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Subject: CT Report 01/01/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 1 Jan 2008 9:17pm
From Greg Hanisek, Bill Banks
1/01 - Bridgeport, Seaside Park -- female LESSER SCAUP
Stratford, Johnson's Creek at 1-95 and Lordship Blvd -- EURASIAN
WIGEON.
Stratford, Short Beach -- Great Cormorant.
Stratford, Frash Pond -- 5+ Great Cormorants
Milford, Mondo Ponds -- male REDHEAD
From Fran Zygmont:
12/30 - Litchfield, Intersection Webster Road & Rte 63 -- 1 Northern
Shrike
12/30 - East Hartland, Intersection Rte 20 & Mountain Road -- 15-20
PINE GROSEAKS
12/31 - Barkhamsted, Barkhamsted Yard -- 51 Common Redpolls, 5 Pine
Siskins
12/31 - West Hartland, Intersection Rte 20 & West Road -- 7 PINE
GROSBEAKS
From Fran and Tom Holloway:
1/01/08 - Madison - Hammonasset S.P. -- a dozen or more RED CROSSBILLS
at West Beach pine tree area, drinking from puddles near the picnic
tables, 9:00 a.m.
From John & Linda Clancy;
1/01 - Bloomfield, yard -- 2 PURPLE FINCHES, 35 COMMON REDPOLLS.
From Rick Macsuga:
1/01 - Litchfield, White memorial, Point Folly, Bantam River -- Fox
Sparrow.
Canton, Nepaug Reservoir -- Northern Pintail
Bloomfield, Reservoir # 3 -- Northern Shrike
From Peary and BK Stafford:
1/01 - Washington, Macricostas Preserve of Steep Rock Association --
75-100 SNOW BUNTINGS in the snow, 35 PURPLE FINCHES eating crabapples,
1 flyover COMMON RAVEN
From Bruce Finnan:
1/01 - Waterbury, Bunker Hill Residence -- 2 COMMON REDPOLLS
From Diane Tucker:
1/01 - West Hartford yard (Spicebush Swamp area) -- 2 Common Redpolls
From Shelley Harms:
1/01 - Norfolk -- at least 70 COmmon Redpolls.
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Subject: CT Report 01/02/2008 PINE GROSBEAKS
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 2 Jan 2008 9:56pm
From Robert Dixon:
1/02 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd., at the senior housing -- 7:30am to
8:00am, 10 PINE GROSBEAKS.
Goshen, 281 Hageman Shean Rd -- 25+ COMMON REDPOLL, also a few at
feeders across the street on dead-end road.
Ashford, 288 Varga Rd. -- RED-HEADED WOODPECKER.
From Greg Hanisek
1/02 - Southbury, River Road & Purchase Brook Road c 10 am -- imm.
NORTHERN SHRIKE teed up in tall tree in farm field on north side of
Purchase Brook Road.
From Patrick Comins:
1/02 - Southbury, Audubon Center at Bent of the River -- A few COMMON
REDPOLLS paid a short visit to the feeders. One came in, but there
were a few more calling from the surrounding trees. Also one female
type PURPLE FINCH and one PINE SISKIN.
From Neil Currie and Tom Hook:
1/02 - Norfolk- East Canaan line, route 44, Laurelbrook Farm -- 1
Lapland Longspur on farm road and corn stuble field with Horned
Larks.
From Randy Domina:
1/02 - Milford, Mondo Ponds -- male REDHEAD
Madison, Hammonasset S.P. -- 3 LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 1 FOX SPARROW, 1 PINE
WARBLER
From Bill and Nancy LaFramboise:
1/02 - Columbia, Whitney Road -- 50 or so COMMON REDPOLLS.
From Frank Mantlik, with Joe Bear:
1/01 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd. -- at least 53 PINE GROSBEAKS; maximum
count of several flocks in treetops near the Senior Housing facility
entrance road crabapples. We found our first flock of about 9 further
east along Rt. 44 (I think also in the town of Norfolk).
Canaan, Rt. 7 -- COMMON RAVEN.
Canaan, Rt 63, along Robbins Swamp (I think) -- dark-morph
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.
Canaan, Under Mountain Rd/ Cobble Rd. -- 2 NORTHERN SHRIKES. One was
in a tree at the west end of Cobble Rd. (down from Rt. 63), over the
flooded road; the other was at the intersection of Barnes Rd.
BEWARE: Cobble Road is blocked off at the east end (near Under
Mountain Rd.), so it's a mistake to drive through the flooded portion
from the west. We didn't get stuck, but a car with less clearance
could.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
1/02 - Wethersfield, Wethersfield Cove -- 1 first winter ICELAND GULL.
From Ray Belding
1/02 - Morris, Hard Hill Rd -- 5 SNOW BUNTINGS w/ 100 + HORNED LARKS,
4 BLACK VULTURES.
From Adrian & Beth Nichols, Bill Asteriades, Fred & Donna Nowak,
Ernie Harris and Lisa, Rick & Jane Ricci and Jan Collins:
1/01 - Hammonasset S.P. -- 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 4 AMERICAN PIPIT, 4
LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.
From Jim Bair:
1/02 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- 2 Lapland Longspurs,
Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Common Redpoll.
From Robert Dixon:
1/01 - Sterling yard -- RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.
Sterling Pond -- GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE.
Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- WILSON'S SNIPE, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, PURPLE
FINCH.
Groton, Eastern Pt - PURPLE SANDPIPER, GREAT CORMORANT.
From Dana Campbell:
12/31 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd -- flock of 25-30 Pine Grosbeaks.
Falls Village, Housatonic River Road -- a small, squeaky flock of PINE
GROSBEAKS fly cross the road from west to east in the direction of
some orchards.
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Subject: CT Report 01/03/2008 Pine Grosbeaks
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 3 Jan 2008 9:35pm
From Mike Resch:
1/03 - Norfolk, Pine Grosbeaks -- 25 along the entrance road to the
senior center on Shepard Rd.
From Leon Barkman:
1/03 - Southbury, corner of Cassidy Rd. & Purchase Brook Rd. --
Northern Shrike.
From Nick Bonomo:
1/03 - Milford, Mondo Pond -- male REDHEAD, female NORTHERN PINTAIL
From Bruce Finnan:
1/03 - Danbury, DRS Technologies -- 1 BLACK VULTURE
Waterbury, Bunker Hill Residence -- 1 COMMON REDPOLL
From Anne Kehmna:
1/03 - Bridgewater, Judge Rd -- 10 Common Redpolls feeding along road
and treetops
From Greg Hanisek
1/03 - Litchfield, White Memorial, Chickdee Bridge -- 8 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS.
From Jan Collins:
1/03 - Somers -- 1 BROWN CREEPER at suet feeder
From Hank Golet:
1/03 - Old Lyme, yard -- rather late Baltimore Oriole around 10AM.
From Glenn Williams:
1/02 - Waterford High School -- PEREGRINE FALCON
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Subject: CT Report 01/04/2008 Pine Grosbeaks
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 4 Jan 2008 9:26pm
NOTE: Dori looked at the remaining supply of fruit in Norfolk where
the Pine Grosbeaks have been so reliable for the last couple of weeks,
and reports that there is not much left compared to what she first
saw. Birders who want to take advantage of this reliable location
might want to not delay too much longer.
From Dori Sosensky and Lynn James:
1/04 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd -- 23 PINE GROSBEAKS, including 3 males,
around 2 PM.
From Renee Baade:
1/04 - Norfolk -- PINE GROSBEAKS, not seen around noon, but found at
least 12 to 15 found after lunch.
From Alex Coffey:
1/04 - Woodbridge, West Rock - PEREGRINE FALCON;
Milford, Milford Point -- LINCOLN'S SPARROW, on the side of the
overlook opposite the Coastal Center around 2PM.
From Carl Ekroth:
1/04 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 9:30, in the pines near the
pavillion east of the west beach parking lot, about 6 RED CROSSBILLS,
and 1 male WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. Also had 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 2
SNOW BUNTINGS, 1 light morph ROUGH LEGGED HAWK.
West Haven, boat launch -- at least 3 REDHEAD out in the large raft of
scaup,
West Haven, Bradkey Point -- 2 PURPLE SANDPIPERS.
From Joe Bear:
1/04 - Wilton yard -- Small numbers (3 this a.m.) of Common Redpolls
continue at our thistle feeders.
From Scott Henckel:
1/04 - Shelton yard -- 2 Common Redpolls, 1 Pine Siskin, 1 Red-bellied
Nuthatch.
From Bill Banks:
1/04 - Southbury, Cassidy Road, Southbury Training School --
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, light phase.
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Subject: CT Report 01/05/2008 Pine Grosbeaks, Common Eider
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 5 Jan 2008 9:53pm
From Richard Trepp:
1/05 - Stonington, Stonington Point -- Common Eider
From Fran and Tom Holloway:
1/05 - Norfolk - c. 20 PINE GROSSBEAKS on crabapple trees at entrance
to Senior Housing, and then some on the tall pines just to the north,
9:00 am.
From Fred Baumgarten (with many other observers):
1/05 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd -- 30 PINE GROSBEAKS, including 5 males, at
3:30 PM.
From Bruce Stevenson:
1/05 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd -- 3 pm, 30 PINE GROSBEAKS feeding in crab
apple trees. At least 6 adult mails
From Maryanne and Dean Rupp:
1/05 - Norfolk, Shepard Rd -- 11 PINE GROSBEAKS, including 4 males,
around 1 PM.
From Fran D'Amico, Mark Shapiro and Anne Hamilton:
1/05 - Norfolk -- approximately 9 PINE GROSBEAKS on Shephard Road
(seen in the crab apples trees in front of the firehouse) from before
11:00 AM. Birds flew from view at about 11:40.
Goshen -- COMMON REDPOLL - a flock of about 25 seen on Hageman Shean
Road across from the dead end side street at about 1:30 PM.
From Bob Bitondi:
1/05 - Norfolk, Shepard Road -- 21 Pine Grosbeaks
From Ron Rozsa:
1/05 - Mansfield -- Approximately 120 snow bunting (no longspurs) in a
cornfield accessible from East Road, south of campus.
From Phil Asprelli:
1/05 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- 2:00PM, American Bittern in marsh
next to Willard Island parking lot.
From Bill Asteriades:
1/04 - Hartford, State House Square Building -- PEREGRINE FALCON.
1/05 - Hammonasset S.P. -- 2 LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 4 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH, 1 MALE RED CROSSBILL.
From Olaf Soltau:
1/05 - Litchfield, White Memorial Conservation Center, Mattatuck trail
west of Chickadee Bridge -- 13 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS in treetops and
feeding on bird food spread along the trail
From Meredith Sampson w/ Annette Cunniffe:
1/04 - East Haven, Proto Drive -- immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.
(There was major digging being done in the road smack in front of the
feeder area, however, birds continued to come to feeders. No Redpolls
seen anywhere.)
East Shore Park -- 1 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, 2 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES.
Lighthouse Point Park -- RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.
From Marty Swanhall:
01/05 - Woodbury, home feeder -- one RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
From Paul Cianfaglione:
1/05 - Windsor, Windsor/Bloomfield Landfill -- 1 first winter ICELAND
GULL.
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