There is a group organizing volunteers to help put up a chimney swift tower in Meriden. The tower will be in Meriden, however volunteers from other communities could use participation as experience for towers in other communities. The tower will be inspired by Meriden’s Castle Craig Tower and will look like a smaller version. It will be made of wood… ..
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New Haven Christmas Bird Count Summary On Saturday, December 18, 2021, 90 hardy birders participated in the 122nd annual New Haven Christmas Bird Count. The day was cloudy and relatively warm with the temperature in the upper 30s for most of the day. There was occasional mist and light rain, but we were fortunate that the weather was better than… ..
Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first organization devoted to protecting native plants, is currently accepting applications for the Plant Conservation Volunteer (PCV program). The PCV program engages those passionate about native flora and conservation to monitor and protect roughly 25,000 rare plant populations throughout all of New England. We invite members of the New Haven Bird Club to become… ..
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The Sixth Annual Mega Bowl of Birding in New Haven County and Connecticut will be held on Saturday, February 5th from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.. The Zoom meeting to go over the results will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Join us for a fun and friendly event! Compete with other birders and win prizes and get your team’s name… ..
The Lighthouse Point Park Hawk Watch in New Haven is one of the most important hawk migration sites in the eastern US — and New Haven Bird Club members have been counting hawks there for almost 50 years! This year Lighthouse Hawk Watch has an urgent need for volunteer counters. Please consider committing to enjoying a few days of hawk… ..
With the work of many hands, The New Haven Bird Club has published “Chickadee Tales, A New Haven Bird Club Anthology” Chickadee Tales: A New Haven Bird Club Anthology Purchase Contact
NHBC is pleased to spotlight Summer Birds of Percé: A Tourist’s Guide by Life Member David O. Hill. Percé is a small village at the eastern end of the Gaspé Peninsula, Québec. It is world famous for its iconic pierced rock (Rocher Percé) and nearby Bonaventure Island – home to the largest Northern Gannet colony in this hemisphere, along with… ..
Please join us for this fun weekend of seeing and hearing what birds are resident in greater New Haven click here for details
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 who… ..