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Date: 10/1/26 3:04 am From: Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Announcing...
It's hard to believe that October is upon us, and the Community Garden Harvest contest starts today...!! And good news for birders in southeastern Connecticut: A new garden has been added to the hotspot list, thanks to Joe Attwater of the Connecticut Audubon Society. It is the Coogan Farm Nature and Heritage Center in Mystic. Here's a link to the hotspot in eBird: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2176245/bird-list?yr=cur&m=10&rank=lrec It looks like a really nice spot, and it doesn't get too many visits from birders, so it will be interesting to see what Joe and others will find there! Whether you get out today or sometime later in the month, don't forget to use the eBird hotspot and find as many birds as you can. Let the harvest begin! Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison > On Sep 28, 2026, at 3:23 PM, Chuck Imbergamo <imbercj...> wrote: > …the third annual Community Garden Harvest contest! > > This is a friendly competition to see which community garden hotspot has the most species for the month of October! > > Just bird at your local community garden hotspot any time during the month of October (as often as you wish!) to see how many species you can find. Record your birds in eBird, using the hotspot so the birds can be tallied. At the end of each week in October, I will post the number of species found. > > The list of community garden hotspots from last year is below; if your favorite community garden-containing hotspot is not on the list, please let me know ASAP. > > Allen's Meadows won this competition in 2024 and 2025, so let's give them a run for their money this year! Will Bauer beat them?! Can Woodbridge win?! Or will another hotspot get some focused birding and unseat them all...?! > > October is just a couple days away, so get ready to visit these beautiful places and find some great birds...it's fun and you never know what you might find...! > > Chuck Imbergamo > CT Birds Moderator > Madison > > Fine print: You must use eBird and the hotspot to record your birds. The birds can be noted anywhere at 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. > > 2025 list of participating eBird hotspots: > > 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 > > Here's the Community Garden Harvest Contest info on the COA website: > > https://www.ctbirding.org/announcing-the-third-annual-community-garden-harvest-contest/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: <ctbirds-request...> > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: <ctbirds-request...> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/

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