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| Subject | From | Date | Time |
| CT Report 12/09/2007 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, KING EIDERS,
PINE GROSBEAKS | Roy Harvey | Sun, 9 Dec 2007 | 9:40pm |
| CT Report 12/10/2007 KING EIDER | Roy Harvey | Mon, 10 Dec 2007 | 9:51pm |
| CT Report 12/11/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS | Roy Harvey | Tue, 11 Dec 2007 | 10:17pm |
| CT Report 12/12/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS | Roy Harvey | Wed, 12 Dec 2007 | 10:15pm |
| CT Report 12/13/2007 WW Crossbills, Pine Grosbeacks | Roy Harvey | Thu, 13 Dec 2007 | 9:45pm |
| CT Report 12/14/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS | Roy Harvey | Fri, 14 Dec 2007 | 9:34pm |
| CT Report 12/15/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS | Roy Harvey | Sat, 15 Dec 2007 | 9:18pm |
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Subject: CT Report 12/09/2007 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, KING EIDERS,
PINE GROSBEAKS
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 9 Dec 2007 9:40pm
From Fran and Tom Holloway:
12/09 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -10:00 at the "Warbler Tree" on
Willard's Island (the large white oak near the bench on the middle
trail), one WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. Earlier we saw (with many others)
numerous RED CROSSBILLS at West Beach near the pines. Also there was
a flock of about 20 SNOW BUNTINGS near the pavilion just east of the
rotary, and 4 PURPLE SANDPIPERS on the rocks at the end of the jetty.
From Mike Moccio
12/09 - Stamford -- 4 KING EIDERS seen on and off this morning from
boat by Al Collins and Pat Dugan and from Stamford Ave by Mike and
Wanda Moccio.
From Steve Broker and Bob Mitchell:
12/09 - East Hartland -- 20 PINE GROSBEAKS (careful count) seen from
10:03 A.M. t0 10:30 A.M. in all apple and crabapple trees on front
grounds of East Hartland Town Hall and Elementary School and across
Route 179 to larch and maple trees in front yard of house #27, apple
tree behind this house, and top of Eastern White Pine behind and right
of Post Office, also in deciduous trees and on wires along road in
front of Post Office. Original count was of 9 birds, with additions
coming in from wooded areas distantly behind and also to the immediate
right of the elementary school. Maximum 13 birds at one time in right
hand crabapple in front of Town Hall, with 7 other Pine Grosbeaks in
trees in front of elementary school. Slightly more adult males than
females. Associated birds were American Robins, Cedar Waxwings, and
European Starlings.
From Fran Zygmont:
12/09 - Hartland, Rte 20 (.5 West passed Rte 181/Rte 20 intersection)
-- 2 PINE GROSBEAKS
Hartland, Stillman Rd -- 1 Ruffed Grouse
12/09 - Barkhamsted Yard -- 4 Common Redpolls, 2 Pine Siskins, 1 Fox
Sparrow
From Ron Pelletier:
12/09 - Warren, 151 Melius Rd -- 11 Pine Grosbeaks.
From Carolyn Cimino:
12/09 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 12PM - 4PM, 22 RED
CROSSBILLS in the West Beach pines; 34 Snow Buntings in the East Beach
parking lot; 10 Purple Sandpipers
From Bruce Finnan and Kevin Finnan
12/09 - Goshen, Hagemen Shean Road (just down the dead end road where
Hageman Shean turns 90 degrees) -- 20 Common Redpolls;
Litchfield, North Shore Road, North Cove on Bantam Lake -- 1 Northern
Pintail female.
From Dori Sosensky and Roy Harvey:
12/09 - Goshen, field NW of intersection of Rt 4 and East St N --
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.
From Patrick & Tricia Comins:
12/09 - Goshen, East Street North -- 17 COMMON REDPOLLS, eating birch
catkins on the east side of the road near Hageman Shean Road. A
couple of adult males in the group.
Watertown, Route 63 -- several BLACK VULTURES, flying low over
business district near Dunkin Donuts and Pizza Hut.
From Marty Swanhall
12/09 - Woodbury, home feeder -- one RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
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Subject: CT Report 12/10/2007 KING EIDER
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 10 Dec 2007 9:51pm
From Greg Hanisek, Neil Currie, Randy Domina
12/10 - Stamford, end of Stamford Ave. -- c 11 a.m., one female KING
EIDER. We spent some time there and at Shippan Ave. searching for the
other 3 that have been reported. Could only find the one.
From Carolyn Cimino:
12/10 - Old Lyme, Lieutenant River Lane in thicket on left side of
road beyond funeral home -- 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
with Hank Golet - Old Lyme boat launch off Smith Neck Rd -- 1
SHORT-EARED OWL
From Olaf Soltau:
12/10 - Washington, Macricostas Preserve of Steep Rock Land Trust --
immature Northern Shrike continues
From Chris Elphick with Frank Gallo:
12/10 - Storrs, Horsebarn Hill -- 6-8 American Pipits, 60+ Snow
Buntings, and 1 Lapland Longspur.
From Angela Dimmitt
12/09 - New Milford/Veterans Bridge -- 31 BLACK VULTURES heading for
roost late pm.
From Larry Nichols:
12/10 - Portland, Portland Riverfront Trail -- BROWN THRASHER
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Subject: CT Report 12/11/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 11 Dec 2007 10:17pm
From Tom Fiore, Kristine Wallstrom:
12/11 - East Hartland, Rt. 179 just south of Rt. 20 jct. -- at least
12 Pine Grosbeaks, feeding at crabapples in front of elementary school
next to town hall, then drifting across 179 & south 50-100 yards, the
flock also stopping to feed in a tall nearby spruce. (thanks to Noble
Proctor for the better close views)
12/11 - Canaan, Under Mountain Rd., 0.5 mile south of Cobble Rd. --
adult Northern Shrike, ~25 Common Redpolls, 5-6 Purple Finches, Common
Raven.
12/11 - Goshen, Hageman-Shean Rd., dead-end going south from sharp
bend -- 12 Common Redpolls, several Purple Finches, & many other
birds.
From Nancy Eaton:
12/11 - East Hartland -- (1:30 pm) small flock of Pine Grosbeaks on
Anderson Rd.
From Fran and Tom Holloway:
12/11 - Old Lyme -- Lieutenant River Lane, off Ferry Road and Rte 156,
past Funeral Home, YELLOW BREASTED CHAT in thickets on left, 9:00 a.m.
Madison, Hammonasset S.P. -- AMERICAN BITTERN, in tidal pool adjacent
Nature Center parking lot, about 10:00; several SNOW BUNTINGS in
parking lot mixed in with horned larks; one PURPLE SANDPIPER on
jetty.
Madison backyard -- PURPLE FINCHES and PINE SISKINS of both sexes
continue.
From Shelley Harms:
12/11 - Norfolk yard -- flock of approximately 25 Common Redpolls.
From Dori Sosensky:
12/11 - East Haven, Proto Drive -- 25 Common Redpolls in the last
birch on the right at the farthest end of the road. Note that most
Redpoll sightings here are along the far end of the road.
New Haven, East Shore Park -- 4 very late Northern Rough-winged
Swallows.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
12/11 - West Hartford, Reservoir # 6 (route 44) -- 1 first year
GLAUCOUS GULL.
From Patrick Comins:
12/11 - Southbury, Audubon Center at Bent of the River -- 6 PINE
SISKINS on and around the feeders, also a beautiful male PURPLE FINCH
and COMMON RAVENS calling.
From Bev Propen
12/11 - Madison, Hammonassett SP -- 8:45AM-9:35AM, a group of 8 RED
CROSSBILLS, and another group of 4 in the pines where previously
described.
From E.J. Raynor:
12/11 - Bridgeport, Beardsley Park Pond -- 1 adult Lesser Black-backed
Gull.
Seaside Park -- 1 Peregrine Falcon sub adult heading south to Long
Island; 31 Snow Bunting.
From Don Morgan:
12/11 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- West Beach, saw the Red Crossbills
with many others, in the farthest west clump of pines behind the
dunes.
Meig's Point, Nature Ctr parking lot -- 1 Lapland Longspur
From Paul & Douglas Carrier:
12/11 - Canaan, RT 44, field under Canaan MT -- 12 BLACK VULTURES
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Subject: CT Report 12/12/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 12 Dec 2007 10:15pm
From Tom Fiore, Kristine Wallstrom:
12/12 - Warren, Melius Rd. (south end of this paved rd., 0.3 mile
north of Rt. 45/341 jct. in Warren town center, left/east off rt. 45,
at driveway into house #151, with big red-white-blue mailbox post --
12 Pine Grosbeaks, feeding at crabapples 1:30 p.m., 50 ft. into
driveway, & at top of nearby Tamarack tree, aka American Larch 1:45
p.m. with 2 fully adult males among the 12. No need to enter drive,
flock was visible from public Melius Rd. Also, after 1/2-hour of
viewing a Red-tailed Hawk went by possibly spooking the flock, they
went a bit to the south... here there are numerous crabapple & regular
apple trees along a few miles of Melius Rd.- from almost end to end.
Please respect private property & privacy. This location was
previously posted to the list for this flock.
From Greg Hanisek and Bill Banks:
12/12 - Hartland -- 11 PINE GROSBEAKS on Walnut Hill Rd. From the
elementary school mentioned in other sightings go north to the next
major intersection (center of town), and then left onto Walnut Hill
Rd. Look for the fruiting ornamentals. The birds were about a half
mile down Walnut Hill when seen.
From Jerry Connolly:
12/12 - Hammonasset State Park -- RED CROSSBILL (30+) in pines at West
beach parking lot
From Shaun Martin
12/11- Norwalk, NCC -- Vesper Sparrow in field behind campus
12/12- Greenwich, Greenwich Audubon -- Common Redpoll, several Pine
Siskins and Purple Finches, also 2 Fox Sparrows
From Glenn Williams:
12/12 - Waterford High School (roof) -- adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
From Charlie Barnard
12/12 - Stratford, Long Beach -- a single RED KNOT flew in from the
Northeast at 11.07am and landed on the beach. It searched for food
along the water line and up in the wrack for about 3 minutes before
being flushed inadvertently by someone getting out of his car. The
bird flew out of sight towards the Southwest.
From Ron Rozsa:
12/11 - West Haven, Morse Beach -- Short-eared Owl
From Dave Provencher:
12/12 - Waterford, Niantic Bay -- 70+ BONAPARTE'S GULLS and at least
3 adult NORTHERN GANNETS working menhaden school. Possible
Black-legged Kittiwake.
From Don Morgan:
12/12 - Canaan, Cobble Rd off Undermountain Rd near the power lines
where the road is currently closed by high water and ice -- Northern
Shrike teed up on bare tree.
From Ron RozsaL
12/12 - Storrs, Horsebarn Hill -- several Common Redpoll.
From Chris Loscalzo:
12/12 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- four ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS
continue and have now been seen in the NH CBC count period. This is
the first record for this species in the 108-year history of the
count.
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Subject: CT Report 12/13/2007 WW Crossbills, Pine Grosbeacks
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 13 Dec 2007 9:45pm
From Paul Carrier & Ray Zisk:
12/13 - Norfolk, Canaan MT Rd -- 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL feeding from
spruce trees on left of rd. This is private property though, so please
respect this and do not enter the spruce grove. They were seen from
car from the rd, but soon flew south into forest.
(Falls Village?, Under Mountain Rd -- with blinding snow, just in from
rt 63 on right of rd were 4 PINE GROSBEAKS feeding with Robins from
berry bushes. They flew into high spruces in back of field.
From Dave Provencher:
12/12 - Waterford, Niantic Bay -- JAEGER SPECIES (Possibly Pomarine)
among six NORTHERN GANNETS, five adults one immature.
From Jamie Meyers:
12/13 - East Hartland, at the intersection of CT 20 and the northern
end of Old Town Road -- 13 PINE GROSBEAKS, also 2 COMMON REDPOLLS at
the elementary school where the grosbeaks were previously reported in
a small tree on the north side of the school.
From Steve Morytko via Chris Elphick:
12/13 - Storrs, UConn campus -- two Pine Grosbeaks feeding in the crab
apple trees that line the parking lot behind the Dodd Center in the
middle of campus (the Dodd Center is immediately south of the main
library).
From Paul Cianfaglione:
12/13 - Wethersfield, Wethersfield Cove -- 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL.
From John Marshall
12/13 - Watertown yard -- 3 COMMON REDPOLLS coming to feeders during
snow storm.
From Danny Williams:
12/13 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- The flock of 20-25 Red Crossbills
continue in the pines near the West Beach parking lot.
At the end of the Morraine Trail -- 1 Common Eider, 23 Purple
Sandpipers.
From Mardi Dickinson:
12/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- 30+ COMMON REDPOLLS in
birches. 10 SNOW BUNTINGS in parking lot to the right of the airplane
field, then flew and landed in the rotary circle.
Westport, Burying Hill Beach -- adult LESSER BLACK -BACKED GULL
West Norwalk, Norwalk Community College -- VESPER SPARROW behind NCC
in field as reported.
Wilton, Allen's Meadow -- imm NORTHERN SHRIKE continues.
East Norwalk, Feeder & Woods -- 4 Purple Finches, 2 Pine Siskins,
From Jim Bair and Dori Sosensky:
12/13 - East Haven, Proto Dr. -- 2-4 Common Redpolls
From Glenn Williams:
12/13 - Mystic yard -- about 25 COMMON REDPOLLS
From Carol Lemmon:
12/13 - North Branford, Senior housing complex Rt 139 -- in the AM, 1
Snow Bunting on lawn feeding with Juncos and Sparrows. Branford yard,
9 Purple Finches at the feeders.
From Andy Griswold with Connecticut Audubon Society EcoTravel,
Coastal Birds of Eastern Connecticut Field Trip:
12/12 - mouth of the Thames River -- 100+ BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 4+
NORTHERN GANNETS, 1 COMMON EIDER (female).
Smith Cove off of the Thames River -- 10+ BLACK VULTURE, WHITE-WINGED
and BLACK SCOTER.
Groton, Eastern Point -- 4 SNOW GOOSE.
From Donna Lorello:
12/13 - Feeder watch -- amid the snow squalls, one Brown Creeper
working the trees and partaking of the suet
From Scott Kruitbosch:
12/13 - Stratford, River Valley Rd. -- 1 male RUSTY BLACKBIRD
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Subject: CT Report 12/14/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 14 Dec 2007 9:34pm
From Chris Elphick and Margaret Rubega:
12/14 -- Storrs, UConn -- 4 PINE GROSBEAKS in fruit trees between Dodd
Center and Colchester Hall.
From Mark Szantyr:
12/14 -- Storrs, UConn -- Pine Grosbeaks just now at 11:15 in same
location on the Uconn campus as reported by Chris E. yesterday.
From Bruce Finnan:
12/14 - East Hartland, Rte 20, approx. .5 miles south of Rte. 179 --
(1) PINE GROSBEAK
From Patrick Dugan:
12/13 - Stamford, LI Sound between Stamford and Shippan Avenues --
KING Eiders continue around 11:40.
From Roy Harvey and Randy Domina:
12/13 - Derby -- in the morning, 1 Rusty Blackbird and 2 Common
Redpolls near the confluence of the Naugatuck and Housatonic rivers;
1 REDHEAD on the Housatonic just above the Derby dam, adjacent to
Daisy Dock.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
12/14 - Hartford, Hartford Landfill -- 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 6 SNOW
BUNTING, 2 AMERICAN PIPIT (on entrance road), 1 flyover PINE SISKIN.
From Carl Ekroth:
12/14 - Snipsic Lake, Tolland side -- 2 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 1
CACKLING GOOSE.
From Susanne Shrader:
12/13 - Avon, what's left of Avon Mountain, Wright Dr -- 1 COMMON
REDPOLL at nyger feeder.
From Meredith Sampson:
12/13 & 12/12 - Old Greenwich, home feeder -- male PURPLE FINCH.
12/12 - Riverside, Club Road -- flock of 10 BLACK VULTURES slowly
gliding low over Club Road, then Mianus River in NW direction.
From Chris and Pat Tamborra:
12/13 - Salem, yard off of Harris Road -- suet feeder Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker was seen several times in the afternoon.
From Ray Belding with Jerry Marcellino - E. St. North, Goshen at the
far north end 23 COMMON REDPOLLS
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Subject: CT Report 12/15/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 15 Dec 2007 9:18pm
From Brian O'Toole:
12/15 - The Greenwich-Stamford Christmas Bird Count which was changed
from tommorrow to today recorded 123 species including: KING EIDER, 2
CACKLING GEESE, RED KNOT, 3 COMMON RAVENS, ICELAND GULL, GREAT EGRET,
8 NORTHERN GANNETS, 7 BLACK VULTURES, PEREGRINE FALCON, 3 SAW-WHET
OWLS, EASTERN PHOEBE, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 2 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS, RED CROSSBILL, COMMON REDPOLLS and PINE SISKINS.
From Chris Loscalzo:
12/15 - The following noteworthy species were recorded on the New
Haven Christmas Bird Count: Cackling Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Lesser
Scaup, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Northern Gannet, BROAD-WINGED
HAWK, Clapper Rail, PARASITIC JAEGER, Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl,
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, Northern Shrike, Orange-crowned Warbler, Vesper
Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Lapland Longspur, Snow Bunting, Eastern
Meadowlark, Baltimore Oriole, and Common Redpoll. The three species
in CAPS were reported for the first time in the 108-year history of
the NH CBC.
From Julian Hough, Alex Hough, Sandy Wolf and Bella Wolf:
12/15 - East Hartland -- 2;30pm, 5 PINE GROSBEAKS (inc. 2+ Males)
feeding in the lone fruit tree outside East Hartland Elementary
School. Observed briefly.
12/15 - Barkhamstead -- 2;30pm, 6-7 PINE GROSBEAKS (inc. 2+ Males)
feeding in the lone fruit tree outside Barkhamstead Town Hall. Town
Hall is located on the right heading north prior to the intersection
of Rt#318 and Rt#181. Occasionally flushed by traffic but returned
several times.
From Shelley Harms:
12/15 - Norfolk yard -- 5 Pine Grosbeaks on highbush cranberries,
several Common Redpolls and Purple Finches at feeders
From Ron Pelletier:
12/15 - Litchfield, Headquarters Road -- 6 Pine Grosbeaks.
From Dan Cimbaro:
12/15 - East Hartland -- 5 Pine Grosbeaks (three adult males, 2
females) mixed in with many Waxwings, at the location reported by
Bruce Finnan yesterday. This is at the baseball field immediately at
the intersection of Rte 20 and Mountain Rd, about 1/2 mile before East
Hartland center. The birds were feeding in the small fruiting trees
near Rte 20.
From Hank Golet:
12/15 - Old Lyme, Lieutenant River Lane -- YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
continues.
Great Island -- SHORT-EARED OWL
From Paul Cianfaglione, Andrew Dasinger and Bill Asteriades:
12/15 - Glastonbury, Glastonbury Meadows CBC -- 1 dark morph
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 40+ SNOW BUNTING, 3 AMERICAN
PIPIT, 3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 3 WINTER WREN, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON (55+
SPECIES)
From Bev Propen with Lee Schlesinger:
12/15 - Orange, near the soccer fields -- YELLOW BREASTED CHAT.
yard feeder -- 2 YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKERS (with Nick Bonomo)
From Carl Ekroth with Paul Desjardins:
12/15 - South Windsor, Station 43 area -- morning, 1 imm. NORTHERN
SHRIKE, 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and 3 SNOW BUNTINGS.
From Bill and Cindi Kobak:
12/15 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
From Shari and Val Guarino:
12/15 - Southington yard -- One female Common Redpoll at our feeder
this morning. Red-breasted nuthatch still here since early fall.
From Patrick Comins:
12/15 - Manchester, landfill -- 16 COMMON REDPOLLS, 2 AMERICAN PIPIT.
From Jan Collins:
12/15 - Somers, Hutton Rd. -- 1 SNOW BUNTING
From Andy Griswold:
12/15 - Essex, North Cove -- (2) Rough-legged Hawks
From Donna Lorello:
12/15 - Shady Lane, Branford back yard -- 1 female (?) common Redpoll
at niger feeder. Haven't seen one of these in the yard in years.
From Fran and Tom Holloway:
12/15 - Madison, yard -- Around 12:30, 4 COMMON REDPOLLS (one male),
along with a half dozen PURPLE FINCHES and several PINE SISKINS of
both sexes.
From Marty Swanhall
12/15 - Woodbury, home feeder -- one RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
From Bev Propen:
12/15 - Orange backyard -- Late afternoon, 2 PINE SISKINS.
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