{"id":15,"date":"2016-11-17T15:38:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T15:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.89.31.220\/~ctbirdin\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2024-10-09T22:31:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:31:32","slug":"birds-birding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/birds-birding\/","title":{"rendered":"Birds &#038; Birding"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" class=\"wp-image-15869 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-content\/uploads\/SwallowTailedKiteHuntPortraitFM-1024x783.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-content\/uploads\/SwallowTailedKiteHuntPortraitFM-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-content\/uploads\/SwallowTailedKiteHuntPortraitFM-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-content\/uploads\/SwallowTailedKiteHuntPortraitFM-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-content\/uploads\/SwallowTailedKiteHuntPortraitFM.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/783;\" \/>\r\n<figcaption>Swallow-tailed Kite, Norwich, CT. May 13, 2021. \u00a9 Frank Mantlik<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Here are several tools that will help you in all of your birding quests in Connecticut<\/em>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>One of the best places to report bird sightings and to connect with area birders in Connecticut is on the CTBirds, the free, public, moderated <a href=\"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/birds-birding\/ct-birds-email-list\/\">email list serv provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association.<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Be sure to also see the <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.ctbirding.org\/empathy\/list\/ctbirds.lists.ctbirding.org\/\">CT Birds Email Archives<\/a> for emails dating to 2007.<\/li>\r\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/birds-birding\/connecticut-birding-events-calendar\/\">Connecticut Birding Events Calendar<\/a> lists everything we know that is happening in Connecticut relating to birding including walks, talks, workshops, and much more.<\/li>\r\n<li>This <a href=\"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/birds-birding\/checklist-of-the-birds-of-connecticut\/\">Checklist of the Birds of Connecticut<\/a> lists every bird species ever seen in our state.<\/li>\r\n<li>However, if you think you have seen something very rare, take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/arcc\/arcc-review-list\/\">Avian&nbsp;Records Committee of Connecticut Review List<\/a> to see if you should submit a report of your sighting.<\/li>\r\n<li>Here is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/view?mid=1kh2tbwx1eMXjgnZLz15wMhCeaPE&amp;ll=41.47254532107964%2C-72.78238536831662&amp;z=9\">map featuring some of the best birding sites in Connecticut<\/a> with some additional details listed for select locations.<\/li>\r\n<li>Please enter any and all of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebird.org\">your bird sightings to eBird<\/a>, a terrific tool for citizen scientists that allows your data to help conservation projects here in Connecticut and all over the world while providing you with lists and output with observations from birders like you.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/home\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"64\" class=\"wp-image-1331 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-content\/uploads\/Logo_ebird-e1604007568660.png\" alt=\"eBird\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/64;\"><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The Connecticut Bird Atlas will map all species found in the state during both nesting and non-nesting seasons. From 2018-2020, birdwatchers will help to document the distribution, abundance, and breeding activities of birds at sites throughout the entire state.&nbsp; The resulting data will be used to document changes since the last comprehensive survey of the state\u2019s birds, which happened in the early 1980s; to inform the State Wildlife Action Plan; and to determine priority areas for bird conservation and land protection. COA is supporting this effort and encourages participation in this project.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"103\" class=\"wp-image-1241 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-content\/uploads\/CTBirdAtlas_logo_web-300x103.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/103;\"><\/figure>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are several tools that will help you in all of your birding quests in Connecticut:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_crdt_document":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17940,"href":"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/17940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctbirding.org\/testsite1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}