MEMBER’S NIGHT Enjoy Birding Adventures! Date: Thursday, November 14 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Location: Indoor Meeting at Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Dr, Hamden, CT 06517 Join us for a special Members’ Night, where you can hear members of the New Haven Birding Club share their favorite birding photos, stories, and memories with fellow enthusiasts. Here’s the agenda… ..
Club News
22
Feb
Feb
This Big Sit! final report is later than usual – the New Haven Bird Club is a very busy organization run by volunteers. We feel strongly that The Big Sit!® tradition should continue into the future. Many circles are used for fundraising, with funds going to conservation. The Big Sit! has also become a part of the birding culture. We… ..
MEGA BOWL VIII REPORT Twenty teams made up of 60 birders from all four corners of the state (and the places in between) participated in the Eighth Annual Mega Bowl of CT this year. The birding portion of the event took place on Saturday, February 3rd, and the celebratory dinner took place on Sunday, February 4th. Most of the teams… ..
124th Annual New Haven Christmas Bird Count Report Wow! We had a great Christmas Count in New Haven this year. Everything lined up for a great day. It was a mild fall season without any real cold days to drive lingering migrants south. The weather on count day was pleasant and without precipitation. Nearly all the freshwater ponds were open.… ..
New Haven 2022 Christmas Bird Count Report On Saturday, December 17, 2022, 99 people participated in the New Haven Christmas Bird Count. They birded for over 200 hours, covering more than 100 miles on foot and several hundred miles by car. 18 of the 99 participants were new to the New Haven CBC. Collectively, we saw a total of 122… ..
The Yale Peabody Museum’s Natural Science Illustration Program offers both beginner and professional artists opportunities to learn a wide range of art techniques focusing on nature and natural science illustration. Skilled and experienced instructors provide personalized support in small classes to help you develop your abilities and discover new ways of encountering art and nature. The Peabody’s collections and outdoor… ..
The Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative is collecting data on bird collisions on Yale’s campus and in the greater New Haven area. In addition to contributing to scientific research, these data are very helpful for identifying buildings and facades that are killing birds frequently and for advocating for mitigation action to prevent future bird deaths. Members of New Haven Bird Club could support… ..
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… ..
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… ..