[CT Birds] Birding Survey, Final Request.

[Dennis Varza]

HI Folks

The purpose of my request for information on birding habits is  
twofold, to learn about how much coverage different areas of the  
state get and to learn about the habits of Connecticut birders.  
Success of the project depends upon the number of people responding.  
So far I have 130 responses out of about 450 possible. I received a  
number of comments about only birding locally and hence of “no  
interest”. This is nonsense, everyone is of interest. Of those 450  
people how many are “only local “ birders? I would like to know that.  
The management of the COA may find the information useful for planing  
programs and services. This “self depreciating” view will bias the  
results, making local birders underrepresented. Then again, there are  
several “Big Guns” out there who have yet to respond as well.

This is my last request for more responses. I plan on starting data  
analysis in June and it will be hard to add responses once started.  
So please, all you hold outs, send something in soon.

1. make a list of the towns you cover
2. grade them by how frequently you go birding in each town, 3  
frequently, 2 regularly, 1 occasionally.
3. send the list to me dennisvz at optonline.net

Dennis Varza
Fairfield


I hesitate to reveal too many results because it may bias future  
responses.

Top 10 Birding areas
128 Madison
101 Milford
84 Stratford
82 New Haven
60 Litchfield
53 Westport
47 West Haven
39 South Windsor
40 Old Lyme
37 Old Saybrook