Date: 4/15/26 5:04 pm From: Joe Zygala via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Volunteers needed for North American Breeding Bird Survey Routes
Alas, I used to do the Purdys, NY, BBS route (northern Westchester county just across the CT birder), but my 74-year-old body does not like getting up early enough to start at 4:49 AM, so I retired a couple of years ago. However, I will say that running a BBS route was very satisfying. I would encourage any of you to take over one of these routes. It is fun and adds to citizen science. If I were younger I might volunteer for the Greenwich or Danbury route.
Joe Zygala
South Salem, NY
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> On Apr 15, 2026, at 7:04 PM, Andrew Dasinger via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
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> 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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> References
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> 1. mailto:<amdasinger...> > 2. mailto:<amdasinger...> >
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