What a great idea! I'll be entering sightings for the Canton Community Gardens at the Canton Community Center in Collinsville, and hope others join with their sightings! Sarah Faulkner Collinsville > On 09/29/2024 7:30 PM EDT Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > > CT Birders - > > Most of us have heard of Allen’s Meadow in Wilton, Woodbridge Community Gardens or Bauer Farm in Madison. These areas include community gardens and they are all great places to see migratory birds in the Fall. Which got me thinking… > > For the month of October, let’s have a friendly competition at our local community garden hotspots to see which one produces the most species! > > All you need to do is bird at your local community garden hotspot to see how many species you can find. Record your birds in eBird and be sure to use the hotspot (and not a personal location) so the birds can be tallied. At the end of each week in October, I will post the total number of species found at each participating hotspot. > > Who is up for it?! Will Allen’s beat Bauer?! Will Woodbridge win?! What other community gardens are out there with birds just waiting to be found?! > > Anyone with a local community garden-containing hotspot - please join in the fun! Reply to this post to let everyone know that you are up for the challenge, and I will add your hotspot to the tally. During October, bird the area as much as you can-and let us know what you find. > > Let’s harvest some birds! > > Chuck Imbergamo > CT Birds Moderator > Madison > > Fine print: You must use eBird and the hotspot to record your birds. Birds must be accepted by our eBird reviewers to count - no baloney! :) Follow all local rules, regulations and the ABA code of ethics, as always. > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/

I’ll be birding the Woodbridge Community Gardens. Join me! Judy Moore Woodbridge On Sep 30, 2024, at 10:12 AM, C Wood via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > Cool idea Chuck, thanks. I’ll offer a free COA hat to the winner if you wish. > > Chris > > Chris Wood > President - Connecticut Ornithological Association > > Woodbury, CT > 203 558-0654 > > > > >> On Sep 29, 2024, at 7:30 PM, Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: >> >> CT Birders - >> >> Most of us have heard of Allen’s Meadow in Wilton, Woodbridge Community Gardens or Bauer Farm in Madison. These areas include community gardens and they are all great places to see migratory birds in the Fall. Which got me thinking… >> >> For the month of October, let’s have a friendly competition at our local community garden hotspots to see which one produces the most species! >> >> All you need to do is bird at your local community garden hotspot to see how many species you can find. Record your birds in eBird and be sure to use the hotspot (and not a personal location) so the birds can be tallied. At the end of each week in October, I will post the total number of species found at each participating hotspot. >> >> Who is up for it?! Will Allen’s beat Bauer?! Will Woodbridge win?! What other community gardens are out there with birds just waiting to be found?! >> >> Anyone with a local community garden-containing hotspot - please join in the fun! Reply to this post to let everyone know that you are up for the challenge, and I will add your hotspot to the tally. During October, bird the area as much as you can-and let us know what you find. >> >> Let’s harvest some birds! >> >> Chuck Imbergamo >> CT Birds Moderator >> Madison >> >> Fine print: You must use eBird and the hotspot to record your birds. Birds must be accepted by our eBird reviewers to count - no baloney! :) Follow all local rules, regulations and the ABA code of ethics, as always. >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org >> >> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ >> >> CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/

Thank you Chuck, should be fun! I'll cover the Redding Community Gardens. Michael Carpenter, Redding On 9/29/2024 7:30 PM, Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds wrote: CT Birders - Most of us have heard of Allen’s Meadow in Wilton, Woodbridge Community Gardens or Bauer Farm in Madison. These areas include community gardens and they are al l great places to see migratory birds in the Fall. Which got me thinking… For the month of October, let’s have a friendly competition at our local communi ty garden hotspots to see which one produces the most species! All you need to do is bird at your local community garden hotspot to see how man y species you can find. Record your birds in eBird and be sure to use the hotsp ot (and not a personal location) so the birds can be tallied. At the end of eac h week in October, I will post the total number of species found at each partici pating hotspot. Who is up for it?! Will Allen’s beat Bauer?! Will Woodbridge win?! What other community gardens are out there with birds just waiting to be found?! Anyone with a local community garden-containing hotspot - please join in the fun ! Reply to this post to let everyone know that you are up for the challenge, an d I will add your hotspot to the tally. During October, bird the area as much as you can-and let us know what you find. Let’s harvest some birds! Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison Fine print: You must use eBird and the hotspot to record your birds. Birds mus t be accepted by our eBird reviewers to count - no baloney! :) Follow all loca l rules, regulations and the ABA code of ethics, as always. To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: [1]ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: [2]https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rule s and subscription information visit: [3]https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding /ct-birds-email-list/ References 1. mailto:ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org 2. https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ 3. https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/