CT Birders – Most of us have heard of Allen’s Meadow in Wilton, Woodbridge Community Gardens, or Bauer Farm in Madison. These areas include community gardens and they are all great places to see migratory birds in the Fall. Which got me thinking… For the month of October, let’s have a friendly competition at our … Read more
COA has become more social! Board Member Corey Leamy has taken the lead in developing our new COA Instagram account, @ct_birds. Follow us to get news on workshops, events, personalities, special birds and more. We are also on Facebook (facebook.com/ctbirding) as both the official COA page and the public group where more than 2200 members … Read more
Tom Robben has announced the Summer Bird Counts in Connecticut for 2024. “This is an important multi-decade effort, especially in these times of changing environments, with us birders having a unique window into Nature, to observe and document the changes, and to enter this data into secure multi-decade databases,” he says, “so that … bird … Read more
Connecticut Ornithological Association is pleased to announce that Zeiss, an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics, is the Lead Sponsor of our 40th COA Annual Meeting. At the meeting, Zeiss will offer a 15-minute presentation on their new infrared birding technology, as well as participate as a vendor. This … Read more
The new Connecticut Ornithological Association cap will be available in time for the COA Annual Meeting on March 9. Featuring the new logo designed by Julian Hough, this is a quality offering exclusively from COA. Crafted from 100% cotton twill, garment washed, pigment dyed, it sports a khaki crown with a choice of contrasting green, … Read more
The COA Conservation Committee is conducting a survey on the current “care & maintenance” practices at Connecticut state parks, and their impacts on bird and wildlife habitats. We invite anyone with a comment on or an example of these impacts to habitats, good or bad, to please send that comment along. We very greatly appreciate … Read more