Date: 1/6/26 4:08 am From: Candace via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: CTBirds Digest, Vol 6736, Issue 1
I worked all over New England before I retired. I was lucky to witness the hundreds of crows flocking in West Hartford & Waterbury.
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Today's Topics:
1. Big January Results as of 1/5 (Brian OToole)
2. 100’s of Crows Waterbury (Ian Devlin)
3. Re: 100’s of Crows Waterbury (Frank Mantlik)
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 06:36:51 -0500
From: Brian OToole <otoole29...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Big January Results as of 1/5
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An amazing 165 species of birds have been recorded in eBird for the state as of 1/5 thanks in part to the many dedicated birders out for the Big January and those starting their yearly lists. A celebration of winter birding, the start of the new year and the many great hotspots CT has to offer.
The top leaderboard on eBird as of 1/5 is:
Jo Fasciolo - 116
Adam Fasciolo - 116
Dave Provencher - 105
Aidan Kiley - 105
Shori Velles - 104
Barry Fasciano - 98
Ryan MacLean - 97
Mary Walsh - 96
Jean Adamus - 91
Ed Jensen - 89
Daniel Russo - 89
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 22:30:58 -0500
From: Ian Devlin <captain_ian...>
Subject: [CT Birds] 100’s of Crows Waterbury
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4:30pm
Waterbury by Route 8
Hundreds of crows flocking to roost for the night in treetops along RT 8 by Waterbury.
I used to see this reliably and all the time in the evening between Exit 15 I-95/Route 7 Connector to DMV back in the 1980’s into the 1990’s. If not hundreds of crows, then at least thousands of them. No more. Does anyone else remember this phenomenon there and then?
Capt. Ian Devlin
Norwalk, CT.
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 23:21:56 -0500
From: Frank Mantlik <mantlik...>
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: 100’s of Crows Waterbury
To: Ian Devlin <captain_ian...>
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Hello Ian,
I remember the Norwalk crow roost well. I no longer live in Norwalk, so the fact that the evening roost no longer exists is news to me. Perhaps those crows are now flying all the way to Waterbury, or even West Haven.
Frank Mantlik
Stratford
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> On Jan 5, 2026, at 10:32 PM, Ian Devlin via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
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> 4:30pm
> Waterbury by Route 8
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> Hundreds of crows flocking to roost for the night in treetops along RT 8 by Waterbury.
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> I used to see this reliably and all the time in the evening between Exit 15 I-95/Route 7 Connector to DMV back in the 1980’s into the 1990’s. If not hundreds of crows, then at least thousands of them. No more. Does anyone else remember this phenomenon there and then?
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> Capt. Ian Devlin
> Norwalk, CT.
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