Date: 10/12/25 12:43 pm From: imbercj--- via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Community Garden Harvest - week two update
CT Birders -
The mega migration event of Wednesday night didn't bring any rarities to our gardens that I know of, but many new birds were added to garden lists. The rarest bird found at Bauer Farm this week was a Clay-colored Sparrow that I found on Monday (checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S277707457), and there may have been more than one since a Clay-colored was also found on Thursday by Joan Smyth and her friend Kitty.
But my favorite bird at Bauer Farm this week was a surprise White-eyed Vireo which I found on Tuesday and stayed at least 3 days, even as millions of other birds passed by. I couldn't document it at first since I left my memory card at home, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that the bird was in the same spot when I checked again on Thursday. The bird was very skulky, but with patience I got some decent pics. Here's the checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S278173550 Please share any interesting birds that you are finding!
Below are the totals after week two:
Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 91
Madison - Bauer Farm - 79
Woodbridge Community Gardens - 70
West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 57
Newington - Deming Young Farm -53
Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 52
Mansfield Community Gardens - 50
Redding Community Gardens - 50
Stratford Community Garden - 44
New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm - 43
Canton Community Gardens - 40
Vernon Community Gardens - 32
New Haven - Edgerton Park - 30
Sherman - Colonial Park - 29
Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 24
East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 23
Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 11
Ansonia Nature Center - 0
Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 0
Simsbury Community Gardens - 0
To see the bird lists for any of the gardens, click the hotspot links below.
The storm will no doubt impact the birds over the next couple of days and CT Birders would be wise to check their local patches this coming week!
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