CT Birds Listserv – Technical Issue May 2026 The COA IT Team was made aware of a technical issue from our Listserv that resulted in many of our members erroneously having their CT Birds accounts disabled. Several email servers are undergoing construction and the result is a glitch on our end. Unfortunately, the issue is … Read more
We are saddened to report that COA Board Member Jim Hunter passed away in March 2026. Jim was an active member of the workshops committee and will be sorely missed. At the bequest of his family, COA is honored to accept donations in his memory. Jim’s obituary can be found at: https://www.maioranofuneralhome.com/obituary/james-hunter Calling hours and … Read more
Our 2026 Annual Meeting is almost here and we are excited to announce that we’ll be joined by Amar Ayyash as our keynote speaker, along with Holly Merker and our very own Nick Bonomo. You won’t want to miss this event!
COA has become more social! Board Member Corey Leamy has taken the lead in developing our new COA Instagram account, @ct_birds. Follow us to get news on workshops, events, personalities, special birds and more. We are also on Facebook (facebook.com/ctbirding) as both the official COA page and the public group where more than 2200 members … Read more
Smith’s Longspur Honorable Mention: Gray Kingbird State Year List for Connecticut 2022 By the end of the month of October 2022, Connecticut had recorded 329 species on eBird. Five new species were added during October (see the image below, which is an eBird SYL list sorted by date), and Smith’s Longspur was the 327th species … Read more
In case you missed our latest COA email news (read how to avoid missing emails here), here is a copy of what was sent. Latest News from COA A new season is upon us and we have three messages to share with you below: a new issue of the COA Bulletin; an upcoming identification workshop. and a … Read more