NEW HAVEN BIRD CLUB
CENTENNIAL
1907-2007
On April 3, 1907, over 60 people met at the
YMCA in New Haven to form the New Haven Bird Club. They set the foundation
for thousands of people to appreciate birds in the New Haven area.
Members' interests ranged from ornithologists, to "birders", to people
who simply enjoy the birds outside their window. Occupations ranged
from writers to artists to geologists to teachers to bankers to engineers
to foresters. The common thread amongst this diverse group is an
appreciation for birds.
Centennial Events
May 11, 2006 - 99th Annual Banquet - Dick Walton
speaker
Centennial Members Book - details to come in the next newsletter
Sept. 14, 2006 - History of the New Haven Bird Club
- part I (1907-1937)
October 12, 2006 - speaker John Cameron Yrizarry -
The History of Bird Field Guides
October 14, 2006 - Centennial Walk - Sleeping Giant SP/Clarks
Pond - includes bbq/corn roast
October 28, 2006 - Centennial Walk - Naugatuck State Forest
- fall migrants and short talk on George Cromie
November 26, 2006 - Centennial Walk - Bishop Woods Park,
New Haven
March 8, 2007 - History of the New Haven Bird Club
- part II (1937-2007)
April 3, 2007 - 100th Annual Banquet - Brian Wheeler
speaker
April 21, 2007 - Centennial Walk - Edgewood
Park
NHBC Centennial Members
Book
As part of our centennial events, we are capturing
a look at who we are today. We hope this will be a snapshot of who
we are at the end of our first century. In the following link, you will find
a short survey. We hope each and every one of you will fill it out
so that we, and our successors, might learn more about each person who is
a part of our Club.
Feel free to answer as much or as little as
you’d like - use extra space if you wish! Use the comments section to
add as much about yourself as you feel appropriate….notable birds seen
at your feeder, birding anecdotes, other interests, family information, etc.
Also, please consider sending a photo of yourself. There might be someone
in 2107 who wonders what you looked like!
Please either a) Print and fill out the form.
Then send the completed survey (and photo) to the New Haven Bird
Club’s address - NHBC, PO Box 9004, New Haven, CT 06532. Or b)
copy the web page and paste into a Word (or other) document and fill it out.
Then you can just email it to John Triana at
jtriana1@sbcglobal.net. [Sorry
we don't have the time or expertise for making a true web form.] We
will compile all your responses into one book and have it on display at the
centennial dinner in April 2007.
Click here for the form.
From the
archives.......
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We recently received word that Marge Hackbarth died on February 7,
2008. She was a long time member of the club - going back to 1971.
The last trip I saw her on was my trip to Lake Gaillard in January
2005. She can be seen in the foreground of the photograph in the red
jacket. The following was written by Betty Zuraw.
- JT
Word has been received of the death yesterday of Marge Hackbarth. She was
90 and had recently been ill. The Meriden native will be remembered by many
as the intrepid birder who until about 3 years ago could still be seen deftly
using her 2 trekking poles on field trips with the New Haven Bird Club and
the Hartford Audubon Society. She was a decades-long member of both clubs.
Independent and strong-willed, Marge was a genuine lover of nature who enjoyed
backpacking, biking, and canoeing from her youngest days. She became interested
in birds right after college. The norm then for birding was a casual afternoon
stroll through a local park or garden. Marge progressed right alongside the
growth of the increasingly popular pastime. She went on a great variety of
field trips with the clubs, and with a lifelong love of travel, she began
adding birding to her innumerable visits to all 7 continents. She enjoyed
telling stories about experiences such as her encounter with a cassowary
in a jungle area of Australia and a yearlong trip around the world when she
had to arrange in advance for her bank to wire money periodically to her
at pre-determined locations in her itinerary. On her last "big" trip, 12
years ago, she was pleased to find an ATM machine even in a remote village
market in Borneo.
Marge was a strong advocate for conservation and the environment. Until recently,
she was a longtime devoted participant in Christmas Bird Counts, and she
holds the record not only for the longest continuous attendance at the New
Haven Park Department's May warbler walks at East Rock, but also for the
longest active participation in East Rock's annual cleanup campaign.
Marge was retired after a long career as a high school history teacher. In
keeping with her wishes, there will be no services or calling hours.
Betty Zuraw
Membership Chair
New Haven Bird Club
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