123rd Annual National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count

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, Photo by Bill Rankin

Bird of the Month: October 2022

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 Hammonassett 09.16.22 Chris S Wood

Bird of the Month: September 2022

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

Bird of the Month: August 2022

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

Sign the Lights Out CT Pledge

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