We are excited to once again invite you for our Annual Meeting! This year it will be held on the beautiful University of Connecticut’s Avery Point campus in Groton (1084 Shennecossett Road, Groton, CT). If you’ve joined us for an Annual Meeting before, there will be a few changes to the usual program (including a delayed start) but we are stoked to provide another great event for you to enjoy. Tickets will be on sale mid-January. Keep reading for more info on our speakers, our 2026 sponsors and exhibitors, the schedule, birding spots around campus, and more!
Happy Birding!
Allison and Corey
Annual Meeting Co-chairs
2026 Speakers
Self-found Connecticut Big Year
Nick Bonomo
Ornitherapy
Holly Merker
The Gull Guide: North America
Amar Ayyash (Keynote)
2026 Schedule
The COA Annual Meeting is Sponsored by:
Visit our exhibitors in the Student Center
eBird Hotspots Near Campus
- UConn Avery Point Campus
- Eastern Point Road Pond (across from campus entrance)
- Eastern Point
- Birch Creek
- Bluff Point State Park
- Haley Farm State Park
Updated 1/21/2026
Featured Photo Credit:
- White-crowned Sparrow – Chris Wood
- Red-tailed Hawk – Corey A. Leamy
- Black-capped Chickadee – Kayla Arnold
- Blue Jay – Corey A. Leamy
- Osprey – Cynthia Ehlinger
- Eastern Meadowlark – Abby Sesselberg
- Double-crested Cormorant – Corey A. Leamy
- Clapper Rail – Shori Velles
- Bald Eagle – Corey A. Leamy
- Ruffed Grouse – Cassidy Ficker
- Belted Kingfisher – Corey A. Leamy