Big January Results

Thanks to all who submitted their January 2023 birding efforts. Reports from eBird show approximately 180 species observed in January.  Some rare species were present for some time, and were able to be seen by multiple observers.  Our State has many generous birders who use CTBirds and other media tools for timely notifications. For the … Read more

COA’s Big January Event – Week One

American Bittern. 2021 C Ehlinger

Enjoy a friendly competition based on the total number of species seen during the month of January 2023 within Connecticut. For details click here. After one week , coordinator Steve Mayo posted the following on the CTBirds listserv. It’s just a week into 2023 and according to eBird, you’ve already tallied 155 species of birds in … Read more

Bird-of-the-Month Contest Spotlights Rare Birds on CT Birds ListServ

COA is holding a “Bird Of The Month” BOTM contest this month, December 1-31. If you find a (or are aware of an otherwise unreported) noteworthy bird this month, please immediately post it on the COA CTBirds listserv (send it into this email address   ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org — this is our ONLY pipeline for input of these … Read more