Rain on Saturday, February 27th prompted us to postpone our trip to the Rhode Island Coast to the following day. That turned out to be a good decision. Sunday, the 28th was a calm and cloudy day that made for good birding and sea-watching. We met at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown at 8:30 am. The first birds we saw… ..
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The 5th annual Mega Bowl of Birding, held on Saturday, February 6th, 2021, was a great success. Due to the pandemic, we modified the format of the Mega Bowl such that birders could go birding alone or in a small group and in whatever county they wanted. And, we replaced the compilation dinner with a Zoom meeting, held the following… ..
121st Annual New Haven Christmas Bird Count Summary The participants in this year’s New Haven Christmas Bird Count faced many challenges. The most serious one was conducting the annual survey during a global pandemic. COVID-19 prompted us to modify the way in which we conducted our surveys: we eschewed carpooling and maintained safe social distancing while birding. And, we… ..
Due to Covid-19 the January 14th Indoor meeting will not be a member’s night but we will have a Zoom – speaker. Click here for details
The 121st annual New Haven Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 19th, 2020. There will be a few modifications to this year’s Count in order to ensure the health and safety of the participants in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. Participants are advised to avoid carpooling and to maintain social distancing and facial covering protocols while birding.… ..
Important Announcement Regarding New Haven Bird Club Outdoor Programs in 2020-2021 The New Haven Bird Club needs to take precautions to make our Outdoor Trips safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the State of Connecticut is doing well and there are some more lenient guidelines for outdoor gatherings, we feel that the walking format of our events will make social… ..
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Yale Peabody former collection – “The Birds of Connecticut” Florence McBride has created two books to celebrate the “Birds of Connecticut” exhibit at Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. The exhibit itself originally featured the brilliant taxidermist work of David H. Parsons, who spent years preparing the mounts, revealing the birds in natural positions and illustrating behavior as well as… ..
Please see below an important message from DeWitt Allen, the President of the New Haven Bird Club: 1) In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and state and local orders for reducing its spread through social distancing, the New Haven Bird Club is canceling all events through June 30, 2020. This will include all scheduled field trips and walks, indoor meetings,… ..
Rhode Island Coast Field Trip Report On Saturday, February 22nd, 2020, 20+ members of the bird club spent the day birding in the scenic state to our east. We started our day at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown. From the point there, we saw numerous interesting species including a RED-NECKED GREBE, RAZORBILL, and Great Cormorant. We also saw a few… ..
The New Haven Independent sent a reporter to the NHBC walk led by Bill Batsford in Edgewood Park on Saturday, September 28, 2019. The reporter stayed for the entire walk taking notes and photographs. Here is a link to his story: https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/bird_club_2019/