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| Subject | From | Date | Time |
| CT Report 12/01/2007 WESTERN FLYCATCHER | Roy Harvey | Sat, 1 Dec 2007 | 9:47pm |
| CT Report 12/02/2007 WESTERN FLYCATCHER | Roy Harvey | Sun, 2 Dec 2007 | 10:06pm |
| CT Report 12/03/2007 WESTERN FLY, HARLEQUIN | Roy Harvey | Mon, 3 Dec 2007 | 10:01pm |
| CT Report 12/04/2007 WESTERN FLYCATCHER | Roy Harvey | Tue, 4 Dec 2007 | 9:50pm |
| CT Report 12/05/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS, WESTERN FLY | Roy Harvey | Wed, 5 Dec 2007 | 9:23pm |
| CT Report 12/06/2007 KING EIDERS, WESTERN FLY | Roy Harvey | Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | 9:31pm |
| CT Report 12/07/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS, WESTERN FLY | Roy Harvey | Fri, 7 Dec 2007 | 9:38pm |
| CT Report 12/08/2007 KING EIDERS, PINE GROSBEAKS | Roy Harvey | Sat, 8 Dec 2007 | 9:53pm |
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Subject: CT Report 12/01/2007 WESTERN FLYCATCHER
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 1 Dec 2007 9:47pm
Note: Don't forget to read past the flycatcher or you will miss the
Pine Grosbeaks, Evening Grosbeaks, Red Crossbills, etc. I could not
fit them all in the Subject! 8-)
From Roy Harvey, Nick Bonomo, and a whole bunch of other birders:
12/01 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park, meadow across the street from
the Kellog Center parking -- a probable "Western" Flycatcher, which
would be a first state record if accepted by the ARCC. The bird was
first seen around 8:10 AM, and continued to be seen intermittently but
well until roughly 2:15. It was feeding along almost the entire
north/west edge of the field at the edge of the woods/brush. Most of
the time it was VERY close to the ground.
For more information on the sighting see CTBirds, in particular this
message from Greg Hanisek:
http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20071126/004241.html
For maps showing where the bird occured see:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=41.338315,-73.109336&spn=0.011084,0.014312&t=h&z=16&om=1&msid=104793863447053647228.000440418f6e682971e36
http://maps.live.com/?v=2&cid=27129B7B7AD8CE3B!291&encType=1
On the second map be sure to turn on the "hybrid" option.
For the first pictures see:
http://surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/gallery/display.cgi?gallery=gallery10
From Fred Nowak:
12/01 - East Hartford, Gorman Park -- pair of PINE GROSBEAKS at 1:30pm
From Peary Stafford:
11/30 - Washington, Macricostas Preserve of Steep Rock Land Trust -- 3
Evening Grosbeaks (2 male, 1 female) feeding on seeds of Box Elder
From Kris Johnson with Denise Jernigan:
12/01 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- 3:30 pm one male and one female
RED CROSSBILL eating pinecone seeds in the trees up near /paralleling
the beach with the REDBREASTED NUTHATCHES and chickadees and juncos.
From Luke Tiller with Sunrise Birding Group:
12/01 - Norwalk, Fourteen Acre Pond -- 1 drake Northern Pintail
12/01 - Norwalk, Manressa Island -- 1000 SNOW GEESE (including one
'BLUE GOOSE')
From Cynthia Phipps, w/ Gerri Griswold, Lukas Hyder, et 12 al:
12/01 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Ongley Field) --
200 SNOW GEESE overhead
From Christopher Lovell:
12/01 - Trumbull, Booth Hill -- 350-400 Snow Geese flying high
overhead
From Dave Rosgen:
12/01 - Litchfield, 71 White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Office
Feeders) -- 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Pine Siskin
80 White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Area) -- 3 COMMON REDPOLLS
From Greg Hanisek et al:
12/01 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- Snow Geese passing overhead
in two groups, one around 500, one smaller (200-300?).
From Joe Wojtanowski:
12/01 - East Granby, Peak Mountain Hawk Watch -- 2 COMMON RAVEN, 558
SNOW GEESE.
From Marty Swanhall:
12/01 - Woodbury, home feeder -- one RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
From Phil Asprelli:
12/01 - Wilton, Allen Meadows -- At 10:30 AM the Northrn Shrike flew
into one of the large bushes on the right side, (the field side,) of
the gardens. The bird remained for about one minute before flying off
in the direction of the 2 large pine trees at the back end of the
field.
From Paul Nyhan:
12/01 - Orange, Club Rd (next to Paugusset Club and adjacent to the
Racebrook Tract) -- 8a.m., NORTHERN GOSHAWK.
From Dana Campbell, Lynn James, and Don Morgan:
11/30 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- 4 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED
SWALLOWS, 3 RED CROSSBILLS (including both male and female),
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Subject: CT Report 12/02/2007 WESTERN FLYCATCHER
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 2 Dec 2007 10:06pm
From Roy Harvey with many others:
12/02 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- Western Flycatcher, seen from
10:30 AM to 1:00 PM (bird was still visible when everyone left at
1:00). It was seen regularly but not continuously over that time,
from close to the road to about half way in. Besides foraging low
along the edge as yesterday, it also foraged high in the tree tops (at
least sometimes in the catkins) and out in the cut field on either
side of the trail.
From E.J. Raynor, Luke Tiller, and Nick Bonomo:
12/02 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- 7:30 am, 2 Red Crossbill
East Haven, Ora Avenue -- 8:00-9:30am, 55 Common Redpoll
Derby, Osorndale State Park -- 12:00-12:45pm, "Western" Flycatcher
From E.J. Raynor, Hannah Tetreault, and Luke Tiller
12/02 - Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- 1:30-3:15pm, 175
Common Redpoll (no Hoaries but poor light and constant movement
inhibited full coverage); 1 "Ipswich" Savannah Sparrow along west
beach in front of first bathhouse.
From Jay Kaplan:
12/02 - Canton, Roaring Brook Nature Center -- Just ahead of the snow
squalls, a mixed flock of Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls devouring
niger.
From Neil Currie:
12/02 - Southbury, Southbury Training School Farm -- Adult Northern
Shrike continues. It is seen at the intersection of Purchase Brook Rd
and Cassidy Rd at the south end of the farm.
From Jim Hunter:
12/02 - Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- 150 COMMON REDPOLLS
feeding around the east beach in all of the birches. First seen about
10:45ish. 4-6 flocks loosely hanging together. At 11:30-12:00 about
60-100 birds relocated moving all along the east beach almost all the
way to the parking lot. Feeding mainly on birches but also in the
weeds.
From Steve Morytko:
12/02 - Ashford, corner of Varga Rd. and Wormwood Hill Rd. -- 1
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (present since 10/7), 6 RUSTY BLACKBIRD.
From Bob Askins:
12/02 - Ledyard, Lambtown Extension Road (just south of Lambtown Road)
-- 18 Rusty Blackbirds were foraging along the edge of the
swamp.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
12/02 - Canton, Meadow Road -- 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE.
12/02 - Canton, Hoffmann Road -- 54 COMMON REDPOLL, 1 PINE SISKIN.
From Bill Asteriades:
12/02 - Glastonbury, Glastonbury Meadows -- 1 FOX SPARROW, 4
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.
From Hank Golet:
12/02 - Lyme, Ely Ferry Rd, Ely Meadow -- NORTHERN SHRIKE Adult.
Grassy Hill Rd /Rt 1 -- BLACK VULTURE
From Rick Macsuga:
12/02 - South Windsor, Vibert Rd -- White Crowned Sparrow.
FERRY Lain -- 3 Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers, American Pipit, Snow
Bunting.
Newberry Rd -- Brown Creeper, 23 Rusty Blackbirds
From Mark Szantyr:
11/30 - Middlefield, yman Orchard Pond -- possible taverneri
(Taverner's Goose) subspecies of Cackling Goose.
From Patrick Comins:
12/01 - Meriden Yard -- REDPOLLS, presumed Common, flying over after
dark.
From Bob Bitondi:
12/01 - Pomfret yard -- single Common Redpoll.
From Marty Swanhall
12/02 - Woodbury, home feeder -- one RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
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Subject: CT Report 12/03/2007 WESTERN FLY, HARLEQUIN
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 3 Dec 2007 10:01pm
From Patrick Dugan:
12/03 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- Western Flycatcher seen
around 3:25.
From Annette Cunniffe w/Meredith Sampson:
12/03 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- Western Flycatcher sp. seen
briefly at 1:20 in the thickets at the end of the field to the right
of the path and then again at 1:40-1:45 in the thickets to the left
side of the path 15-20 feet past the bird houses.
From John Barriger:
12/03 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- Western Flycatcher present
for most of the period 11:30 - 12:30, working it's way back and forth
between the trail junction (a trail heads uphill) and the far right
area - just before the main trail enters the woods. Also 1 Black
Vulture.
From Noble Proctor via Dori Sosensky:
12/03 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- WESTERN FLYCATCHER being seen
some time before 9:40 AM.
From Ed Hagen and the big day team:
12/03 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- fly-by male Harlequin Duck.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
12/03 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- 1 female RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
(less common inland)
From Ted Gilman:
12/03 - Greenwich, Audubon Center -- BROWN CREEPER in woods north of
orchard
From Renée Rausch:
12/03 – Seymour, home suet feeder -– one male Red-breasted Nuthatch
(finally!).
From Lorraine Gundersen:
12/03 -- Guilford feeder -- Fox Sparrow.
From Sarah Johnston:
12/03 - Farmington -- 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES (m,f) continue at
feeder; they have been visiting our feeders almost daily since
mid-October.
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Subject: CT Report 12/04/2007 WESTERN FLYCATCHER
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 4 Dec 2007 9:50pm
From Paul Cashman:
12/04 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- WESTERN FLYCATCHER gave good
looks between 1:30-1:45, still where the trail leaves the field at the
far (eastern) end.
From Jim Dugan:
12/04 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- WESTERN FLYCATCHER 1PM only
brief appearance between noon &1:30 where trail leaves field at stone
wall.
From Randy Domina:
12/04 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- The WESTERN FLYCATCHER
continues, found around 10:13-10:30, feeding down low in the same
area.
From Dori Sosensky:
12/04 - East Haven, Proto Drive -- 11:00, about 80 COMMON REDPOLLS at
the usual feeding spot.
From Paul Carrier:
12/04 - Torrington, Middle school near the cemetery -- 30+ COMMON
REDPOLLS.
From E.J. Raynor:
12/04 - Westport, Burying Hill Beach -- 1 adult Lesser Black-backed
Gull foraging at low tide
Fairfield, Southport Beach -- 1 drake Northern Pintail
Bridgeport, Seaside Park -- 1 first winter Glaucous Gull
From Bob Richard:
1`2/04 - Guilford, backyard -- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at suet feeder
around 7:45 AM
From Ian Gereg
12/03 - Litchfield -- 3pm, pair of White-fronted Geese flying north of
Bantam Lake over Duck Pond Road along with several dozen Canada geese.
From Ed Hagen, Frank Mantlik, Greg Hanisek, Dave Tripp (Big Day 104
species):
12/03 - Middlefield, Lyman Orchard -- Cackling Goose, Northern Pintail
Madison, Hammonassett S.P -- male HARLEQUIN DUCK, 2 American Bitterns,
3 Bonaparte's Gulls, 1 Laughing Gull, Pine Warbler, 4 Lapland
Longspurs, 4 Snow Buntings, 5 RED CROSSBILLS, 1 Common Redpoll
East Haven, Proto/Ora -- Common Raven, White-crowned Sparrow, c 25
Common Redpolls
New Haven, East Shore Park -- 4 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS (record
late date)
Woodbridge, Konolds Pond -- c 50 Rusty Blackbirds
Stratford, Lordship area -- Eurasian Wigeon, American Bittern,
Black-crowned Night-Heron, 25 Boat-tailed Grackles
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Subject: CT Report 12/05/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS, WESTERN FLY
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 5 Dec 2007 9:23pm
From Paul & Douglas Carrier:
12/05 - Canaan, Under Mountain Rd -- 3:45, 2 PINE GROSBEAKS eating
from a crab apple tree just after Canaan Mt rd. going north.
From Phil Asprelli with Arne Rosengren, John Maynard, Tom Baptist and
others:
12/05 - Derby, Osbornedale SP -- 10:00am to 12 noon, WESTERN
FLYCATCHER no more than 5' off the ground the whole length of the path
and at times ventured to the right side of the path.
From Carolyn Cimino:
12/05 - Madison, Hammonassett SP, pines on ocean side of West Beach
parking lot -- 1 femal RED CROSSBILL.
East Haven, East Shore Park -- 2 BROWN CREEPERS, 5 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES
From Joe Wojtanowski:
12/05 - East Granby, Peak Mountain Hawk Watch -- 2 COMMON REDPOLL, 2
NORTHERN SHRIKE one adult flew East, one juvenile flew West about 45
minutes apart.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
12/05 - South Windsor, Vibert Road -- 4 SNOW BUNTING.
From Don Morgan:
12/05 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- Nature Center parking lot 1 Snow
Bunting and 4 Lapland Longspurs.
From Dave Provencher:
12/05 - Waterford, Millstone Point -- late BALTIMORE ORIOLE immature.
From Greg Hanisek
12/05 - Wallingford, Veterans Park -- HOUSE WREN (rare in winter);
From Bev Propen:
12/05 - Milford, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center -- 11AM-1PM, 1
Black Vulture-flew by front office window (seen by Louise)
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Subject: CT Report 12/06/2007 KING EIDERS, WESTERN FLY
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 6 Dec 2007 9:31pm
From Patrick Dugan:
12/06 - Stamford, off Stamford Ave -- 8:45, 4 KING EIDERS, all
female/immature types, possible 1 adult female with 4 immatures.
From Maria Stockmal:
12/06 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- 3 p.m. to 3:10, WESTERN
FLYCATCHER. It was moving in the path and along the edges of the path
between the two ponds.
From Mardi Dickinson et all:
12/06 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- WESTERN FLYCATCHER Species
continues from 10AM-11:35AM. Fabulous looks along the pathway not but
5 feet away.
12/06 - Westport - Sherwood Island State Park -- 100 COMMON REDPOLLS
feeding around the east beach in all of the birches. Seen at
8:20AM-9:15AM hanging together.
From Bill Banks with Paul Fusco:
12/06 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- WESTERN FLYCATCHER continues
at 9:10, giving good looks.
From Marty Moore:
12/06 - New Haven, Fort Hale -- an adult Golden Eagle came in over the
water from the West at 11:30 a.m. and went inland to the East
suggesting it might be a local bird rather than a migrant. But, of
course, who knows. Also lots of Red-breasted Nuthatches at Fort Hale
and East Shore Park, but no Crossbills.
From Andy Griswold:
12/06 - Essex, Foxboro Point -- 3:45PM; YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT feeding
in sunlit cedar trees.
From Paul Carrier:
12/06 - North Torrington, Saw Mill Hill Rd -- 3:20; a single female
RED CROSSBILL eating from cones at top of a stand of Black Spruces
around an abandoned building. This road has many spruces along its
length, I checked all, and none other then her. Most spruce trees were
bare or sparce with cones - several were loaded.
From Fran and Tom Holloway:
12/06 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 9:00 a.m.: One male and one
female RED CROSSBILL on the pine trees at West Beach; 10:00 a.m.: One
LAPLAND LONGSPUR and one SNOW BUNTING with a flock of horned larks in
the parking area adjacent to the Nature Center.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
12/06 - West Hartford, Reservoir #6 (route 44) -- 1 first winter
ICELAND GULL.
From Jan Collins:
12/06 - Somers, Hutton Rd -- 2PM, 1 SNOW BUNTING with 100+ Horned Lark
From Jerry Stage:
12/06 - Somers, feeding in pine at 554 Main St -- 1 YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER (male)
From Bill Banks
12/06 - Seymour yard -- Purple Finch
From John Eykelhoff:
12/03 - Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's N. Bay) - 3
RED-THROATED LOONS.
From Dave Rosgen, w/ John Eykelhoff & the Barnes':
12/06 - Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's N. Bay) -- 2 Common
Ravens (overhead).
(Bantam Lake's Outlet) -- 1 Northern Pintail
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Subject: CT Report 12/07/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS, WESTERN FLY
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 7 Dec 2007 9:38pm
From Richard Trepp:
12/07 - East Hartland -- 5 Pine Grosbeaks in the trees in front of the
Hartland Elementary School (on Route 179 just south of Route 20).
Pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/21376739@N03/
From Fred and Donna Nowak:
12/07 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- WESTERN FLYCATCHER finally
appeared around 2:00 PM after a morning of fruitless searching by
several birders. It had moved from the area it had been seen
previously, and was found on the opposite (south) side of the ponds,
toward the east end where the trail goes into the woods, and appeared
to have flown been coming from the edge of the woods.
From Nick Bonomo:
12/07 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- 42 RED CROSSBILLS in the
pines around the site of the former main pavilion. This the area
directly opposite the main entrance, on the far side of
the entrance traffic circle. Also 4 Purple Sandpipers, 3 Bonaparte's
Gulls.
From Patrick Comins:
12/07 - Derby, on River alongside rt 34 above dam seen from small
shopping center west of Yale Boat House (between F Street and Cedric
Ave) -- 3 REDHEADS, 2 drake at least 1 hen with Ring-necked Ducks.
From Peary Stafford and Olaf Soltau:
12/07 - Washington, Macricostas Preserve of Steep Rock Land Trust --
immature Northern Shrike
From Fran and Tom Holloway:
12/07 - Madison -- Several male and female PINE SISKINS at backyard
thistle seed feeder, early to mid-afternoon.
From Patrick Comins, Tom Baptist, John Hannan, Katie O'Brien, Carole
Clarkson and Emily McKay:
12/07 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- 26 RED CROSSBILLS in
the pines near the West Parking Lot, 1 COMMON REDPOLL, 7 LAPLAND
LONGSPURS near the nature center, at least 6 FOX SPARROWS in cedars at
south end of camping area. Lots of waxwings, unidentified finches and
robins flying around camp area before 9 AM.
East Haven, Proto Drive -- 1 COMMON REDPOLL, COMMON RAVEN,
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.
Derby, downtown -- 2 BLACK VULTURES.
From Dori Sosensky:
12/07 - East Haven, Proto Drive -- 9:30, 8+ Common Redpoll past where
the road narrows, 2/3 of the way past the feeding station in birch
trees. Also 1 White-crowned Sparrow at feeding station.
New Haven, Lighthouse Pt Park, Morris Creek -- 1 drake Eurasian Wigeon
in with American Wigeons and American Black Ducks.
From Bev Propen:
12/7 - Orange -- BROWN CREEPER at 12:15PM in Orange backyard on trunk
of flowering plum tree.
From Luke Tiller with Olaf Soltau:
12/06 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- 20-25 fairly transient COMMON
REDPOLLS
Westport, Burying Hill Beach -- 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
continues
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Subject: CT Report 12/08/2007 KING EIDERS, PINE GROSBEAKS
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 8 Dec 2007 9:53pm
Note: The only report from birders looking for the Western Flycatcher
at Osbornedale SP today was negative, they did NOT find it.
From Patrick Dugan:
12/08 - Stamford, LI Sound off Stamford Ave -- 4 KING EIDERS are back
off Stamford Ave. They drift west as the tide goes out, and can go
beyond the point and out of view (no access on west side).
From Paul Cianfaglione:
12/08 - East Hartland, Walnut Hill Road (intersection of route
179/20) -- 6 PINE GROSBEAKS feeding on small crab apple tree at home #
120. It's worth checking all roads in this area!
12/08 - Enfield, South River Street boat launch -- 1 BARNACLE GOOSE in
with about 200 Canada Geese.
12/08 - Canton, Meadow Road -- 1 immature NORTHERN SHRIKE.
From Roy Harvey and Randy Domina:
12/08 - Goshen, intersection Rt 63 and Rt 4 -- 9:10, 2 PINE GROSBEAKS
eating the berries on the ornamental trees along the Rt 4 side of the
bank.
Goshen, Hageman Shean Rd -- 12:00, 3 PINE GROSBEAKS in an apple tree
with old fruit, about half way between East St N and Rt 63.
From Luke Tiller:
12/08 - Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- 4 adult male
White-winged Scoters; unidentified Oriole
From Ted Hendrickson
12/08 - Old Lyme, Lieutenant River Lane, just past funeral home in
bushes between road and marsh -- YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
From Fran and Tom Holloway:
12/08 - East Haven, Proto Drive, at the Feeding Station -- one female
COMMON REDPOLL, on trees and ground in the area, 10:30 am.
Madison, backyard feeders -- 6 or more PURPLE FINCHES of both sexes
(these have been around a couple of weeks) and about 5 PINE SISKINS
of both sexes, late morning.
From Dean Rupp:
12/08 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- 15 RED CROSSBILLS in
the pines near the West Parking Lot. 1 SNOW BUNTING and 2 LAPLAND
LONGSPURS in a flock of about 50 horned larks at the Nature Center
parking field.
From David Lawton:
12/08 - Bloomfield, Reservoir #3 -- FOX SPARROW;
Bloomfield yard -- immature YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.
From Hank Golet,
12/08 - Hammonassett, Willards Island -- PINE WARBLER
From Bill Banks:
12/08 - Seymour -- Immature YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER in trees in
backyard is Seymour at 1:00PM Saturday
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