I'm currently working on a project and I need to pick your brain. Off the top of your head (without referring to any guides) name the top 10-20 birding spots in CT (please include town as well). These locations must be accessible to the public. Please email your responses to snaketat@cox.net Thanks! And I look forward to seeing your responses. Brian Kleinman Riverside Reptiles www.riversidereptiles.com 860-653-2535

Off the top of my head: Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison (year round) Milford Point, Milford (year round) Stratford Great Meadows/Long Beach/Pleasure Beach/Stratford Point/Short Beach, Stratford/Bridgeport (year round) Station 43 and surrounds, South Windsor (year round) Bluff Point, Groton (seasonal) Audubon Center at Bent of the River, Southbury (year round) Rocky Hill Meadows (year round) Glastonbury Meadows (year round) Sandy Point, West Haven (year round) Audubon Greenwich (quaker ridge), best in fall hawks, but can pick up good stuff any time Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven (seasonal, fall) East Rock Park, New Haven (seasonal, spring) Rentschler Field, East Hartford (endangered) White Memorial Foundation, Litchfield (year round) Barn Island, Stonington (year round) Lower Ct River (difficult access without boat, year round, eagles winter, swallows fall) Bafflin Sanctuary, Pomfret (year round) Cove Island Park, Stamford (year round) Salt Meadow Unit, Westbrook (best in fall migration) Menunketesuck flats, Westbrook (year round, but summer access tricky) Guilford spots (neck road, town boat launch, Sachem's head shorebird pool) Greenwich Point Park Norwalk Islands (boat spot) Nehantic State Forest, Lyme (spring and nesting) Naugatuck State forest (nesting and fall) Mohawk State Forest (spring and nesting) River Road, Kent (nesting and spring) Mansfield Hollow, Mansfield. (year round) Silver Sands, Milford (year round) Windsor landfill (for now) Northwest Park, Windsor Windsor meadows. Patrick Comins, Meriden.

Sherwood Island State Park,Westport? ? Southport Beach, Fairfield ?? Seaside Park, Bridgeport ?? Fairfield Audubon, Fairfield ?? Westport Nature Center, Westport ?? Housatonic River near the Shepaug Dam, Newtown/Southbury ?? The reason for the ?? is that I am in no way Patrick's league so mine are only suggestion for others of this list to accept / reject. Marty from Woodbury ----- Original Message ----- From: "COMINS, Patrick" <PCOMINS@audubon.org> To: <snaketat@cox.net>; <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 8:50 AM Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Best CT BIrding Spots (Brian Kleinman) > Off the top of my head: > > Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison (year round) > Milford Point, Milford (year round) > Stratford Great Meadows/Long Beach/Pleasure Beach/Stratford Point/Short > Beach, Stratford/Bridgeport (year round) > Station 43 and surrounds, South Windsor (year round) > Bluff Point, Groton (seasonal) > Audubon Center at Bent of the River, Southbury (year round) > Rocky Hill Meadows (year round) > Glastonbury Meadows (year round) > Sandy Point, West Haven (year round) > Audubon Greenwich (quaker ridge), best in fall hawks, but can pick up good > stuff any time > Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven (seasonal, fall) > East Rock Park, New Haven (seasonal, spring) > Rentschler Field, East Hartford (endangered) > White Memorial Foundation, Litchfield (year round) > Barn Island, Stonington (year round) > Lower Ct River (difficult access without boat, year round, eagles winter, > swallows fall) > Bafflin Sanctuary, Pomfret (year round) > Cove Island Park, Stamford (year round) > Salt Meadow Unit, Westbrook (best in fall migration) > Menunketesuck flats, Westbrook (year round, but summer access tricky) > Guilford spots (neck road, town boat launch, Sachem's head shorebird pool) > Greenwich Point Park > Norwalk Islands (boat spot) > Nehantic State Forest, Lyme (spring and nesting) > Naugatuck State forest (nesting and fall) > Mohawk State Forest (spring and nesting) > River Road, Kent (nesting and spring) > Mansfield Hollow, Mansfield. (year round) > Silver Sands, Milford (year round) > Windsor landfill (for now) > Northwest Park, Windsor > Windsor meadows. > > Patrick Comins, Meriden. > > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit > http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org >

Dear Brian, Many years ago (early 1990s?) I put together a leaflet for the C.O.A. titled "The Ten Best Birding Sites in CT". It included the best seasons for each site, a brief description, and directions. I remember I tried to include at least one area from each geographic part of the state. I don't believe this is available on the COA website, but perhaps it should be. Here's that list (in alphabetical order): 1. Bluff Point Coastal Reserve, Groton 2. Boston Hollow/Yale Forest, Ashford 3. East Rock Park, New Haven/Hamden 4. Greenwich Audubon/Fairchild Garden, Greenwich 5. Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison 6. Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven 7. Milford Point/Nell's Island, Milford 8. River Road, Kent 9. Station 43, South Windsor 10. White Memorial Foundation, Litchfield This list holds true even today, though many more places can be added. Best, Frank Mantlik Stratford ________________________________ From: "snaketat@cox.net" <snaketat@cox.net> To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Sent: Sun, November 14, 2010 7:41:16 AM Subject: [CT Birds] Best CT BIrding Spots (Brian Kleinman) I'm currently working on a project and I need to pick your brain. Off the top of your head (without referring to any guides) name the top 10-20 birding spots in CT (please include town as well). These locations must be accessible to the public. Please email your responses to snaketat@cox.net Thanks! And I look forward to seeing your responses. Brian Kleinman Riverside Reptiles www.riversidereptiles.com 860-653-2535 _______________________________________________ This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org

add to this W Lot - Storrs North Winham Dam - North Windham Quinebaug Fish Hatchery - Central Village Sandy Point - West Haven Naugatuck State Forest - Naugatuck Mohawk State Forest - Goshen Mark Mark S. Szantyr 80 Bicknell Road #9 Ashford, Connecticut 06278 USA 1-860-487-9766 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Mantlik" <mantlik@sbcglobal.net> To: <snaketat@cox.net> Cc: "Birds CT" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Best CT BIrding Spots (Brian Kleinman) > Dear Brian, > Many years ago (early 1990s?) I put together a leaflet for the C.O.A. > titled > "The Ten Best Birding Sites in CT". It included the best seasons for each > site, > a brief description, and directions. I remember I tried to include at > least one > area from each geographic part of the state. I don't believe this is > available > on the COA website, but perhaps it should be. > Here's that list (in alphabetical order): > > 1. Bluff Point Coastal Reserve, Groton > 2. Boston Hollow/Yale Forest, Ashford > 3. East Rock Park, New Haven/Hamden > 4. Greenwich Audubon/Fairchild Garden, Greenwich > 5. Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison > 6. Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven > 7. Milford Point/Nell's Island, Milford > 8. River Road, Kent > 9. Station 43, South Windsor > 10. White Memorial Foundation, Litchfield > > This list holds true even today, though many more places can be added. > > Best, > Frank Mantlik > Stratford > > > > ________________________________ > From: "snaketat@cox.net" <snaketat@cox.net> > To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org > Sent: Sun, November 14, 2010 7:41:16 AM > Subject: [CT Birds] Best CT BIrding Spots (Brian Kleinman) > > I'm currently working on a project and I need to pick your brain. Off the > top > of your head (without referring to any guides) name the top 10-20 birding > spots > in CT (please include town as well). These locations must be accessible > to the > public. > > Please email your responses to snaketat@cox.net > > Thanks! And I look forward to seeing your responses. > > Brian Kleinman > Riverside Reptiles > www.riversidereptiles.com > 860-653-2535 > > > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for > the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit > http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit > http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org

How about our little Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary? (314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield) During migration we are a tiny "Central Park" surrounded by asphalt and located between I-95 and Metro North. Birdcraft attracts shoreline migrating warblers and others in great numbers to our tiny pond and six acre wild space. When you are done birding you can visit the little museum which is soon to be renovated. The quarter mile long trail is accessible to people using wheelchairs and the town center with many fine restaurants is right around the corner. Kathy Van Der Aue, Southport, CT kvda@optonline.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marty Swanhall" <mswanhall@earthlink.net> To: "COMINS, Patrick" <PCOMINS@audubon.org>; <snaketat@cox.net>; <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Best CT BIrding Spots (Brian Kleinman) > Sherwood Island State Park,Westport? ? > Southport Beach, Fairfield ?? > Seaside Park, Bridgeport ?? > Fairfield Audubon, Fairfield ?? > Westport Nature Center, Westport ?? > Housatonic River near the Shepaug Dam, Newtown/Southbury ?? > > The reason for the ?? is that I am in no way Patrick's league so mine are > only suggestion for others of this list to accept / reject. > > Marty from Woodbury > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "COMINS, Patrick" <PCOMINS@audubon.org> > To: <snaketat@cox.net>; <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 8:50 AM > Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Best CT BIrding Spots (Brian Kleinman) > > >> Off the top of my head: >> >> Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison (year round) >> Milford Point, Milford (year round) >> Stratford Great Meadows/Long Beach/Pleasure Beach/Stratford Point/Short >> Beach, Stratford/Bridgeport (year round) >> Station 43 and surrounds, South Windsor (year round) >> Bluff Point, Groton (seasonal) >> Audubon Center at Bent of the River, Southbury (year round) >> Rocky Hill Meadows (year round) >> Glastonbury Meadows (year round) >> Sandy Point, West Haven (year round) >> Audubon Greenwich (quaker ridge), best in fall hawks, but can pick up >> good stuff any time >> Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven (seasonal, fall) >> East Rock Park, New Haven (seasonal, spring) >> Rentschler Field, East Hartford (endangered) >> White Memorial Foundation, Litchfield (year round) >> Barn Island, Stonington (year round) >> Lower Ct River (difficult access without boat, year round, eagles winter, >> swallows fall) >> Bafflin Sanctuary, Pomfret (year round) >> Cove Island Park, Stamford (year round) >> Salt Meadow Unit, Westbrook (best in fall migration) >> Menunketesuck flats, Westbrook (year round, but summer access tricky) >> Guilford spots (neck road, town boat launch, Sachem's head shorebird >> pool) >> Greenwich Point Park >> Norwalk Islands (boat spot) >> Nehantic State Forest, Lyme (spring and nesting) >> Naugatuck State forest (nesting and fall) >> Mohawk State Forest (spring and nesting) >> River Road, Kent (nesting and spring) >> Mansfield Hollow, Mansfield. (year round) >> Silver Sands, Milford (year round) >> Windsor landfill (for now) >> Northwest Park, Windsor >> Windsor meadows. >> >> Patrick Comins, Meriden. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) >> for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. >> For subscription information visit >> http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org >> > > > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit > http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org