Introducing our new Message Board!

This message board was created for Hartford Audubon members and friends to communicate amongst ourselves and the community about current and future events, bird sightings, or just general information that you want to share and discuss with other fellow club members.

All posts are instantly available for general viewing.   The board is moderated for content and anything that is posted that is illegal, immoral or otherwise inappropriate will be promptly removed.

It is not to be implied that the message board is the "official" place to do business;  but rather it is available for general chat and informational purposes and is available for those who want to use it.     We are always striving to share experiences and communication to all members via the website and this is one more way to reach out and help folks do this.

Go see for yourself what it has to offer and please let us know what you think.

HAS Message Board

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Bird Clubs, Organization and Birding Forums:

Connecticut Rare Bird Alert
http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/realbirds/rbas/CT.html

http://www.virtualbirder.com//bmail/ctbird/latest.html

CT Bird List

http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo

http://ctbirding.org/e-committee_page.htm

New Haven Bird Club
Connecticut Ornithological Association
Ct Audubon
Litchfield Audubon

The Virtual Birder
Comprehensive Rare Bird Alert WEB  page for the United States and Canada:

Wood Memorial Library

Allen Bird Club
Brookline Bird Club
Massachusetts Audubon
New Jersey Audubon/Cape May Birding

Bird Identification Sites:

Birding.Com
Cornell Lab - All About Birds
Hawk Migration Association of North America
Ornithology.Com
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
WhatBird.Com

Bird and Wildlife Rehabilitation or Rescue

DEP - Wildlife in Distress:
Birds
Wildlife

Conservation:

Links below -  provided courtesy of
 Audubon Connecticut

IBAs in Connecticut:
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
 Partners in Flight
PIF Bird Conservation plan for Southern New England (most of CT)
PIF Bird Conservation Plan for Northern New England (northwest CT)
North American Bird Conservation Initiative
US Shorebird Conservation Plan
Connecticut's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan
Connecticut Forest Resource Conservation Plan

Habitats and Land Use in Connecticut

 UCONN's Map and Geographic Information Center: GIS and Mapping resources
Connecticut's Changing Landscape from CLEAR: Analysis of Connecticut’s habitats
UCONN's Cooperative Extension Forest Program
Connecticut River Watershed Council
Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound

General bird information

 Audubon’s WatchList:
USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey
Connecticut DEP Threatened and Endangered Species Fact Sheets

Other Bird Conservation or birding organizations, agencies and institutions

 The Ruffed Grouse Society
National Wild Turkey Federation
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Ducks Unlimited
Connecticut Waterfowlers Association
Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Birdsource.org
Birdlife International
USFWS Migratory Birds Webpage
USFWS Birds of Conservation Concern Webpage
Kestrels across America, information on American Kestrel conservation
The Purple Martin Conservation Association
The Purple Martin Society of North America
The North American Bluebird Society
International Migratory Bird Day
EPA Bird Conservation Page

Birding Information - Handicap Accessible Information

Citizen Science 

E-Bird
Project Feeder Watch
Great Backyard Bird Count
Christmas Bird Count, includes great historical data output tools
USGS Breeding Bird Survey, includes great historical data output tools
Summer Bird Count
Institute for Bird Populations
Cornell Golden-winged Warbler Atlas Project
Cornell Cerulean Warbler Atlas Project
Hawk Mountain
Bird a thon

Attracting birds to your yard and healthy backyard habitats

 Audubon at Home
USFWS Bird Habitat Pamphlets
NRCS backyard habitat program
Cats indoors from New Jersey Audubon Society
NRCS WHIP Program
Gardening for birds
Native Trees and Shrubs for Connecticut
Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
National Wildlife Federation's backyard wildlife program
Windstar Backyard Wildlife Program
Landowner Incentive Program
Managing Early Successional Habitats
Wildlife Habitat Council

Bird Migration strike hazards

 Bird strikes at communications towers
The American Bird Conservancy's Policy on communication tower hazards
 The American Bird Conservancy's Communication Towers: A Deadly Hazard to Birds Report Documents A Report Compiled by American Bird Conservancy June, 2000.
The ABCs of Avoiding Bird Collisions at Communication Towers: The Next Steps

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Connecticut Birding Hot Spots

The following locations are consistently good birding spots.  The variety and number of bird sightings may vary by season, but each offers its own special experience.  There are many other productive sites in Connecticut.  The books cited at the bottom of this page provide a rich source for planning birding outings.

Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, CT

Located about 2 miles southeast of Litchfield on Route 202 in the Northwest hills of Connecticut. The 4,440 acre preserve includes a museum, river/streams, marsh, ponds, forest and numerous hiking trails roads.  Water, marsh, shore and land birds provide for excellent birding in any season. 

Located at the tip of the eastern shore of New Haven Harbor. Take exit 50 from I95 south 0.2mile, right on Woodward Ave. (becomes Fort Hale Park Rd.), right onto Townsend Ave. right on Lighthouse Rd to the park entrance. The Point extends into the harbor, is on the coastal migration route and affords excellent birding, especially during fall hawk migration.

Additional birding in Connecticut sources - Books:

Finding Birds In Connecticut, A Habitat - Based Guide to 450 Sites, by Dave Rosgen and Gene Billings (1996).  Includes directions and maps.

Connecticut Birding Guide, by Buzz Devine and Dwight G. Smith.  A guide to 84 sites that includes directions, maps and well done illustrations of birds found at the sites.