Learn the birds of Connecticut
72 birds in 12 short units, from your backyard to Long Island Sound, tidal marshes and hardwood hills. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.
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A few you’ll meet first
Northern CardinalPhoto: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
American RobinPhoto: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Double-crested CormorantPhoto: Mdf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
White-throated SparrowPhoto: Judy Gallagher · CC BY · iNaturalist
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The course
Each unit is a small group of birds, easiest first, with look-alikes kept apart. Meet them, learn them by sight, sound and story, then finish with a Field test. The units get harder as you go.
Connecticut Essentials
- Unit 1: Gentle startNorthern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Downy Woodpecker, House Sparrow, Great Blue Heron and Mallard
- Unit 2: Gentle startAmerican Robin, Canada Goose, Song Sparrow, Tufted Titmouse, American Herring Gull, Wild Turkey and Great Egret
- Unit 3: Gentle startDouble-crested Cormorant, Mourning Dove, Ring-billed Gull, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch and Bald Eagle
- Unit 4: Building upWhite-throated Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Eastern Bluebird, Osprey and Red-shouldered Hawk
- Unit 5: Building upRed-tailed Hawk, Gray Catbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, European Starling and Dark-eyed Junco
- Unit 6: Building upCarolina Wren, Red-winged Blackbird, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Mockingbird, Eastern Phoebe and Chipping Sparrow
Beyond the Basics
- Unit 7: SteadyCommon Grackle, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Tree Swallow, Pileated Woodpecker, Common Yellowthroat, Mute Swan and Snowy Egret
- Unit 8: SteadyBrown-headed Cowbird, Northern Flicker, Cedar Waxwing, Brant and Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Unit 9: SteadyBaltimore Oriole, Great Black-backed Gull, Northern Yellow Warbler, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern House Wren, American Oystercatcher and Hooded Merganser
- Unit 10: HardestKilldeer, Black-and-white Warbler, Laughing Gull, Hermit Thrush, Greater Yellowlegs and Red-breasted Merganser
- Unit 11: HardestPiping Plover, Turkey Vulture, Barred Owl, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Hairy Woodpecker and Wood Duck
- Unit 12: HardestBarn Swallow, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Common Loon, Common Merganser and American Black Duck