Date: 1/1/26 3:32 pm From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Looking back and looking forward
Happy New Year CT Birders!
2025 was a great year for birding in Connecticut and it’s impressive that nine birders saw 300+ species in our state. That was, by far, the most people to ever reach that number in one year.
Tallying that many birds takes a lot of dedication and hard work, and it also takes teamwork. The tools available today are a great help, and many of us also support each other more directly, with a call or text about a ‘target’ bird. I think the strength of our birding community played a part in helping those who worked so hard to find as many birds as possible.
Today everyone’s year list reset to zero, and some birders probably listened at midnight for their first owl, or went out early looking for birds.
Others will look at the new year as a chance to make other goals for themselves. Perhaps it’s doing a self-found year or trying to get a photo of each species they observe. Perhaps it’s focusing on your yard or patch list, or working on your field ID skills. Maybe this will be the year some of you will start birding by ear, or work to see every warbler that visits our state.
However you like to bird, whether list-driven or not, I hope 2026 is a good year for birding in Connecticut!
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Good birding,
Chuck Imbergamo
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