Greetings! We're a little under a month away from the Connecticut Ornithological Association's 42nd Annual Meeting held on March 7, 2026. This year the event will be held on UConn's beautiful Avery Point Campus in Groton, CT from 9am - 4pm. Unfortunately, we were unable to return to Middlesex for our 2026 event due to scheduling conflicts with the school. But we are confident this year's event will be worth the extra travel time. And we're hoping to be back in central Connecticut for our 2027 event! This year we're excited to be joined by both new and returning Community Sponsors including the American Birding Association, Blue Aster Studio, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Sound Federal Credit Union, and Vortex Optics. Their support of the Annual Meeting allows us to continually offer services to our Connecticut Birding Community such as the CT Listserv, our informational and educational Workshops, the state-wide birding Events Calendar, our Mini-Grant program, and more. Our sponsors make a direct impact and we invite you to visit their websites to learn more! The 42nd Annual Meeting is open to all, but registration ends February 25th. We'd love to see you there! Links to each organization as well as more info about our speaker lineup and exhibitors can be found at our website: https://www.ctbirding.org/annual-meeting/ Happy Birding! Corey Leamy Secretary, Connecticut Ornithological Association Chester, CT