Date: 4/23/25 3:12 pm From: Jack Swatt via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Fwd: Volunteers needed for Grasshopper Sparrow Habitat Management at Robert’s Field, Bristol
For those interested in helping at the Robert's Field Habitat Management
work that was scheduled for this Saturday, we are moving it to the Rain
Date of Sunday 4/27 at 10:00 given the forecast for rain all day on
Saturday. More info below. If you have any questions, feel free to contact
me.
Jack Swatt
Lempster, NH
Colchester, CT
*Volunteers needed for Grasshopper Sparrow Habitat Management at Robert’s
Field, Bristol*
*(near the corner of Perkins St. and Pinehurst Rd.)*
*Sunday, April 27th** from 10 AM to 1:00 PM*
Grasshopper Sparrows are listed on Connecticut's Endangered
Species List as Endangered due to their requirement for sparse grassland
habitat. The habitat at Roberts Field has the right conditions, and
Grasshopper Sparrows have been successfully nesting there for many years.
However, the number of nesting Grasshopper Sparrows is declining as
favorable habitat is being overrun with invasive species. A
previousTerritory Mapping Project, funded by a minigrant from the
Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA), revealed that there is
additional area that can be used as nesting territories at the site. The
Bristol Parks and Recreation Department, with the assistance of the
Environmental Learning Centers of CT (ELCCT) is in support of managing the
fields for Grasshopper Sparrows. We plan on having areas periodically
mowed to preserve the habitat, but we would like to hold an invasive
species removal work day to remove the clumps of stems and roots to prevent
resprouting.
We are planning on having this work day on Sunday, April 27th from 10
AM to 1 PM. Work gloves and any hand tools used to pull
weedy vegetation would be helpful. Sunscreen and tick protection should
also be considered. If you know other people who may be willing to help,
please spread the word and have them contact me as well. If you can help
us that morning, please let me know so we can get an idea of how many
people will be available to help. Please contact me at <jswattbirds...>
.
Thank you very much for your consideration and hopefully we can keep the
sparrows breeding there for years to come.
Jack Swatt
Colchester, CT
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