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Community garden harvest - week three results

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Chuck Imbergamo
Mon, Oct 21, 2024 5:24 PM

CT Birders -

Yesterday marked week three of our community garden harvest competition.  Plenty of new birds were found, with five or more species being added to several garden lists last week.  A real standout was the Redding Community Gardens which added 13 species to their list!  I noted that many birders recorded the first Purple Finches, and Vesper Sparrows were seen in multiple community gardens around the state last week.

Below are the new totals as of yesterday, sorted by the greatest numbers of species found:

Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 98
Madison - Bauer Farm - 93
Mansfield Community Gardens - 64
Woodbridge Community Gardens - 64
West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60
Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 57
Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 55
Newington - Deming Young Farm - 55
New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm -  54
Redding Community Gardens - 51
Stratford Community Garden - 49
Vernon Community Gardens - 46
East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 45
Ansonia Nature Center - 43
Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 42
New Haven - Edgerton Park - 38
Simsbury Community Gardens - 35
Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 33
Sherman - Colonial Park - 31

The hotspot list is below, sorted by town.  To see what birds were found last week, click the link for each hotspot.

Ansonia Nature Center
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Killingworth - Parmelee Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Litchfield - Thompson Preserve
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Madison - Bauer Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Mansfield Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

New Haven - Edgerton Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Newington - Deming Young Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Sherman - Colonial Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Simsbury Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Stratford Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Vernon Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Wallingford - Veteran’s Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

West Hartford - Westmoor Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Wilton - Allen’s Meadows
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Woodbridge Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

A few community gardens had no new checklists last week.  Don’t despair if your garden isn’t near the top of the list - fall birding is fun and you never know what you will find.

The weather is excellent and we have over a week to go to harvest some more birds!

Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison

CT Birders - Yesterday marked week three of our community garden harvest competition. Plenty of new birds were found, with five or more species being added to several garden lists last week. A real standout was the Redding Community Gardens which added 13 species to their list! I noted that many birders recorded the first Purple Finches, and Vesper Sparrows were seen in multiple community gardens around the state last week. Below are the new totals as of yesterday, sorted by the greatest numbers of species found: Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 98 Madison - Bauer Farm - 93 Mansfield Community Gardens - 64 Woodbridge Community Gardens - 64 West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60 Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 57 Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 55 Newington - Deming Young Farm - 55 New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm - 54 Redding Community Gardens - 51 Stratford Community Garden - 49 Vernon Community Gardens - 46 East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 45 Ansonia Nature Center - 43 Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 42 New Haven - Edgerton Park - 38 Simsbury Community Gardens - 35 Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 33 Sherman - Colonial Park - 31 The hotspot list is below, sorted by town. To see what birds were found last week, click the link for each hotspot. Ansonia Nature Center https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Killingworth - Parmelee Farm https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Litchfield - Thompson Preserve https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Madison - Bauer Farm https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Mansfield Community Gardens https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec New Haven - Edgerton Park https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Newington - Deming Young Farm https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Sherman - Colonial Park https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Simsbury Community Gardens https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Stratford Community Garden https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Vernon Community Gardens https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Wallingford - Veteran’s Park https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec West Hartford - Westmoor Park https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Wilton - Allen’s Meadows https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Woodbridge Community Gardens https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec A few community gardens had no new checklists last week. Don’t despair if your garden isn’t near the top of the list - fall birding is fun and you never know what you will find. The weather is excellent and we have over a week to go to harvest some more birds! Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison
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Angela Dimmitt
Wed, Oct 23, 2024 7:27 PM

Thanks Chuck - this has been fun but sad to say Colonial Park in Sherman up here in the hills has been 90% demolished - only a couple of tall sunflowers and a bunch of zinnias left standing, and a patch of what looks like lettuce surrounded by bare earth.  Not a single bird today.  Guess we're done!Angela

On Monday, October 21, 2024 at 01:26:35 PM EDT, Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:   

CT Birders -

Yesterday marked week three of our community garden harvest competition.  Plenty of new birds were found, with five or more species being added to several garden lists last week.  A real standout was the Redding Community Gardens which added 13 species to their list!  I noted that many birders recorded the first Purple Finches, and Vesper Sparrows were seen in multiple community gardens around the state last week.

Below are the new totals as of yesterday, sorted by the greatest numbers of species found:

Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 98
Madison - Bauer Farm - 93
Mansfield Community Gardens - 64
Woodbridge Community Gardens - 64
West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60
Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 57
Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 55
Newington - Deming Young Farm - 55
New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm -  54
Redding Community Gardens - 51
Stratford Community Garden - 49
Vernon Community Gardens - 46
East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 45
Ansonia Nature Center - 43
Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 42
New Haven - Edgerton Park - 38
Simsbury Community Gardens - 35
Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 33
Sherman - Colonial Park - 31

The hotspot list is below, sorted by town.  To see what birds were found last week, click the link for each hotspot.

Ansonia Nature Center
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Killingworth - Parmelee Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Litchfield - Thompson Preserve
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Madison - Bauer Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Mansfield Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

New Haven - Edgerton Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Newington - Deming Young Farm
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Sherman - Colonial Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Simsbury Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Stratford Community Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Vernon Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Wallingford - Veteran’s Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

West Hartford - Westmoor Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Wilton - Allen’s Meadows
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

Woodbridge Community Gardens
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec

A few community gardens had no new checklists last week.  Don’t despair if your garden isn’t near the top of the list - fall birding is fun and you never know what you will find.

The weather is excellent and we have over a week to go to harvest some more birds!

Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison

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Thanks Chuck - this has been fun but sad to say Colonial Park in Sherman up here in the hills has been 90% demolished - only a couple of tall sunflowers and a bunch of zinnias left standing, and a patch of what looks like lettuce surrounded by bare earth.  Not a single bird today.  Guess we're done!Angela On Monday, October 21, 2024 at 01:26:35 PM EDT, Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: CT Birders - Yesterday marked week three of our community garden harvest competition.  Plenty of new birds were found, with five or more species being added to several garden lists last week.  A real standout was the Redding Community Gardens which added 13 species to their list!  I noted that many birders recorded the first Purple Finches, and Vesper Sparrows were seen in multiple community gardens around the state last week. Below are the new totals as of yesterday, sorted by the greatest numbers of species found: Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 98 Madison - Bauer Farm - 93 Mansfield Community Gardens - 64 Woodbridge Community Gardens - 64 West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60 Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 57 Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 55 Newington - Deming Young Farm - 55 New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm -  54 Redding Community Gardens - 51 Stratford Community Garden - 49 Vernon Community Gardens - 46 East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 45 Ansonia Nature Center - 43 Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 42 New Haven - Edgerton Park - 38 Simsbury Community Gardens - 35 Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 33 Sherman - Colonial Park - 31 The hotspot list is below, sorted by town.  To see what birds were found last week, click the link for each hotspot. Ansonia Nature Center https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Killingworth - Parmelee Farm https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Litchfield - Thompson Preserve https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Madison - Bauer Farm https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Mansfield Community Gardens https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec New Haven - Edgerton Park https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Newington - Deming Young Farm https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Sherman - Colonial Park https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Simsbury Community Gardens https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Stratford Community Garden https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Vernon Community Gardens https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Wallingford - Veteran’s Park https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec West Hartford - Westmoor Park https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Wilton - Allen’s Meadows https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec Woodbridge Community Gardens https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=curM&rank=lrec A few community gardens had no new checklists last week.  Don’t despair if your garden isn’t near the top of the list - fall birding is fun and you never know what you will find. The weather is excellent and we have over a week to go to harvest some more birds! Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison 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/