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

COA Mini-Grant Applications Due 1/15/22

The deadline for 2022 Mini-Grant applications is midnight on January 15, 2022. The grants in amounts of up to $1,000 are available for funding of projects which “benefit Connecticut’s birds.” Successful projects have been such things as osprey nest platforms and habitat improvements using native, bird friendly plants. Grants are typically awarded at our COA … Read more

Connecticut Christmas Bird Counts Announced

122nd ANNUAL NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT  CONNECTICUT 2021-2022 SCHEDULE (* = confirmed by compiler)   SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2021: *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 (Natchaug Ornithological Society)   … Read more

Birds And the Environment Science Conference

COA’s Birds and the Environment Science Conference

RecordedSaturday, November 6, 2021. 9:30 am – 3:15 pmBirds and the Environment Science Conference – Online This Connecticut Ornithological Association Birding Conference was held online via Zoom. It featured 17 short talks, each about 15 minutes in length, on bird science topics and projects conducted by a wide spectrum of birders, from professional ornithologists to … Read more

Lights Out New Haven

Some great news for migrating birds in New Haven. The Dean of the Yale Divinity School has issued a proclamation that the Yale Divinity Campus will follow the National Audubon Society Lights Out Recommendations to protect migrating birds through the City of New Haven. Furthermore, the Dean of the Yale School of the Environment is … Read more