This is the web page for all things relating to birds at UConn. If you are looking for information on people studying birds, classes about birds, or just places to go birding, this should be the place to look. If you are a student, then we'd encourage you to join the UConn Birding Club. Information about the club and its activities can be found on Facebook here.
For questions/comments about the site, contact Chris Elphick.
Birds seen nearby
For a list of recent sightings in Tolland County.
For a list of species seen in the county, and when to see them.
For the latest bird sightings in CT and nearby states.
For information on population trends of CT birds.
Upcoming UConn Events
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3/30
EEB Ph.D. Defense: Henry Frye (UConn EEB)
EEB Ph.D. Defense: Henry Frye (UConn EEB)
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Storrs Campus TBA
Title: "Novel hyperspectral approaches to quantifying taxonomic and functional diversity in terrestrial ecosystems"Contact Information: Cindi Jones
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3/30
Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Henry Frye
Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Henry Frye
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Storrs Campus Torrey Life Science 111
Novel hyperspectral approaches to quantifying taxonomic and functional diversity in terrestrial ecosystemsContact Information: Cynthia Jones, cynthia.s.jones@uconn.edu
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3/30
Carl Wennerlind: "Scarcity: A History from the Origins of Capitalism to the Climate Crisis"
Carl Wennerlind: "Scarcity: A History from the Origins of Capitalism to the Climate Crisis"
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Storrs Campus Humanities Institute HBL 4-209
You are invited to the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute (HBL 4-209) on March 30, at 12:30PM to attend a talk by Carl Wennerlind, Professor of History at Barnard, on his new book on the history of capitalism: Scarcity: A History from the Origins of Capitalism to the Climate Crisis (Harvard UP, 2023).Contact Information: dwight.codr@uconn.edu, lauren.ziolkowski@uconn.edu
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3/30
EEB Seminar: Lisa Taylor (University of Florida)
EEB Seminar: Lisa Taylor (University of Florida)
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus BPB 131
Title: "How to charm a cannibalistic mate: using female predator psychology to understand colorful male courtship in jumping spiders"
https://spiderpalooza.wordpress.comContact Information: Abbey Hayes
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4/5
More than Scenery: Yellowstone, an American Love Story with Janet L. Pritchard
More than Scenery: Yellowstone, an American Love Story with Janet L. Pritchard
Wednesday, April 5th, 2023
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Storrs Campus Barnes & Noble UConn, 1 Royce Circle, Storrs, CT
Talk begins at 3:00PM, with refreshments and book signing to follow.
The CT State Museum of Natural History is pleased to be hosting Janet L. Pritchard for a talk and signing event for her new book "More than Scenery: Yellowstone, an American Love Story."
Janet L. Pritchard is a landscape photographer and Professor of Photography at the University of Connecticut. The artist will share her captivating photographs and insightful personal stories about Yellowstone National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, paying tribute to a complex ecosystem where wild nature and culture meet, and the complexities of our relationship to the natural world are revealed.
*** The event is free and open to the public, but registration is recommended. ***
For more information and to register, visit our website at https://csmnh.uconn.edu/programs/
If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the CSMNH at 860-486-4460 or CSMNHinfo@uconn.edu by Friday March 31, 2023.Contact Information: Elizabeth Barbeau, elizabeth.barbeau@uconn.edu
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