Reprinted from a CT Bird Atlas Blog by Chris Elphick As the last field season of the winter atlas approaches, it’s time to take stock and prioritize, as we did early in the last breeding season. To recap, winter field work is split into an early period that runs from 1 November until the end … Read more
The 5th annual Mega Bowl of Birding in CT, held on Saturday, February 6, 2021, was a great success. Sixty CT birders participated in the event, spread out over much of the state. The top scorers in the 7 counties for which there were participants (nobody signed up for Windham County) were: Karin Dionne in … Read more
The 2018 Winter COA Bulletin is now available to download here (PDF file). Be sure to check out the COA Bulletin archives here.
COA Big January 2018 There were 147 species reported by the 18 observers who submitted their list of observations. Tina Green – 144 Sara Zagorski – 135 Bill Banks – 129 Greg Hanisek – 126 Frank Mantlik – 117 Paul Cashman – 117 Stephen Broker – 112 Sarah Faulkner – 110 Dan Rottino – 109 … Read more
CONNECTICUT ORNITHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION BIG JANUARY COMPETITION To qualify, one needs to have identified (seen or heard) a minimum of 90 species for the month within Connecticut. All species seen/heard need to have been counted on public property, your own property, or private property with permission. Report your species list in the same order as the https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/checklist-of-the-birds-of-connecticut/ or the … Read more
The 2017 Winter COA Bulletin is now available to download here (PDF file). Be sure to check out the COA Bulletin archives here.
One of the most exciting beginnings of a birder’s New Year is starting a new list of bird species seen for the upcoming 12 months. Some people step this up a level by participating in the BIG JANUARY competition, a friendly and fun game to see who can spot the most Connecticut species during the … Read more