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Date: 11/3/25 9:32 am From: Joe Bear via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest - final results
For me, what was most enjoyable were the amazing sunrises, with the fields often cloaked in morning fog until the sun broke the horizon. I really enjoy getting out early as so much is moving around predawn, and this community garden harvest challenge just gave me another reason to do so at Allen's Meadow. I did not have any particularly unusual sightings, but same as Chuck I had a Wilson's Snipe in the mowed grass fields one morning which was probably the most unexpected species, although on my radar as I scanned the fields early mornings before the foot traffic began. I'd say my big misses were Winter Wren and Belted Kingfisher- usually hearing them well before seeing. Congrats to all who participated in this casual and fun event! Joe Bear Wilton Go GATORS! "In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks." -John Muir > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 13:48:45 -0500 > From: Chuck Imbergamo <imbercj...> > Subject: [CT Birds] Community garden harvest - final results > To: "<ctbirds...>" <ctbirds...> > Message-ID: <1D1E960C-9714-49BA-AC21-1284B37DDF88...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > CT Birders - > > Once again, Allen‘s Meadows is the winner of the community garden harvest > contest…congratulations to the Allen’s birders!! > No matter what place your hotspot landed, I hope birders enjoyed ‘patch > birding’. It helps you learn the best spots to bird within an area, allows > you to tune into the pulse of birds through season changes, and encourages > you to bird more intensively in search of something different. And of > course getting out more often and birding with a purpose also sharpens your > ID skills! > My favorite bird this past week was an unusually cooperative Wilson’s > Snipe which I found right in the middle of the community garden at Bauer > Farm. Photos are on my checklist https://ebird.org/checklist/S282204995 > Please share any highlights of your experiences; your favorite bird, a > patch first, anything unusual, or even notable misses may interest others > in our community! > Good birding, > Chuck Imbergamo > CT Birds Moderator > Madison > Below are the final totals for 2025: > 1 - Wilton - Allen’s Meadows - 97 > 2 - Madison - Bauer Farm - 92 > 3 - Woodbridge Community Gardens - 79 > 4 - Newington - Deming Young Farm -66 > T5 - Mansfield Community Gardens - 60 > T5 - New Haven - Farnam Memorial Gardens and Yale Farm - 60 > T5 - Redding Community Gardens - 60 > T5 - West Hartford - Westmoor Park - 60 > 6 - East Haddam - Harris Reserve and Municipal Area - 57 > 7 - Wallingford - Veteran’s Park - 56 > 8 - Vernon Community Gardens - 49 > T9 - Ansonia Nature Center - 47 > T9 - Stratford Community Garden - 47 > 10 - Canton Community Gardens - 42 > 11 - Bloomfield - Reservoir 2, Seabury - 34 > 12 - New Haven - Edgerton Park - 33 > 13 - Killingworth - Parmelee Farm - 32 > 14 - Sherman - Colonial Park - 29 > 15 - Simsbury Community Gardens - 16 > 16 - Litchfield - Thompson Preserve - 0 > > To see the bird lists for any of the gardens, click the hotspot links > below. > > 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 > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. 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