CT Birders - Many birders are out enjoying the mild weather and checking their local garden hotspots. Reports like those from Joe are welcome here; please share what interesting birds you are finding! Below are the totals so far for each garden: Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 73 Madison - Bauer Farm - 58 Woodbridge Community Gardens - 57 West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 50 Newington - Deming Young Farm -49 Redding Community Gardens - 47 Mansfield Community Gardens - 45 Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 41 Stratford Community Garden - 38 New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm - 32 Canton Community Gardens - 24 Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 24 New Haven - Edgerton Park - 24 Vernon Community Gardens - 19 East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 18 Sherman - Colonial Park - 17 Ansonia Nature Center - 0 Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 0 Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 0 Simsbury Community Gardens - 0 To see the bird lists, click the hotspot links below. I noted that Yellow-breasted Chats were found at Mansfield and Woodbridge. This skulker species can be easy to miss and it’s a good reminder to look high and low…especially since Connecticut Warblers are around us right now and might be found at your local patch! Last year they were found at Veterans Park in Wallingford and the Harris preserve in Haddam…who will get one at their garden this year?! Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison Ansonia Nature Center https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3572819/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1564924/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Canton Community Garden https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3929583/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area https://ebird.org/hotspot/L36996742/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Killingworth - Parmelee Farm https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4399349/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Litchfield - Thompson Preserve https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1341089/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Madison - Bauer Farm https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1793844/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Mansfield Community Gardens https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5039488/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec New Haven - Edgerton Park https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1458781/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm https://ebird.org/hotspot/L12546640/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Newington - Deming Young Farm https://ebird.org/hotspot/L13602860/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37061077/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Sherman - Colonial Park https://ebird.org/hotspot/L37009619/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Simsbury Community Gardens https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1297090/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Stratford Community Garden https://ebird.org/hotspot/L999829/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Vernon Community Gardens https://ebird.org/hotspot/L16550410/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Wallingford - Veteran’s Park https://ebird.org/hotspot/L471935/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec West Hartford - Westmoor Park https://ebird.org/hotspot/L198655/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Wilton - Allen’s Meadows https://ebird.org/hotspot/L464304/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec Woodbridge Community Gardens https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1290771/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec