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| Quaker Ridge Hawkwatch - Jeff Cordulack |
I was excited to learn that the HMANA
Conference will be coming to my home town hawkwatch this season at
Quaker Ridge in Greenwich CT. The facilities down at Audubon
Greenwich are fantastic, and the watch itself is pretty nice as well. Best
of all it's very accessible. As much as I know some of you love hiking
two miles up hill to get to a watch, this one requires little more than
rolling out of your car.
It'll
also be exciting to introduce people to some of the other local birding
hotspots including a field trip to the excellent Lighthouse Point
Hawkwatch in East Haven and Chestnut Ridge, which is just a stone's throw across the border in New York state.
If people are thinking of making a long weekend of it, I'm more than
happy to share thoughts and advice on where to bird, eat and visit in
the local area, so do feel free to drop
me a line at streatham2003@aol.com You can also get information on my blog about
hawkwatching basics in Connecticut (www.underclearskies.com)
and in the links section also find a map to some of the birding
hotspots in the local area, which might help you plan your visit. It's
also worth checking out the Connecticut Ornithological Association's
website, which has lots about state birding and a helpful seasonal guide http://ctbirding.org/
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| Quaker Merlin - Luke Tiller |
If you are counting down the days to the festival, you might also want to add this date to your diary--September 30. On that date Julie Brown (Monitoring Site Coordinator at HMANA) will be appearing on BirdCallsRadio. One of North America's
only dedicated birding radio shows is based right across town from here
in Greenwich CT but covers the world of birds and birding across North
America (and the globe). Previous guests have included luminaries from
the world of birding as well as yours truly talking about hawkwatching http://birdcallsradio.com/
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| Quaker Sandhill Cranes - Ken Mirman |
I'm looking forward to seeing you there!
Luke Tiller, Official Hawkwatcher, Audubon Greenwich http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=149
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