Yes. No account, no email, no ads. Pick a place and download the PDF.

Where does the bird data come from?

Public, license-clean records from GBIF, the IOC World Bird List, USGS, and iNaturalist.

Does it work outside the US?

Yes. Every US state, plus countries, continents, and a global list — anywhere with bird occurrence records.

A birding tradition: count how many species you can see in one place over a calendar year. The same approach works for a Big Day, Big Week, or Big Month.

Can I customize my checklist?

Yes. Filter by season, common vs rare, and family before you download.

Big Year Bird Checklist for Connecticut

A free printable Connecticut bird checklist. Pick your goal, get the PDF.

Connecticut's checklist is migration-driven. Long Island Sound, the Connecticut River, and the coastal hawkwatches turn spring and fall into the heart of a state big year.

The tool builds you a printable checklist of every bird realistically possible in Connecticut, grouped by family, with seasonal markers and a space to log the date you spot each one. It's drawn from public, license-clean records — not a generic national list, but the species that actually occur where you're birding.

Pick Connecticut (or any area inside it), choose your goal — Big Day, Big Month, Big Year, or a life list — and download the PDF. Free, no account, no email. Print it, fold it in a field guide, and start checking birds off.

What you'll find on a Connecticut checklist

A Connecticut checklist mixes widespread residents with the specialties that make the state worth a big year. A few you'll want to target:

Saltmarsh Sparrow — A globally vulnerable tidal-marsh nester.
Piping Plover — Beach-nesting shorebird.
American Oystercatcher — Loud coastal shorebird.
Wood Thrush — Forest-interior nester.
Bobolink — Hayfield summer songster.
Cerulean Warbler — Scarce canopy warbler.
Worm-eating Warbler — Hillside-woodland skulker.
Seaside Sparrow — Tidal-marsh resident.
Northern Saw-whet Owl — Migration-banded in fall.
Peregrine Falcon — Bridges and coast.
Glossy Ibis — Coastal-marsh wader.
Black-capped Chickadee — Year-round anchor.

Your generated PDF includes every realistic species for the exact area you pick, with seasonal markers and a space to log each sighting.

This is a preview. For your full printable list:

Build a complete, customizable Connecticut checklist — filter by season, by how common a bird is, and by family, then download the PDF.

What kind of list do you need?

Birders use “Big” challenges to make birding count. Pick the timeframe you're working with — we'll tune the list for it.

Better With Birds

Shop the birds you love

Chasing a Connecticut big year? You're going to like the apparel, prints, and stickers we've designed around these birds.

Saltmarsh Sparrow, Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher, Wood Thrush — all illustrated and designed by Jaymi at Better With Birds. Made-to-order, never mass-printed.