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Read MorePassing of Arne Rosengren
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 MoreMega Bowl IV Results
Wow! We had a great day! Forty-seven birders organized themselves into thirteen teams and participated in the fourth annual Mega Bowl of Birding in New Haven County on Saturday, February 1st, 2020. We birded all over the county, from Southbury to Wallingford and Milford to Madison. Collectively, we recorded 120 species and amassed 272 points. The rarest sighting of...
Read MoreResults from the 2019 New Haven Christmas Bird Count
The 120th Annual New Haven Christmas Bird Count Summary On December 14th, 2019, 73 members and friends of the New Haven Bird Club set out to record all of the birds within the boundary of the New Haven Christmas Count circle. The birders had to contend with a persistent light rain and intermittent fog. Finding birds was a challenge,...
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 MoreResults of Mega Bowl III – Feb 2019
The third annual Mega Bowl of Birding in New Haven County was held on February 2, 2019 and it was a rousing success! Thirty hardy birders organized themselves into nine teams and went out to all corners of the county in search of birds. A total of 100 species were observed on the day, with the highlights being: Greater...
Read MoreField Trip report – Hammo – November 17, 2018
Hammonasset State Park Field Trip Report On November 17, 2018, fourteen club members spent the morning birding in the park. We began the day at the Meigs Point Nature Center parking lot, where we were pleased to see flocks of Snow Bunting, Horned Lark, and American Pipits. We also found a Lapland Longspur among these grassland birds. We took...
Read MoreTrip Report – Sleeping Giant, Hamden
Fourteen members met on Sunday May 13 at the Sleeping Gian entrance on Tuttle Ave and the Mill River. We carpooled down to the next trail head on Tuttle. The walk was lead by Jim Sirch, DeWitt Allen and Craig Repasz. We traveled along a brook and then entered a field. The warblers were challenging as they stayed aloft...
Read MoreTrip Report- Beaver Pond, New Haven
Beaver Ponds Park, New Haven On Saturday, April 28, members form NHBC and Friends of Beaver Ponds Park met. We slowly worked our way along the edge of Bowen Field and the marsh with views of the ponds. We stopped in the Urban Oasis area. We eventually surveyed the north pond. 34 species were seen or heard. Canada Goose,...
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...
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