Not surprisingly, I’ll be birding Allen’s Meadow :). Thanks Chuck for engaging the listserv community to get out and bird their local community gardens! Joe Bear Wilton Sent from my iPhone Go GATORS! "In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks." -John Muir Message: 6 Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 19:30:38 -0400 From: Chuck Imbergamo <imbercj@comcast.net> Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden ‘harvest’ To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Message-ID: <56F67832-B1FE-46FC-8079-01E63BBE82D2@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 CT Birders - Most of us have heard of Allen’s Meadow in Wilton, Woodbridge Community Gardens or Bauer Farm in Madison. These areas include community gardens and they are all great places to see migratory birds in the Fall. Which got me thinking… For the month of October, let’s have a friendly competition at our local community garden hotspots to see which one produces the most species! All you need to do is bird at your local community garden hotspot to see how many species you can find. Record your birds in eBird and be sure to use the hotspot (and not a personal location) so the birds can be tallied. At the end of each week in October, I will post the total number of species found at each participating hotspot. Who is up for it?! Will Allen’s beat Bauer?! Will Woodbridge win?! What other community gardens are out there with birds just waiting to be found?! Anyone with a local community garden-containing hotspot - please join in the fun! Reply to this post to let everyone know that you are up for the challenge, and I will add your hotspot to the tally. During October, bird the area as much as you can-and let us know what you find. Let’s harvest some birds! Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison Fine print: You must use eBird and the hotspot to record your birds. Birds must be accepted by our eBird reviewers to count - no baloney! :) Follow all local rules, regulations and the ABA code of ethics, as always.