Birds in Connecticut
Explore 162 species found in this region.
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinusLC
Year-round

Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Oct–May

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensisLC
Year-round

Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Oct–Apr

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceusLC
Year-round

Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensisLC
Year-round

Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Year-round

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianusLC
Apr–Oct
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Roseate Tern
Sterna dougalliiLC
Jul–Aug

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendulaLC
Sep–May

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubrisLC
Apr–Oct

Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensisLC
Oct–Apr

Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
May–Feb

Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
May–Aug

Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Jul–May

Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivaceaLC
May–Oct

Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatusLC
May–Oct

Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusillaNT
May–Oct

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusLC
Aug–May

Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseusVU
May–Sep

Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Nov–Mar

Snow Goose
Anser caerulescensLC
Dec–Mar

Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacusVU
Dec–Jan