Black-legged Kittiwake Russ Smiley found and photographed this bird on December 19, 2022 off Stonington, CT, and reported it on eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124246478 STATE YEAR LIST for Connecticut for 2022 By the end of the month of December 2022, Connecticut had recorded 332 species on eBird. Only one new species was added on eBird during December, Black-legged … Read more
Enjoy a friendly competition based on the total number of species seen during the month of January 2023 within Connecticut. 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 Connecticut! Some … Read more
Townsend’s Solitaire Image above is Townsend’s Solitaire, Hammonasset Beach State Park, Nov. 26, 2022. Photo by Barbara Scavotto Honorable Mention: Calliope Hummingbird State Year List for Connecticut for 2022 By the end of the month of November 2022 CT had recorded 331 species on eBird. Three new species were added during November (see the image … Read more
CONNECTICUT CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2022-2023 SCHEDULE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2022: 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) Woodbury-Roxbury, CT (CTWR) Compiler: Ken Elkins, Milford Point … 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
Ruff Calidris pugnax Photo above: A juvenile Ruff, Hammonassett Beach State Park, September 16, 2022. Photo © Chris S Wood By the end of the month of September 2022, Connecticut had recorded 324 species on eBird. Seven new species were added during September (see the chart below that is an eBird SYL list sorted by date). … Read more