Date: 10/3/25 8:43 am From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden hotspots list
An admin note on the community garden hotspots: If you want to participate in the contest and your hotspot is not on the list, please reach out to me.
And in case there is no eBird hotspot for your garden, it can be created. This was just done for the Canton community gardens, so if you bird there, be sure to use the new hotspot!
I will post the updated list, with results so far, over the weekend!
Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison
> On Sep 28, 2025, at 10:08 PM, Chuck Imbergamo <imbercj...> wrote:
> …the second annual Community Garden Harvest contest!
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> This is a friendly competition to see which community garden hotspot has the most species for the month of October!
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> Just bird at your local community garden hotspot any time during the month of October to see how many species you can find. Record your birds in eBird, and be sure to use the hotspot so the birds can be tallied. At the end of each week in October, I will post the total number of species found.
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> The list of community garden hotspots from last year is below; if your garden is not on the list, please let me know and I will add it.
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> Participation was good last year and I hope this year even more CT birders will visit these beautiful places and find some great birds!
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> Chuck Imbergamo
> CT Birds Moderator
> Madison
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> Fine print: You must use eBird and the hotspot to record your birds. The birds can be seen anywhere within the confines of your hotspot and do NOT need to be seen in the gardens themselves. Birds must be accepted by our eBird reviewers to count. Follow all local rules, regulations and the ABA code of ethics, as always.
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> 2024 list of participating eBird hotspots:
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> Ansonia Nature Center
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> Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury
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> East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area
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> Killingworth - Parmelee Farm
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> Litchfield - Thompson Preserve
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> Madison - Bauer Farm
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> Mansfield Community Gardens
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> New Haven - Edgerton Park
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> New Haven - Farnham Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm
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> Newington - Deming Young Farm
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> Redding Community Gardens and Municipal Area
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> Sherman - Colonial Park
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> Simsbury Community Gardens
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> Stratford Community Garden
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> Vernon Community Gardens
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> Wallingford - Veteran’s Park
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> West Hartford - Westmoor Park
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> Wilton - Allen’s Meadows
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> Woodbridge Community Gardens
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