Date: 12/30/25 9:22 am From: Sarah Faulkner via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Big January Starts Thursday!
Dear CT Birding Community,
New Year's is the start of both the Hartford County Big January of Birding, sponsored by the Hartford Audubon Society, and also the all-CT Big January sponsored by the CT Ornithological Association.
For HAS, anyone can participate, even if you're not a member or live outside of Hartford County (but we'll ask you to join if you're not a member! It's a great community of birders). The goal is for each individual to find as many different species of wild birds in Hartford County as possible and record your observations in eBird.
We encourage everyone to help each other -- NOT being competitive! -- and helping to spread the joy of birding. Looking for birds in January is tough, so if you find something, please share it over AllHAS or ctbirds! Two things I love about Big January: seeing other birders out there and sharing information, and finding new places to go birding. Every year I am introduced to someplace great I didn't know existed -- thank you, other birders!
Happy birding!
Sarah Faulkner
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