Date: 4/15/26 4:03 pm From: Andrew Dasinger via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Volunteers needed for North American Breeding Bird Survey Routes
As state coordinator for the BBS, I am responsible for identifying volunteers to fill open BBS routes in CT. For anyone unfamiliar with this federal program, the BBS is a long-term, large-scale, international avian monitoring program initiated in 1966 to track the status and trends of North American bird populations. There are 16 routes in CT, each 25 miles long with observation points every half mile (50 stops). We currently have SEVEN routes in need of observers: 1. Buckingham (starting point in Glastonbury) 2. Willimantic (starting point in Chaplin) 3. Sherman 4. Greenwich 5. Danbury (starting point in Ridgefield) 6. Long Hill (starting point in Easton) 7. New Hartford (starting point in Burlington) During the month of June, observers conduct 3-minute point surveys at each of the 50 stops on a route, which are at pre-defined locations. All surveys start at 4:45 AM and generally take about 5 hours. For new volunteers there is a brief online training module that must be completed, and observers must be able to confidently identify all expected species by sight and sound. Please contact me at [1]<amdasinger...> if interested. The data collected are critical in tracking long term bird population trends! Andrew Dasinger South Glastonbury [2]<amdasinger...>
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