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SUMMARY:Western CT Bird Club: Meeting - January 15th - Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:Date:  Thursday\, January 15\, 2026 – Cancelled\n\nWhat:  Western Connecticut Bird Club Monthly Meeting\n\n\n\nUnfortunately\, our meeting on Thursday\, January 15 has been cancelled- our speaker\, Chris Wood\, has a very bad cold and cannot make it.\n\nChris Wood will present “Migration and Connecticut” Thursday February 19.\n\n\nPlease let me know if you have any questions or problems.\n\nAngela Dimmitt\n angeladimmitt@aol.com\n\n\n\n\n\n————————————————————————————-\nPOSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 19th\n\nWhen:  6:45 (refreshments) to 8:30 PM\n \nWhere:  Southbury Public Library\, 100 Poverty Hollow\, Southbury\, CT 06488 (off Main Street South on the corner of Old Field Road)\n\nTitle:  Bird Migration and Connecticut\n\n\nWho: Christopher Wood\, Past President of the COA \n\n\n\n\n\n Chris Wood has been a birder and photographer for over 50 years. He has a Master’s Degree in biology and studied under famed ornithologist Dr. Noble Proctor.  Chris is retired after a career as a state government executive\, a land conservation and management planner with The Nature Conservancy\, a municipal planner\, and a private land use consultant.  He is a past president of the Connecticut Ornithological Association\, a founding member of the Western Connecticut Bird Club\, and he served as chair of the first Connecticut Breeding Bird Atlas steering committee.  Chris now spends much of his time photographing birds and nature\, traveling to the neotropics and southwest US to see and photograph as many different hummingbirds as possible\, and helping maintain their yard and gardens in Woodbury Connecticut.  Chris’s photography can be sampled here: CSWood PhotoSampler\n\n\n\nDescription:  The natural phenomenon of bird migration is easily observed and studied in Connecticut due to the state’s location\, geography\, and habitat diversity.  Wood will present an overview of bird migration\, with particular consideration of where Connecticut fits into the big picture of bird conservation and the enjoyment of the hobby of birding.  With a state list of over 450 birds\, many of which are migrants through the state\, Connecticut birders have the opportunity to see well over one quarter of all the bird species found in the United States.  Sustaining necessary habitats for breeding birds and migrants in our highly developed state is an important goal for land conservation efforts and this presentation discusses efforts and strategies to attain that goal.\n\nFree and open to the public.\n\nContact:  Angela Dimmitt – angeladimmitt@aol.com
URL:https://www.ctbirding.org/eventcal/western-ct-bird-club-monthly-meeting-bird-migration-and-connecticut/
LOCATION:100 Poverty Hollow Rd.  Southbury\, CT. 06488\, 100 Poverty Hollow\, Southbury\, CT\, 06488\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,Talk,Western Connecticut Bird Club
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SUMMARY:RESCHEDULED: Western CT Bird Club: February Monthly Meeting - Bird Migration Program
DESCRIPTION:The WCBC meeting Feb. 19 failed due to technical glitches and now Chris Wood has agreed to reschedule his talk for Tuesday\, March 3 at 7:00 pm on Zoom. \nRescheduled Meeting – via Zoom \n\n\n\n \n\n\nTitle:  Bird Migration and Connecticut\n \n\nWho: Christopher Wood\, Past President of the COA \n \n\n\n\n\n Chris Wood has been a birder and photographer for over 50 years. He has a Master’s Degree in biology and studied under famed ornithologist Dr. Noble Proctor.  Chris is retired after a career as a state government executive\, a land conservation and management planner with The Nature Conservancy\, a municipal planner\, and a private land use consultant.  He is a past president of the Connecticut Ornithological Association\, a founding member of the Western Connecticut Bird Club\, and he served as chair of the first Connecticut Breeding Bird Atlas steering committee.  Chris now spends much of his time photographing birds and nature\, traveling to the neotropics and southwest US to see and photograph as many different hummingbirds as possible\, and helping maintain their yard and gardens in Woodbury Connecticut.  Chris’s photography can be sampled here: CSWood PhotoSampler\n \n\n\nDescription:  The natural phenomenon of bird migration is easily observed and studied in Connecticut due to the state’s location\, geography\, and habitat diversity.  Wood will present an overview of bird migration\, with particular consideration of where Connecticut fits into the big picture of bird conservation and the enjoyment of the hobby of birding.  With a state list of over 450 birds\, many of which are migrants through the state\, Connecticut birders have the opportunity to see well over one quarter of all the bird species found in the United States.  Sustaining necessary habitats for breeding birds and migrants in our highly developed state is an important goal for land conservation efforts and this presentation discusses efforts and strategies to attain that goal.\n \nFree and open to the public.\n \n\n\nTo request the link\, please contact Chris Wood at cwood022@gmail.com.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.ctbirding.org/eventcal/western-bird-club-february-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Online\, CT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,Online,Talk,Western Connecticut Bird Club
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SUMMARY:RESCHEDULED: Western CT Bird Club: Talk - Bird Migration by Chris Wood
DESCRIPTION:The WCBC meeting Feb. 19 failed due to technical glitches and now Chris Wood has agreed to reschedule his talk for Tuesday\, March 3 at 7:00 pm on Zoom. \nRescheduled Meeting – via Zoom \n\n\n\n \n\n\nTitle:  Bird Migration and Connecticut\n \n\nWho: Christopher Wood\, Past President of the COA \n \n\n\n\n\n Chris Wood has been a birder and photographer for over 50 years. He has a Master’s Degree in biology and studied under famed ornithologist Dr. Noble Proctor.  Chris is retired after a career as a state government executive\, a land conservation and management planner with The Nature Conservancy\, a municipal planner\, and a private land use consultant.  He is a past president of the Connecticut Ornithological Association\, a founding member of the Western Connecticut Bird Club\, and he served as chair of the first Connecticut Breeding Bird Atlas steering committee.  Chris now spends much of his time photographing birds and nature\, traveling to the neotropics and southwest US to see and photograph as many different hummingbirds as possible\, and helping maintain their yard and gardens in Woodbury Connecticut.  Chris’s photography can be sampled here: CSWood PhotoSampler\n \n\n\nDescription:  The natural phenomenon of bird migration is easily observed and studied in Connecticut due to the state’s location\, geography\, and habitat diversity.  Wood will present an overview of bird migration\, with particular consideration of where Connecticut fits into the big picture of bird conservation and the enjoyment of the hobby of birding.  With a state list of over 450 birds\, many of which are migrants through the state\, Connecticut birders have the opportunity to see well over one quarter of all the bird species found in the United States.  Sustaining necessary habitats for breeding birds and migrants in our highly developed state is an important goal for land conservation efforts and this presentation discusses efforts and strategies to attain that goal.\n \nFree and open to the public.\n \n\n\nTo request the link\, please contact Chris Wood at cwood022@gmail.com.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.ctbirding.org/eventcal/western-bird-club-february-monthly-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Online\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Western CT Bird Club:  Meeting - All Things CT Shorebirds
DESCRIPTION:Date:  Thursday\, March 19\n \nWhat:  Western CT Bird Club monthly meeting\n \nWhen:  6:30 refreshments\, 7:00 meeting to 8:30 PM\n \nWhere:  Southbury Public Library\, 100 Poverty Hollow\, Southbury\, CT 06488 (off Main Street South\, on the corner of Old Field Road)\n \nTitle:  All Things Connecticut Shorebirds\n \nWho:  Nick Bonomo.  A birder since the age of 13\, Nick was born and raised in Connecticut and has traveled all seven continents in search of birds. His youthful enthusiasm for birds and nature as a whole is contagious on the tours he leads for Sunrise Birding. An accomplished photographer\, Nick is always willing to share tips and tricks in the field. He currently sits on the Avian Records Committee of Connecticut and maintains a long-running blog about his birding adventures. Nick holds an undergraduate degree from Stonehill College and a graduate degree from Yale University; he practices in Orthopedic Surgery as a Physician Associate in the United States\n \nDescription:  Join Nick as he gives an introduction to all things Connecticut Shorebirds. We will learn what exactly a “shorebird” is\, and how to tell the various types apart from one another. We will discuss the incredible life cycles of these birds\, including their daunting migrations. We will also learn where and when to find shorebirds in Connecticut\, whether you live inland or along the coast.\n \nFree and open to the public\n \nContact:  Angela Dimmitt – 860-355-3429 or angeladimmitt@aol.com
URL:https://www.ctbirding.org/eventcal/western-ct-bird-club-march-monthly-meeting-all-things-ct-shorebirds/
LOCATION:Southbury Library\, 100 Poverty Road Southbury\, CT\, Southbury\, 06488\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,Talk,Western Connecticut Bird Club
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SUMMARY:WCBC: Meeting - Birding Argentina/Patagonia
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 16 – Monthly Meeting – Birding Argentina/Patagonia – a new talk\nby Dave Tripp\, birder and photographer par excellence\nSouthbury Public Library\, 100 Poverty Road (off Main Street South\, on the corner of Old Field Road). \n 6:45 refreshments\, 7:00 meeting\, ending about 8:30. \nWCBC Member Dave Tripp has been birding since the spring of sixth grade\, age of 12 when he went on a Litchfield Hills Audubon Society Sunday bird walk with his sixth grade teacher at White Memorial in Litchfield. He has been hooked ever since. He currently serves as the Vice President and Treasurer of LHAS\, compiles two Christmas Bird Counts and a Summer count\, is a Board member of the COA\, 20+ years on the ARCC\, and founder of the Connecticut Big Day team; the Raven Lunatics where they hold the state record of 192 species in a 24-hour period. He has traveled worldwide and specializes in leading trips to Central and South America\, especially Brazil as a hobby.\nThe program will be on his trips to Argentina in 2022 and 2025\, specifically the Patagonia region. His Argentina list is over 300 species\, of which 235 species have been photographed and in eBird. We are sure Dave will be entertaining\, with stories and adventures as well as his spectacular photos of the Patagonia avifauna.
URL:https://www.ctbirding.org/eventcal/wcbc-meeting-birding-argentina-patagonia/
LOCATION:Southbury Library\, 100 Poverty Road Southbury\, CT\, Southbury\, 06488\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk,Western Connecticut Bird Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T080000
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SUMMARY:WCBC: Spring Bird Hike at Mine Hill\, Roxbury
DESCRIPTION:Spring Bird Hike at Mine Hill\, Roxbury – April 26 \nCome join us at Roxbury Land Trust’s Mine Hill Preserve in Roxbury 7– a mélange of habitats from Shepaug River Waters to upland forest as we seek out early spring migrants and other vernal wildlife. This area\, once site of local mining and quarry operations\, is a great place to check out healthy habitats and add up those daily cardio steps.\nDate – Sunday\, April 26 at 8:00 AM\nMeet – Roxbury Land Trust parking lot on Mine Hill Road off Rte 67 in Roxbury by the Shepaug River\nDetails – call Rob Buck at 203-558-3328 \nNote: The bridge is still closed on Wellers Bridge Road\, Roxbury\, the short cut\nconnecting Rte 67 from Woodbury/Southbury in the village to Rte 67 across the river.\nFollow detour directions around the loop to reach Mine Hill.
URL:https://www.ctbirding.org/eventcal/wcbc-spring-bird-hike-at-mine-hill-roxbury/
LOCATION:Mine Hill Preserve\, Roxbury\, Mine Hill Rs off Rte 67\, Roxbury\, United States
CATEGORIES:Walk,Western Connecticut Bird Club
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