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Subject: CT Report 12/23/2007
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 23 Dec 2007 10:04pm
Extralimital Note: There is a report of a Slaty-backed Gull in
Gloucester Harbor, MA. For more information see massbird.
From Paul & Douglas Carrier:
12/22 - Canaan, Barnes Rd off Under Mountain Rd -- at 2:35 we had 3
BOHEMIAN WAXWING in with 12 Cedar Waxwings.
Winsted, Deer Hill Rd -- pair PINE GROSBEAK in tall tree in field,
resting?
Bakerville, New Hartford --7:30 Maple hollow rd, at feeder, 1
Ring-neck Pheasant; at swamp, 1 adult Northern Goshawk harassing
Bluebirds -(No Shrike); Stub Hollow Rd, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
From Steve Mayo:
12/23 - Stratford Milford CBC (Sunday) Results -- We had an unofficial
and remarkable, 117 species. Highlights included Eurasian Wigeon
(Milford & Bridgeport), Red-necked Grebe (Milford), 3 Rough-legged
Hawks (Milford & Stratford), 2 Semipalmated Plovers (Lordship), 2
Long-eared Owls (Milford), 2 Short-eared Owls (Lordship), Eastern
Phoebe, Yellow-breasted Chat (Lordship), the aforementioned Baltimore
Oriole (Stratford) and 29 Boat-tailed Grackles (Lordship). My
apologies for the lack of specific locations. Also one (suspiciously
pale, presumably Common) Redpoll at Seaside Park.
From Gina Nichol:
12/23 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park, West Beach parking area (8 -
9:30 AM) -- 11+ RED CROSSBILLS, 3 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. The car
access to West Beach was blocked this morning though the road was
fairly free of ice. I walked in from the East Beach lot suspecting
there would be something there and I was pleased with how easy the
Crossbills were to see. The birds were working the line of pines
along the edge of parking lot.
From Mark Szantyr:
12/23 - South Windsor, Station 43, Ferry Ln -- afternoon, Snow
Buntings, 4 White-crowned Sparrows, 1 Vesper Sparrow.
From Bill Asteriades:
12/23 - Ferry Lane, South Windsor -- 25+ SNOW BUNTING, 2 juvenile
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.
From Anthony Zemba:
12/22 - Durham/Middlefield border, Coginchaug River -- 8+ RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS
From Julian Hough:
12/22 - Stratford -- 4 late Semiplamated Plovers.
From Christopher Lovell:
12/23 - Trumbull, 54 Cricket Lane, feeders -- Common Redpoll,
Red-breasted Nuthatch.
From Roy Harvey with Darryl Perry:
12/23 - Derby, greenway -- 8 Common Redpolls
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Subject: CT Report 12/24/2007 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 24 Dec 2007 10:49pm
From Julian Hough:
12/24 - Norfolk -- 10-15 PINE GROSBEAKS (5+ males) feeding in berry
bushes along Shepard Ave and adjacent Norfolk Fire Ambulance building
on and off all day. 10+ BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS seen horrifically badly and
briefly, flying away over the ambulance building, after flushing a
flock of teed up PIGR. They headed west toward Canaan and didn't stop.
From Ray Belding:
12/23(?) - Litchfield Hills CBC -- 8 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 75
COMMON REDPOLLS, 54 PINE GROSBEAKS, 4 EVENING GROSBEAKS, 1 EASTERN
MEADOWLARK, 1 LONG-EARED OWL, 19 NORTHERN SAW WHET OWLS, 3 NORTHERN
SHRIKES, 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD, 1 EASTERN TOWHEE, 52 SNOW BUNTINGS, 1
REDHEAD, 5 GADWALL, 6 CANVASBACK, 1 AMERICAN WOODCOCK, 1 WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
From David Schonfeld:
12/24 - Norfolk, Shepard Road -- 18 PINE GROSBEAKS (probably more) in
the area of the Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance building and the
retirement housing diagonally across the street. Seen around 3 PM.
Males and females about equally distributed. The crabapples they are
feeding on are about half
consumed.
From Randy and Natasha Domina and E.J. Raynor:
12/24 - Canaan, Under Mountain Rd -- 9:30, 10 Pine Grosbeak including
3 males;
Cobble Road -- 8:30, 1 subadult Northern Shrike
From Chris Loscalzo:
12/24 - Woodbridge, community gardens -- 1st year NORTHERN SHRIKE.
From Peary Stafford:
12/24 - Washington, Macricostas Preserve of Steep Rock Association --
65 SNOW BUNTINGS
From Jerry Connolly:
12/24 - Madison (The Audubon Shop) -- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
From Hank Golet:
12/24 - Old Lyme, Ferry Rd,small pond behind DEP building -- NORTHERN
PINTAIL male, in with mallards
From Brian Kleinman:
12/24 - Barkhamsted, Barkhamsted Reservoir north end -- RED CROSSBILLS
and a couple of COMMON REDPOLLS, both flyovers.
From Jan Collins:
12/24 - East Windsor, Ferry Road -- 75+ mixed flock SNOW BUNTINGS and
Horned Larks (more Buntings than Larks), 1 immature WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW.
From Tammy Eustis:
12/24 - Chester -- A single BROAD-WINGED HAWK circled the yard and
landed in our woods this afternoon.
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Subject: CT Report 12/25/2007
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 25 Dec 2007 9:06pm
From Mark Szantyr:
12/25 - Storrs, UCONN Spring Manor Farm, west on Rt 32 from the
intersection of Rt 32 and Rt 44 -- immature Northern Shrike.
From Peary and BK Stafford:
12/25 - Washington, Macricostas Preserve of Steep Rock Association --
2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS
From Bob Bitondi:
12/25 - Pomfret yard, feeders -- A single Common Redpoll
From Steve Kotchko:
12/25 - Old Wethersfield, yard, feeder -- a single Common Redpoll.
From Scott Baron:
12/23 - Canaan, Barnes Rd -- RUFFED GROUSE
Litchfield, White Memorial Foundation -- 2 COMMON REDPOLLS.
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Subject: CT Report 12/26/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 26 Dec 2007 9:50pm
From Fred and Donna Nowak:
12/26 - Norfolk -- 14 PINE GROSBEAKS feeding in Crab Apple trees along
Shepard Ave, observed at 11:30 AM
From David Babington:
12/26 - Norfolk -- 10:10 t0 10:30 AM, two male and three female /
immature Pine Grosbeaks. Apparently birds were intermittently present
earlier for other birders.
From Jack Swatt:
12/26 - East Hartland, Rt 179 -- 1 COMMON REDPOLL in bushes on north
side of town hall.
Barkhamsted, Rt 318 and Beach Rock Rd. -- 1 COMMON RAVEN
From Chuck and Marilyn Lorenz:
12/25 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd. -- 10:30AM - 20-25 PINE GROSBEAKS (3
males), and 1 BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen at the same area.
From John & Linda Clancy;
12/26 - Bloomfield, our yard -- imm NORTHERN SHRIKE, 3 PURPLE FINCHES
From Steve Morytko:
12/26 - Ashford, Wormwood Hill Rd., just north of Leander Pond near
the intersection with Varga Rd. -- immature Northern Shrike.
Ashford (our) yard, 288 Varga Rd. -- adult Red-headed Woodpecker
From Paul Cianfaglione:
12/26 - Hartford, Riverside Boat Launch -- 1 first winter GLAUCOUS
GULL.
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Subject: CT Report 12/27/2007 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 27 Dec 2007 10:33pm
From Paul Carrier:
12/27 - Riverton, on road going north on west side of Farmington
river by Hitchcock Chair factory -- 5 PINE GROSBEAK and 3 BOHEMIAN
WAXWING in with 15 Cedar Waxwing in fruit tree by river. Most
all eventually flew across river into spruce trees by Riverton Inn.
From Patrick Dugan:
12/27 - Stamford -- The female King Eiders that have been viewed from
Stamford Ave and Shippan Ave over recent weeks continue, though not
seen every day.
From Dave Provencher:
12/27 - Waterford -- Single RAZORBILL feeding off west side of
Millstone Point.
From Fran Zygmont:
12/26 - New Hartford, East/West Hill Rd (From Rte 44 and .2 miles past
Bsullak Rd intersection) -- 8 PINE GROSBEAKS
12/26 - Barkhamsted Yard -- 12 Common Redpolls, 2 Pine Siskins
From Steve Morytko:
12/27 - Storrs, UConn, Dodd Center parking lot -- 1 female Pine
Grosbeak eating crabapples
From Larry Nichols:
12/27 - Norfolk, Shepard Road -- at least 17 Pine Grosbeaks starting
around 9:30 and around regularly until at least 11:00. There were
both males and female / immature birds.
From Brian Hiller:
12/27 - Pomfret Center, Rt 44, east of the flashing light at Vanilla
Bean -- about 2 dozen Snow Buntings in the fields behind the large
farm on the south side of the road.
From Ken Goldsmith:
12/26 – Woodstock feeder -- 1 COMMON REDPOLL (female)
From Marty Swanhall:
12/27 - Woodbury, home feeder -- one RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
From Arthur Shippee
12/27 - Hamden, North Lake Dr. -- 1 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH at suet
feeder
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Subject: CT Report 12/28/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 28 Dec 2007 9:53pm
From Sarah Williams:
12/28 - North Branford -- Immature GOLDEN EAGLE soaring above the
intersection of Routes 80 and 22 at 11:35 am.
From Kevin and Bruce Finnan:
12/28 - Goshen, Ashley Rd -- three Pine Grosbeaks.
Norfolk, Shepard Rd -- 28 Pine Grosbeaks, including at least eight
adult males, at 9:30 A.M. We came back at 11:30 and others reported
45 Pine Grosbeaks at that location! Other Goshen locations, Under
Mountain Rd. in Canaan, and Housatonic River Road in Falls Village
were quiet.
From Judy Moore and Marty Moore, with Phil Asprelli:
12/28 - Norfolk, Shepard Road -- a large flock of Pine Grosbeaks
feeding on the crab apples. The birds are low and close and in all
plumages -- great viewing.
From Don Morgan:
12/28 - Norfolk, Shepard Road -- PINE GROSBEAKS; Today on a couple of
occasions there was a flock of more than 40, though most times the
number of birds seen was probably in the 15 to 20 range. Also when
the large flock was together it appeared that almost half were adult
males.
From Hank Golet:
12/28 - Old Lyme, Great Island -- 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS
From Dave Provencher:
12/28 - Pomfret -- immature Northern Shrike continues at CAS
Sanctuary.
From Don Morgan:
12/27 - Pomfret, CAS -- immature Northern Shrike near the 1895 barn
and a Peregrine Falcon over the Wyndham Land Trust duck marsh.
Coventry -- a flock of 15 - 20 Common Redpolls in my yard which have
been around for about 2 weeks and have taken over my nyjer feeders.
From Larry Nichols:
12/28 - Lyme, Selden Creek Preserve, white trail -- 50+ COMMON
REDPOLLS feeding in treetops, 2 COMMON RAVENS, 2 BROWN CREEPERS, 1
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.
From Dave Rosgen:
12/24 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 2
Common Ravens feeding on deer carcass, 115 Common Redpolls at the
feeders
126 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 2 PINE GROSBEAKS in the
spruce stand
12/25 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 125
Common Redpolls at the feeders
117 Laurel Way (Eisenlohr's Apple Orchard, which is private property,
so stay out on the public road) -- 2 PINE GROSBEAKS feeding in Apple
Trees
12/26 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) - 159
Common Redpolls at the feeders
126 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 1 PINE GROSBEAK in the
spruce stand
12/27 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 45
Common Redpolls
Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Area) -- 1
immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 2 Fox Sparrows, 8 Common Redpolls, 1 Purple
Finch
12/28 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) - 5
Common Redpolls
12/28 - Litchfield, White Memorial, (Ongley Field) - 2 Common Redpolls
(Mill Field) -- 3 PINE GROSBEAKS, 1 Purple Finch feeding on buds in
Tamaracks.
N. Shore Rd. (White Memorial's Wheeler Hill) -- 1 immature RED
CROSSBILL in spruce stand
(Campground Store feeders) -- 1 Common Redpoll, 1 Pine Siskin
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Subject: CT Report 12/29/2007 PINE GROSBEAKS
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 29 Dec 2007 9:36pm
From John Workman:
12/29 - Norfolk -- (ca. 9:45 to 10:45AM), Birds there most of that
hour, with some flying in and out of the treetops, a half dozen or so
lower in the crab apple trees, and a few also getting grit off the
roadside. Not easy to count, but at one point there were definitely
17, including 5 males.
Winsted, Bunnel Road and Rte 182A -- 8 more Pine Grosbeaks (including
2 males). This is the crossroads with the Colebrook Center Volunteer
Fire Department building. Birds were in the tops of the pine trees,
on the wires, and in an old apple tree (with fruit) across the road
from the fire dept building.
From Sara Zagorski and Denise Jernigan:
12/29 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd -- 11 PINE GROSBEAKS at 9:05 am.
From Allan Welby:
12/29 - Norfolk -- Pine Grosbeaks
Canaan, Under Mountain Road -- 10:30am, 4 Pine Grosbeaks at a field
south of Under Mountain Road, just to east of Barnes Road and stream.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
12/29 - Simsbury, Simsbury Town Park (soccer fields) -- 1 adult
NORTHERN SHRIKE.
From Bob Bitondi:
12/29 - Pomfret Center, yard -- 9 Common Redpolls.
From David Lawton:
12/29 - Milford, Milford Point -- 1st year GLAUCOUS GULL (3:55).
From Evan Ehrlich:
12/29 - Ledyard, Lantern Hill -- Two Northern Ravens
From Peary Stafford:
12/28 - Washington, Macricostas Preserve of Steep Rock Land Trust --
approximately 150 SNOW BUNTINGS
From Peary and BK Stafford, Olaf Soltau and Steve Paggioli:
12/28 - Falls Village -- 4 Black Vultures, 1 Eastern Phoebe
From Pam Holden:
12/29 - East Haddam property, Millington Rd., (not far from Devil's
Hopyard State Park) - 2 COMMON RAVEN
From Mark Aronson
12/29 - East Haven, Proto Drive - several Common Redpolls.
New Haven, East Shore Park, above the waste treatment facility --
still around are four NORTHERN ROUGHWINGED SWALLOWS; amongst various
ducks near the power plant waw a Northern Shoveler.
From Joe Bear
12/29 - Wilton, yard -- COMMON RAVEN, a first for the yard.
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Subject: CT Report 12/30/2007
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 30 Dec 2007 9:52pm
From Chris Elphick
12/30 - Moosup -- 1 BARNACLE GOOSE, 1 1st-winter GLAUCOUS GULL, 1 ad
ICELAND GULL.
From Tim Antanaitis:
12/30 - West Hartland, Mill St -- 4 PINE GROSBEAKS feeding on berries
in front yard of 259 at 11:00
Barkhamsted (Riverton), Main St -- 9 PINE GROSBEAKS in treetops behind
the Glass Blowing Studio at 11:45
Winchester, intersection of South Rd and Hollow Rd -- 1 NORTHERN
SHRIKE on treetop overlooking the pond at 3:00
From Andy Thiede
12/30 - Norfolk, Shepard Road -- PINE GROSBEAKS spotted from 9:15 AM
through 10:30 AM, a flock of about 30, with 7 or 8 males. Beautiful
and close looks. If you have not come out yet to see these birds,
don't think twice, this is an awesome opportunity. Plenty of
crabapples are still left for them to feast upon.
From Penny Solum:
12/30 - Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- Yellow-breasted Chat
in thickets near the two small ponds on the West Beach.
From Donna Lorello:
12/30 - Branford yard sightings -- 1 Brown Creeper around 7am
From Steve Kotchko
12/30 - Wethersfield -- The Glaucous Gull that has been at
Wethersfield Cove on and off this month was present in late afternoon
Sunday (12/30). Hundreds of gulls roost at this mostly iced-over cove
overnight. Usually it takes a careful scan here to pick out a
Glaucous or Iceland if they are present.but Sunday the Glaucous Gull
cooperated by sitting and standing on ice near the edge of the parking
lot.
From Clay Taylor:
12/29 - Mystic, Ender's Island -- Razorbill, 3 Red-necked Grebes, 2
Black Scoters, 7 Snow Buntings.
From Bob Bitondi
12/30 - Pomfret Center, yard -- first winter Northern Shrike, perched
for several minutes on the thistle feeder that had Common Redpolls on
it minutes earlier.
Editor's Note:
I have a good second-hand report that a Pine Grosbeak has visited a
crabapple tree in Bridgewater. Since I don't believe we have had any
other reports from that town I am passing it on as one more bit of
information on the state of the finch incursion.
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Subject: CT Report 12/31/2007
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 31 Dec 2007 9:11pm
Note: Directions to where the BARNACLE GOOSE was sighted yesterday can
be found at:
http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20071231/004694.html
From Tom Fiore, Kristine Wallstrom, & m.o.b.:
12/31 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd. -- 30+ PINE GROSBEAKS including multiple
adult males, near the west end & the senior housing entry driveway,
thru mid-afternoon. The flock took a break perching up higher for a
while but returned to feed in easily-viewed crabapple trees in early
afternoon; more great views.
From Tom Fiore, Kristine Wallstrom:
12/31 - Goshen, Hageman-Shean Rd. -- 30+ Common Redpolls, at feeders
just off dead-end rd., 1 mile in, going 100 feet south by brown wooden
house.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
12/31 - Simsbury, Simsbury State Wildlife Area (route 185) -- 1
sub-adult NORTHERN SHRIKE, 13 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.
From Bruce Finnan:
12/31 - Waterbury, Bunker Hill Residence -- 1 COMMON REDPOLL
From Ernie Harris:
12/31 - Bolton backyard -- REDPOLL pair
From Steve Morytko
12/30 - Pomfret -- 6 PINE GROSBEAK (3 males)
From Robert Dixon:
12/30 - Plainfield, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- ICELAND GULL, RUSTY
BLACKBIRD, WINTER WREN, BROWN CREEPER.
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