Happy New Year CT Birders! Today is the day when year lists all refresh and every bird is ‘new’. Just like resolutions, many birders set goals for life, state, county or patch lists. Others plan to just get out and enjoy the birds or keep their feeders filled and bird watch at home. What's your new year ‘birding resolution’?! I hope folks will continue to share rarities, notable birds and interesting observations on the listserv. Our CT Birds posting guidelines are below. Good 2025 birding! Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison CT Birds guidelines: This list is for sharing information about birds and birding in Connecticut. When reporting birds, please include the town where seen. *** Always include your first and last name and your town when posting. *** Some birds should not be posted for the good of the bird. Examples are directions to accessible bird nests and any day-roosting owls - Screech, Great Horned, Barred, Barn, Long-eared and Saw-whet. Proper language is expected, personal disagreements should be handled off-line and disruptive posts will not be tolerated. Did you know? • Attachments such as photos are not supported by the software. • Prompt reporting of 'good' birds is appreciated by many in the birding community! • When you want to post a reply to the list using email, use 'Reply to All'. <— please reply to all only when your reply benefits most of the list! • When you want to reply only to the person who posted using email, use 'Reply'. • You can automatically include your name and town with your email settings. Contact me if you need help setting this up. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know! To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/