Protecting the State’s Birds Requires That We Know Where They Are
The Connecticut Bird Atlas mapped all species found in Connecticut during the nesting and non-nesting seasons. In 2018-2022, we sought the help of birdwatchers to document the distribution, abundance, and breeding activities of birds throughout the entire state. The resulting data will be used to document changes since the last comprehensive survey of the state’s birds, which happened in the early 1980s; to inform the State Wildlife Action Plan; and to determine priority areas for bird conservation and land protection.
Help Us Review Species Accounts
We have published a preliminary set of species accounts and maps for the birding community to review. Please contact the Atlas team if you notice any missing data.
Partners
The Connecticut Bird Atlas is a joint project of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Wildlife Division and the University of Connecticut, with additional funding from the Connecticut Ornithological Association, Connecticut Audubon Society, Audubon Connecticut, Great Hollow Nature Preserve and Ecological Research Center, the Community Foundation of Middlesex County, Hartford Audubon Society, Litchfield Hills Audubon, Menunkatuck Audubon Chapter, New Haven Bird Club, Potopaug Bird Club, and the Western Connecticut Bird Club.
Contact Us
General questions: ctbirdatlasvol@gmail.com
Mailing address:
Connecticut Bird Atlas
c/o Chris Elphick
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of Connecticut
75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043
Storrs, CT 06269-3043