Folks, For the Saturday March 17th Family Bird Walk at Brooksvale Park, please park in the larger lot that is ~150 meters south of the barn. Thank you! Corrie Folsom-O'Keefe NHBC Education Chair ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:27:55 -0500 From: Larry Bausher <LPBausher@comcast.net> To: ctbirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Subject: [CT Birds] New Haven Bird Club March Schedule Message-ID: <0B4CA4C6-7BA6-4451-A296-CAE12CC73E82@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Folks, Here is the New Haven Bird Club's schedule of activities for March: Indoor Meeting: Monthly Meeting, Thursday, March 8. Patrick Comins ? Conserving the Nature of the Connecticut River Watershed. Free and open to the public. The Jones Auditorium of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington St., New Haven, CT. The Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge was established to conserve the abundance and diversity of native plants and animals and their habitats in the 7.2 million acre Connecticut River watershed in CT, MA, NH, and VT. From the sub-boreal forests of VT and NH to the tidal wetlands of the lower Connecticut River, the Conte Refuge works in partnership to conserve the places that make the Connecticut River Watershed special. Patrick hardly needs an introduction to CT birders. Active in the bird conservation field for 20 years, he currently is with Audubon Connecticut as Director of Bird Conservation. He is president of the COA and chairman of the Friends of the Silvio O. Conte Refuge. He has written articles on bird conservation and identification and is a member of the CT Forestlands Council. Social half-hour at 7:00, program begins at 7:30. For more information call 203-230-1697 or visit www.newhavenbirdclub.org. Notice! A Bonus: Birder Tag Sale at the March Meeting Do you have a bird book you no longer use? Some avian art you no longer have room for? Bring the items to the Jan. and Feb. meetings; we?ll sell them at the March meeting. Items will be priced at $1, $5, and $10. Proceeds go to NHBC?s Conservation Fund. Field Trips: First Wednesday Walk: Sikorsky Airport and Great Meadows Marsh, Stratford. Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 8 a.m. Free and open to the public. Join us as we visit this fine birding area. We will meet at the Long Beach parking lot and bird the marsh and beach and then visit Sikorsky Airport and Frash Pond. We?ll look for sea birds such as Long-tailed Duck and scoters, as well as raptors and shorebirds. Directions: Follow signs to Sikorsky Airport from Exit 30 off I-95. Go past the airport entrance and follow the causeway to the end. Take the first right onto Oak Bluff Avenue and follow it to the Long Beach entrance. Leader?Charlie Barnard. Contact?Tina Green: 203.247.2660, tina@renaissancestudios.com. Family Bird Walk, Brooksvale Park, Hamden. Saturday, March 17, 2012, 9:00 a.m. Free and open to the public. This walk is oriented toward families interested in learning about birds and other wildlife. The park is home to a variety of local bird species and has varied habitat. Bring binoculars and a field guide if you have them, appropriate clothing, and a little bit of curiosity about birds and the natural world. All ages are welcome. Meet at the smaller parking lot next to the barn. Leader?Corrie Folsom-O?Keefe: 203-630-9640, jubilee832001@yahoo.com. Southwestern Connecticut Coast. Sunday, March 25, 2012, 8:00 a.m. Free and open to the public. We?ll explore the various habitats of Stratford?s shoreline in search of raptors, ducks, gulls, and early migrants. If time permits, we may also visit surrounding towns. We?ll finish by noon or 1:00 pm. Carpooling is encouraged. Meet at Dunkin Donuts shopping center lot at the corner of Main St. and Access Road in Stratford. Leader: Frank Mantlik: 203-984-9410 or mantlik@sbcglobal.net. Thanks, Larry Bausher, West Haven NHBC Publicity Director ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:38:10 -0500 From: Sara Zagorski <penguinsz@sbcglobal.net> To: Ctbirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Subject: [CT Birds] Pink-footed goose update Message-ID: <94A63AA9-61BC-49CA-9C43-6D9271E20151@sbcglobal.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2/27 The pink- footed goose was at the Lyman Orchard pond until 10:15 am, when it then took off with a group of geese. Went to the Greenbacker farm pond on Rt 68 in Durham but it was not there. The lesser yellowlegs continues. Sara Zagorski Wethersfield Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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 End of CTBirds Digest, Vol 1828, Issue 1 ****************************************