conservation Committee is conducting a survey on the current “care & maintenance” practices at Connecticut state parks, and their impacts on bird and wildlife habitats. We invite anyone with a comment on or an example of these impacts to habitats, good or bad, to please send that comment along. We very greatly appreciate … Read more