Reflections from Flo McBride – The CT birding community will want to join me and the other members of the New Haven Bird Club in remembering with affection and admiration Arne Rosengren, who passed away peacefully on May 10, at the age of 99. I’m collecting memories of Arne to put together for the club, and hope that people...
Read MoreRhode Island Coast Field Trip Report
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...
Read MoreMega Bowl of Birding in CT Summary
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...
Read MoreResults from the 2020 Christmas Bird Count
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,...
Read MoreJanuary Indoor Meeting – Al Batt – What are you looking at???
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...
Read MoreUpdate on the New Haven Christmas Count – 2020
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...
Read MoreImportant Announcement from the Outdoor Program Chair
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...
Read MoreFlo McBride publishes a book on the Yale Peabody collection “The Birds of Connecticut”
The following article appeared in the Birding Community E-Bulletin, https://www.refugeassociation.org/birding-community-e-bulletin. Reprinted with permission.” Florence McBride has created two books to celebrate the “Birds ofConnecticut” exhibit at Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. Theexhibit itself originally featured the brilliant taxidermist work ofDavid H. Parsons, who spent years preparing the mounts, revealing thebirds in natural positions and illustrating behavior as well...
Read MoreA Message from our Club President on Covid-19
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...
Read MoreRhode Island trip report Feb 2020
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...
Read MoreEdgewood Park, New Haven Bird Club and Bill Batsford get great publicity
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/...
Read MoreOpportunity to Mentor Young Science Students
New Haven Science Fair Mentors Needed! Time commitment: 4-6 months, 1hr/week Through the New Haven Science Fair program, we aim to improve science education for grades Pre-K through 12. As a mentor, you will have the opportunity to help teachers and students create great science projects! Your time commitment for the program is usually around 1hr/week, but we can work with...
Read MoreNewsletters are all archived on Webpage
This is a note to let you know you can retrieve old and current newsletters on the web. I have add a number of historical ones from the last few years with the help of our editor, Donna Batsford. I will post the new ones as soon as they are published so that you can read them and not...
Read MoreMaps of the Urban Oasis Sites
Please click here to see our map page which highlights a number of maps including the new maps developed for the Urban Oasis sites in New Haven....
Read MoreMap and Rules for hiking on Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge at Milford Point
The Staff of the refuge has created a map and rules outline to let us know where we are to hike on the point click here to see Milford_Point_map_rules...
Read MoreFind a Ride – To Be Developed
This will give us a way to electronically create a conversation about ridesharing for walks....
Read MoreField trip reports
Leaders are encouraged to send me a bird list from their walks. We can post these and other participants can comment on the walks once the list is published....
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