In the spirit of encouraging broader discussion on this valued listserv, I wanted to share an article I recently wrote about a native pollinator meadow I’ve been working on establishing at Allen’s Meadow in Wilton. While the project does not target birds directly, a byproduct will be a huge buffet of food for Fall migrants, in particular, seed-eaters. Most of you are probably familiar with Allen’s as a birding “hotspot”, especially in the Fall; this native pollinator meadow is adjacent to the highly productive (for birds, in this case) community gardens so with the addition of this native meadow Allen's will hopefully produce even more migrants (and rarities) for years to come. https://goodmorningwilton.com/mugwort-eradication-pollinator-allens-meadow-letter-to-editor/ Joe Bear Wilton Go GATORS! *"In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks**."* *-John Muir*

thanks for posting this Joe. And I'm happy to hear that your efforts are bearing fruit (or rather, flowers). I look forward to seeing the garden next year. Chris Chris Wood President - Connecticut Ornithological Association Woodbury, CT 203 558-0654 > On Aug 10, 2024, at 8:21 PM, Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > In the spirit of encouraging broader discussion on this valued listserv, I > wanted to share an article I recently wrote about a native pollinator > meadow I’ve been working on establishing at Allen’s Meadow in Wilton. While > the project does not target birds directly, a byproduct will be a huge > buffet of food for Fall migrants, in particular, seed-eaters. Most of you > are probably familiar with Allen’s as a birding “hotspot”, especially in > the Fall; this native pollinator meadow is adjacent to the highly > productive (for birds, in this case) community gardens so with the addition > of this native meadow Allen's will hopefully produce even more migrants > (and rarities) for years to come. > > https://goodmorningwilton.com/mugwort-eradication-pollinator-allens-meadow-letter-to-editor/ > > Joe Bear > Wilton > Go GATORS! > *"In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks**."* > *-John Muir* > > 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/