[CT Birds] New Haven Bird Club - March events

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Monthly Indoor Program - Thursday, March 13, 2008
Supporting CT Migratory Songbirds through Rehabilitation, Reducing Negative
Impacts, and Birdscaping - Jayne Amico 
Jayne, a state and federally permitted rehabilitator of songbirds since
1998, will speak about her work at her non-profit center, The Recovery Wing,
Inc., located in Southington. There she cares for hundreds of songbirds
every year. Jayne will also discuss ways to reduce negative features that
impact songbirds around our homes and localities, and she will give helpful
pointers on birdscaping, landscaping a yard by choosing and placing plants
that provide food, nesting spots, and shelter for birds. Currently president
of the CT Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, Jayne teaches songbird
rehabilitation at CT DEP training seminars for new rehabilitators and at
wildlife conferences in and out of the country. She also has a banding
permit and is involved with banding and studying vagrant hummingbirds in the
Northeast. 
All indoor programs are held in the Jones Auditorium, CT Agricultural
Experiment Station, Huntington St., New Haven. The facility is wheelchair
accessible with a ramp and elevator.  The social half-hour begins at 7:00
PM; the program at 7:30 PM. 
Notice! A Bonus: Birder Tag Sale at the March Meeting
Here's another chance to clean house. Do you have a bird-related item that
you've loved but it doesn't quite fit in with your décor anymore? Need room
for your expanding library of bird books? Or maybe you've cleaned the attic
and have found treasures of avian art that you'd like to share with other
birders. Bring it all to the March indoor meeting. We will price items at $1
and $5. Proceeds go to the Club's General Fund. 

Southwestern Connecticut Coast
Sunday, March 16, 2008, 8:00 AM
Join us on this late winter excursion to several great birding spots along
the coast. Meet at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport (off exit 18 of
I-95). We will thoroughly search the park, and then check several other
sites nearby, such as Compo Beach and Saugatuck Shores. We will pay special
attention to the latest rare bird sightings.   Leader-Frank Mantlik:
203.377.5829, mantlik at sbcglobal.net 



John Triana
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