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1. Chestnut Hill Hawk Watch - Litchfield, CT (John D Babington) 2. Post signing rules - please help (<imbercj...>) 3. Mourning Warbler (Robert B.)
Message: 1 Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 14:45:46 +0000 (UTC) From: John D Babington <davewb07...> Subject: [CT Birds] Chestnut Hill Hawk Watch - Litchfield, CT To: Ctbirds <ctbirds...> Message-ID: <1219139976.559520.1788533146784...> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hope to get going at the Chestnut Hawk Watch in Litchfield, CT (at the intersection of of Camp Dutton Rd and Chestnut Hill Rd) some time next week . Hopefully by Sept 11, Friday. weather permitting. While we count all migrating hawks (monarch butterflies too) we always hope for a good number of Broad-winged Hawks migrating. Last year (2025) was very disappointing with only 158 migrating Broad-winged hawks counted. Hopefully numbers will be better this year. International Hawk Migration Week runs from Sept 12 to to Sept 20. One can look at migrating hawk numbers from different hawk watch sites at a web site of the Hawk Migration Association, formerly the Hawk Migration Association of North America,. at hawkcount.org. David W BabingtonWashington, CT
It would really help me out if everyone remembers to sign their posts properly.
Always use your First AND Last Name AND your Town when signing your posts. This is and always was our rule, and if you look at any of the other listservs out there, it is the same. MASSBIRD, VT Birds and others have a high rate of proper signing, but CT Birds doesn't.
It only takes a few seconds to sign properly, and it spares me the time it takes to write to you when you don't. I have written many, many such emails over the years. Remember; First and Last Name and your Town.
In my Pomfret yard late today, bathing in our garden pond. I had the briefest glimpse of one in the same spot late in the spring. What initially caught my eye was its brilliant yellow underparts as it splashed around. Got some nice photos. Bob Bitondi Pomfret Ctr
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