About this Connecticut Birding Web Site

This Connecticut birding web site was done because there ought to be one. Certainly if any birding organization in the state wants to start one or take this one over or get a niftier-sounding domain name or get a server with more disk space for graphics, I will not feel hurt. I will be happy to take suggestions, birding queries, and additional information. I am especially looking for links to relevant Conn. web sites. I am a birder who also does things with the computer. I have written programs for SAT/ACT/GRE Study, English Grammar and Spelling, and some programming aids. Click onto English Plus home page for more on those. I have been a member of the Conn. Ornithological Association since 1982. I have lived in the state for over 30 years and have spotted my 318th state bird (an Olive-Sided Flycatcher in Bakerville).

My original hope was that this would get things started. It did. Now the Connecticut Ornithological Association has a very good web site, specializing in current sightings, and online reporting has become even better. Most clubs and nature centers have their own web pages. All this has made my job easier. Now I mostly provide links.

Connecticut has a lot to offer birders. A number of well-known birders and ornithologists have come from or settled in Connecticut. It has a variety of habitats and is nice for even part-time listers because of its compact size.

Except for some of the nature centers, I have personally visited or received reliable reports on most of the sites listed here. I can be reached at bair_ab72(AT)post(DOT)harvard(DOT)edu. I would also like to thank Mark Szantyr, Dori Sosensky, and Louis Bevier for their suggestions and additional information.

Jim Bair

"While Connecticut isn't normally thought of as a birding Hot Spot, there are dozens of great birding locations here. This web site is an excellent example of what one person can do to promote birding in their state. Congratulations to Jim Bair."
Review by Birding .com, Nov. 1999