Club News

Results 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, we… ..

Update 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 birding.… ..

Important 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 social… ..

Flo McBride publishes a book on the Yale Peabody collection “The Birds of Connecticut”

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… ..

A 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 meetings,… ..

Opportunity 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 teachers… ..