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Subject: CT Report 05/11/2008 Yellow-throated Warbler
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 11 May 2008 9:38pm
From Dave Provencher:
5/11 - Voluntown, Pachaug State Forest -- YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
continues at previously described location.
From Nick Bonomo:
5/11 - Orange yard -- BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
Milford, Milford Pt -- evening high tide, 4 BLACK SKIMMERS, 1
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.
From Mike and Wanda Moccio:
5/11 - Milford Point -- 4 BLACK SKIMMERS about 3:30 for about 5
minutes then moved SW.
From Greg Hanisek:
5/11 - Waterbury, neighborhood walk -- SWAINSON'S THRUSH, CAPE MAY
WARBLER, 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS
From Nancy Eaton:
5/11 - Simsbury, Penwood State Park -- Tennessee Warbler, Blackpoll
Warbler, Hooded Warbler (possibly 2!).
From Patrice Favreau and Jan Collins:
5/11 - Ellington, Green Rd. area -- 1 BROWN THRASHER, 1 BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER.
From Maria Stockmal:
5/11 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- Yellow-crowned Night Heron.
From Steve Spector:
5/11 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park, just east off parking lot
boardwalk -- Little Blue Heron
From John Maynard
5/11 - Durham, Durham fairgrounds -- 2 BOBOLINKS atop tall deciduous
tree, near SW corner of grounds, 9:21 a.m. 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER
feeding in rain pool at end of fairgrounds road, 9:35 a.m.
Middletown, Wadsworth Falls State Park -- 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, seen at
main trail where it first branches off to the left from the Laural
Grove (east) park entrance, 11:45 a.m.
From Todd Brooks:
5/11 - Greenwich, Fairchild Garden -- Lawrence's Warbler (male) seen
~07:30 in trees north side of Iris trail.
From Mark Szantyr:
5/11 - Ashford, yard -- at least two Pine Siskins at my thistle and
sunflower feeders. They have been present for several mornings now.
From Robert Mirer:
5/10 - South Windsor, Station 43 -- 7:30-8 pm, Least Bittern, 2 Common
Nighthawks.
South Windsor, Podunk Park (the "cow pasture") on Clark St -- about 25
Bobolinks (males and females).
From Steve & Charla Spector:
5/10 - Milford, Walker's Pond -- on best migrant day this spring, 1
Blackburnian Warbler.
From Brian OToole, Brian Bielfelt and Bo Hopkins:
5/10 - Milford, Milford Point -- WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER.
Durham, Durham Meadows -- SORA, VIRGINIA RAIL, 2 AMERICAN WOODCOCKS.
Lyme, Nehantic State Forest -- HOODED WARBLER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH.
Madison, Hammonasett Beach State Park -- BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES, 3 SURF
SCOTERS, LITTLE BLUE HERON.
Greenwich, Fairchild Garden -- "LAWRENCE'S" WARBLER, SOLITARY
SANDPIPER.
Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- SNOW GOOSE, HARLEQUIN DUCK.
ReddingCollis P. Huntington State Park -- 5+ BOBOLINKS.
From Paul DeGennaro:
5/10 - Middlebury, Hop Brook Park, Wetland Trail -- 1 CERULEAN
WARBLER.
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Subject: CT Report 05/12/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 12 May 2008 10:13pm
From Paul Cianfaglione:
5/12 - Wethersfield, Wethersfield Meadows -- morning, close to 30
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS in and around the flooded areas of the farm
fields. Andrew Dasinger e-mailed me the other day and said he had 22
Solitary's in the Glastonbury Meadows on Saturday!
From Greg Hanisek, Ed Hagen, Randy Domina, Bill Banks:
5/12 - Groton, Avery Point -- 1 male and 3 female COMMON EIDERS on
large rocks as you look W toward New London; while conducting an
unsuccessful jaeger vigil, a 4th female flew in; one PURPLE SANDPIPER.
Stonington, Barn Island -- one ad. LITTLE BLUE HERON
Madison, Hammonasset -- BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES.
Guilford, Sachem's Head marsh (Rt 146) -- male BLUE-WINGED TEAL
Milford, Milford Point -- One YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
From David Babington:
5/11 - Bridgewater, Sunny Valley Preserve, Wewaka Farm section -- 27
Bobolinks.
From Milan Bull:
5/11/08 - Easton, Flirt Hill (the orchard) -- At least a dozen
Bobolinks were feeding in the grass near the top of the hill.
From Louise P. Tucker:
5/11 (and/or) 5/12 - Kent, River Road -- CERULEAN WARBLER, 3 males,
singing.
From Tom Baptist:
5/11 - Greenwich, Greenwich Point Park -- female HARLEQUIN DUCK at the
usual place at 12:30 p.m.
From Cyrus Miller:
5/10 - New Haven, East Rock Park, near the covered bridge -- 15
different warblers including WILSON'S WARBLER.
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Subject: CT Report 05/13/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 9:15pm
From Tina Green:
5/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- from the platform at
Mill Pond on the grass in the saltmarsh, one BROWN THRASHER feeding
out in the open on grass the near the platform; one SNOW GOOSE
persists amonst the Canada Geese on the rotary.
From Karen Fiske:
5/13 - Durham, yard -- 4 BLACK VULTURES circling high over my house,
new yard bird.
5/11 - Durham, Durham Meadows -- 6 BOBOLINKS.
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Subject: CT Report 05/14/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 14 May 2008 10:05pm
Hot (and warm) spots:
New Haven, East Rock Park -- 19 species of warbler.
West Hartford, Route 44 powerlines -- 14 species of Warblers.
Lyme, Nehantic State Forest -- 14 warbler species.
Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- 14 warbler species.
From Nick Bonomo, Roy Harvey, Mark Scott:
5/14 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- TENNESSEE WARBLER, 3 BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLERS, WILSON'S WARBLER, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO; 19 species of warbler
for the morning.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
5/14 - West Hartford, Route 44 powerlines -- 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 1
SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 2 COMMON RAVEN and 14 species of Warblers.
From Sara Zagorski:
5/14 - West Hartford, Rt. 44 Powerline -- BAY-BREASTED WARBLER,
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and 14 other warbler species.
From Frank Mantlik:
5/14 - Westport, Longshore CC woods -- 10:45am, 11 species of
warblers, including 1 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER.
5/14 - Stratford, end Long Beach Blvd -- 5pm, 8 species warblers,
including 21 Common Yellowthroats, 8+ BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES, 4
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (RR track trail).
5/13 Westport, Green Acre Lane, Land Trust Preserve -- LITTLE BLUE
HERON in smaller pond.
From Tim Antanaitis:
5/14 - Lyme, Nehantic State Forest -- BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO,
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, HOODED WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER; 14 warbler
species.
From Meredith Sampson w/ Debby Ethridge:
5/14 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- 14 warbler species,
including: WILSON'S WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER.
Also SNOW GOOSE, LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
From Rollin S. Tebbetts:
5/14 - Windsor Locks, Bradley International Airport -- 3 GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW.
From Larry Bausher:
5/14 – New Haven, Yale Golf Course –– YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.
From Kevin Burgio w/ Diego Sustaita, Trina Schneider-Bayard, and Sue
Meiman:
5/14 - Madison, Hammonasett BSP -- 1 PEREGRINE FALCON flying over the
marsh. 2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS. 1 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE on Willard's
Island.
From Scott Kruitbosch:
5/14 - Stratford, Roosevelt Forest -- 3 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS.
Stratford, McKinney Refuge -- 1 WILSON'S WARBLER, 2 BOAT-TAILED
GRACKLES.
From Milan Bull:
5/13 - Easton, Flirt Hill (the Orchard) -- covey of Northern Bobwhite,
origin uncertain and questionable, but encouraging none the less.
Tom Holloway
5/14 - Durham, Durham Meadows -- Bobolinks continue display, a half
dozen males and at least two females; 8:00-9:00 am.
From Ted Gilman:
5/14 - Greenwich, Audubon Fairchild Garden -- ~10 BOBOLINKS flying
over calling 7:15AM.
From Luke Tiller:
5/14 - Wilton yard -- Blackburnian Warbler.
From Brian Kleinman
5/14 - Bloomfield, Gold's Gym Parking Lot -- 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
working along the phragmites at the edge of the parking lot, was
singing as well.
From Dave Rosgen:
5/14 - Litchfield, Webster Rd. (White Memorial's Bantam R. & Catlin
Marshes) -- 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS (1 "oonka-choonking", 1 silent within
200' of each other), 9 Solitary Sandpipers, 1 early ALDER FLYCATCHER
singing
(White Memorial's Catlin Woods) -- 1 Yellow-bellied sapsucker, 2 Brown
Creepers, 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 6 Blackburnian Warblers, 3 Purple
Finches.
Bissell Rd. (White Memorial's Pine Island) -- 1 Brown Creeper.
White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Area) -- 2 Yellow-bellied
Sapsuckers, 4 Purple Finches.
(White Memorial's Mill Field Trail) -- 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 2
Purple Finches.
Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 2 Purple Finches.
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Subject: CT Report 05/15/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 15 May 2008 9:35pm
From Greg Hanisek:
5/15 - Waterbury, neighborhood walk -- TENNESSEE WARBLER.
From Mike Warner:
5/15 - Wilton, Merwin Meadows -- Wilson's Warbler, adult male, aux.
parking lot.
From Brian Bielfelt:
5/15 - Greenwich, Gimbel Sanctuary -- Blackburnian Warbler, Hooded
Warbler.
From Don Morgan:
5/15 - Pomfret?, Connecticut Audubon Center?? -- Blackburnian Warber,
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, Eastern Meadowlark, Bobolink.
From Erich Buchholz:
5/15 - Suffield, residence near CT river -- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
picking at sunflower seed under feeder.
From Amy Hopkins:
5/15 - Guilford -- I have been seeing a White-crowned Sparrow in my
yard in Guilford on and off for weeks.
From Arne Rosengren w/ John Maynard, Debbie Tenney, Nancy Rosenbaum:
5/15 - Old Lyme, Nehantic State Forest, Uncas Pond road, entrance
closest to route 156 -- In wooded swamp adjacent to road, Brewster /
Lawrence warbler, which looked and sang like a Blue-wing with a black
throat. No black eye line.
From Shaun Martin and Richard Trepp:
5/14 - Lyme, Nehantic State Forest -- Hooded Warbler, Cerulean
Warbler.
Madison, Hammonasett State Park -- 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3 Little
Blue Herons, 2 Boat-tailed Grackles.
New Haven, East Rock Park -- Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackburnian
Warbler.
Stratford, McKinney Refuge -- Little Blue Heron (white phase),
White-crowned Sparrow.
Litchfield, White Memorial -- Whip-poor-will, Purple Finch,
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Brown Creeper.
23 Warbler species day across all locations.
From Roy Harvey:
5/15 - Naugatuck, Naugatuck State Forest -- several Hooded Warblers in
various parts of the forest.
From Bev Propen:
5/15 - Orange yard -- 3 PINE SISKINS at the sunflower chip feeder in
backyard, continuing all day. I haven't had any since the winter.
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