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
White Ibis By the end of the month of August 2022, CT had recorded 317 species on eBird. Ten new species were added during August (see the image below, which is an eBird SYL list sorted by date), and White Ibis was the 316th species added, reported to eBird on August 22 by Cody Limber. … Read more
Help Save Connecticut’s Migratory Birds Every 9 seconds a bird dies from colliding with a building. Lights Out Connecticut is a non-profit project of the Connecticut Ornithological Association saving migratory birds from deadly window collisions and other threats caused by light pollution. Join the growing coalition of CT residents, businesses, schools, churches, green spaces, and … Read more
Curlew Sandpiper Curlew Sandpiper, Stratford, CT, 7/18/2022. Photo by Frank Mantlik Very few bird species could top Curlew Sandpiper (CUSA) as the best rare bird of the month of July in Connecticut this year. Frank Mantlik found it on July 18th, and recently noted that this CUSA is the only one currently in the USA … Read more
Black Rail STATE YEAR LIST for 2022 During June 2022 our eBird “State Year List” added only THREE additional species for the year: Common Gallinule, Red Crossbill, and Black Rail (this rail was reported to eBird but is NOT even shown on this eBird listing below because eBird classifies it as a “Regionally Sensitive” species … Read more
COA’s Mabel Osgood Wright award this year went to Creative Media Specialist and Photographer Paul Fusco, who has been with CT DEEP Wildlife Division for over 33 years. The award and honoree were featured in a recent issue of Connecticut Wildlife magazine. Learn more in CT Wildlife MayJune 2022