A member may serve up to two consecutive terms and then must retire for at least one year. The committee has a chairperson as well a secretary.
All members vote.
The committee maintains the official Connecticut State list of bird species acceptably documented as occurring, or having occurred, in Connecticut. It also maintains and publishes a Review List of species of rare annual occurrence, rare historical occurrence, or no previously documented occurrence in Connecticut. Most species on the list average fewer than five occurrences annually, but some difficult to identify species are included even if they occur more frequently. The committee reviews submitted reports and votes to either accept or not accept them. Descriptions pertaining to the same bird received from more than one source are combined under the same record number.