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Subject: CT Report 01/13/2008 PINE GROSBEAKS, KING EIDER
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 13 Jan 2008 9:45pm
From Jim & Patrick Dugan
1/13 - Stamford, off Stamford Ave. -- female KING EIDER from 7:30 AM
- 9:00 AM low tide (not relocated at 12:30 PM), 1 NORTHERN GANNET.
Stamford, Harbor Ave -- 1 LESSER SCAUP.
Stamford, Holly Pond - 54 BONAPARTE'S GULL
From Peary Stafford
1/13 - Warren, at the triangle formed by the intersection of Rtes 45
and 341 -- 5 PINE GROSBEAKS, one male, four females
From Gene Leganza:
1/13 - Kent, Kent Falls State Park, Rt. 7 just north of Kent -- PINE
GROSBEAKS continue in the crabapple trees at the north end of the
parking lot. Seen around 11:30 A.M. At least 10 females and 3 males.
They alternated feeding and flying off for about an hour, sharing the
trees with about half a dozen Robins and a similar number of Ceder
Waxwings (yes, we looked; no, no Bohemians among them). Still plenty
of fruit left in those trees so maybe they'll stick around.
From Eileen and Kevin Finnan:
1/13 - Goshen, residence -- 100+ Common Redpolls. Common Redpolls
have been coming to our feeders in flocks of 25 - 50 each day, this
past week but, today, the flock exceeded 100 individuals. One of
them looked good for a Greater. No hint of a Hoary Redpoll in any of
the flocks.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
1/13 - Canton, Canton yard -- 1 adult NORTHERN SHRIKE, 4 COMMON
REDPOLL.
From Towny & Mardi Dickinson:
1/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 27 RED CROSSBILLS West Beach
Pines, 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 60 HORNED LARKS, 2 AMERICAN PIPITS. All at
East side of West Beach in the field and parking lot.
Meigs Point -- 10 PURPLE SANDPIPERS to the right on Jetty. AMERICAN
BITTERN from the blind that is just behind the Meigs Point Nature
Center.
Old Lyme, Lieutenant River Lane -- YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, MARSH WREN.
From Claudia Longmore:
1/13 - Old Lyme, Lieutenant River Lane, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
continues.
From John Barriger:
1/13 - Old Lyme - 9:00am w/Tom Sayers; YELLOW -BREASTED CHAT appeared
4 or 5 times over a period of 30-45 minutes. Brightest, and most well
defined plumage of any chat I've ever seen!
East Haven, East Shore Park -- 12:20pm, SNOW GOOSE (Blue Morph) with
(12) Canada geese moving about in the small cove (New Haven Harbor)
that's directly in back of ball fields. (3) NORTHERN ROUGH-WING
SWALLOWS over treatment plant.
From Olive Wysocki & Paul Mei:
1/13 - New Haven, East Shore Park, Ball Field #1 -- Dark Phase Snow
Goose in with 12 Canada Geese. Did not see the Rough Wing Swallows.
From Joe and Terry Wojtanowski:
1/13 - Poquonock yard -- BROAD-WINGED HAWK, imm @ 0745 - 0802.
From Carolyn Cimino:
1/12 - Milford, Caswell Cove -- 1 m. WHITE-WINGED SCOTER with a group
of buffleheads.
1/13 - Madison, Hammonasset SP, Meig's Pt -- 2 Purple Sandpipers;
Nature Center parking lot -- 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS among a group of
Horned Larks
From Paul Nyhan:
1/13 - Orange, Racebrook Tract (former Water Company property) --
COMMON REDPOLL c 30 feeding high in birch trees uphill from Race
Brook. p.m.
From Glenn Williams:
1/12 - Eastern LI Sound -- two BLACK SCOTER NW of North Dumpling.
From Marty Swanhall:
01/13 - Woodbury, home feeder -- one RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
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Subject: CT Report 01/15-17/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 17 Jan 2008 9:37pm
From Sarah Johnston:
1/17 - Farmington -- Brown Creeper (picking up suet crumbs from bark
crevices below suet feeder). Red-Breasted Nuthatch zipping in and out
around the woodpeckers at the suet feeders.
From Robert Dixon:
1/17 - Quaker Hill, Scotch Cap Rd. -- BLACK VULTURE.
Plainfield, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- ICELAND GULL, LESSER SCAUP,
EASTERN PHOEBE.
From Phil Asprelli:
1/16 - Horfolk, Shepard Rd -- I stopped by Shepard Rd. in Norfolk
briefly this morning (11:30AM) and did NOT see the Pine Grosbeacks.
Also the snow that had accumulated on the branches was not disturbed
telling me that they were not there earlier. Also the little remaining
fruit was still on the trees and not on the snow covering the ground.
From Greg Hanisek:
1/16 - Morris, Anderson Road -- imm. NORTHERN GOSHAWK; two SNOW
BUNTINGS. Anderson Road is off Rt 63 south iof Rt 109
From Nick Bonomo:
1/16 - Windsor-Bloomfield Landfill -- (09:30-12:00, 13:30-15:15), 9
Kumlien's Iceland Gulls (5 1w, 2 2w, 1 3w/4w, 1 adult), 1 Lesser
Black-backed Gull (3w/4w)
From Lloyd Spitalnik:
1/16 - Kent, Kent Falls SP -- As soon as we pulled into the parking
lot we saw about 8 Pine Grosbeaks in the fruiting trees. There were
2-3 adult males, 2 russet colored birds and a few adult females.
From Paul Carrier:
1/16 - Harwinton, yard -- PEREGRINE FALCON
From Bob Jones:
1/16 - Old Lyme, Leutenant Road -- 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, no Chat
From Robert Dixon:
1/16 - New Haven, East Shore Park / Sewage Plant -- NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (3), RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH (2), PALM WARBLER.
Old Lyme, Lieutenant River Rd. -- YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
1/14-16 - Sterling, yard - RUSTY BLACKBIRD, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH,
NORTHERN SHRIKE.
From Linton Hamilton:
1/15 - Kent, Kent Falls -- 10am 12 female and 3 male Pine Grosbeaks in
the previously mentioned crabapple trees.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
1/15 - Wethersfield, Wethersfield Cove -- 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL.
From Don Morgan
1/15 - Coventry yard -- 82 Common Redpolls at one time; no hoary
candidates.
From Hank Golet:
1/15 - Lyme, Nott Island -- Adult NORTHERN SHRIKE
From Adrian & Beth Nichols:
1/15 - Chester, Whelen Engineering (Private Business) next to Chester
Airport -- at 12:45 pm. 4 SNOW BUNTINGS.
From Bud Benson:
1/15 - Old Lyme --10:30 A.M. 1 Yellow Breasted Chat continues at # 17
Lieutenant River Lane in berry bushes next to mailbox.
From Andy Thiede:
1/14 - Berlin -- RUSTY BLACKBIRD in my yard today, picking at the
seeds I threw in the snow this morning.
From Lori & Ed Kurlowicz:
1/14 -- Coventry backyard -- Northern Shrike, 12:00-12:45. Taking a
lunch break at home and noticed a shrike keeping an eye on the
bird feeder. First for our yard.
From Mark Szantyr:
1/14 - Ashford yard -- a first winter female Oregon ssp. Dark-eyed
Juncoat my feeder, and an apparent hybrid between White-throated
Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco.
From Joe Wojtanowski:
1/14 - Poquonock feeder -- 5 RUSTY BLACKBIRD.
From Gary Meier:
1/14 - Middlebury, Breakneck Hill Rd -- 1 COMMON RAVEN feeding on
roadkill.
From Dana Campbell and Lynn James:
1/14 - Old Lyme, 17 Lieutenant River Rd. -- YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
continues between 1-1:30 p.m.
Great Island -- two Short-eared Owls
From Grace Profatilov:
1/13 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- 2 Lapland Longspurs, Purple
Sandpipers.
From Paul Carrier and Todd Russo:
1/13 - Torrington, Sawmill Hill Rd -- NORTHERN SHRIKE
From Dave Rosgen:
1/13 - Winsted, Oak St, between Mountain Ave. and Bank St. -- 14 Pine
Grosbeaks (1/2 of them adult males) feeding in Crabapple trees between
3 and 3:30 p.m.
Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Common Redpoll
1/14 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 1
Common Redpoll all day at feeders
1/15 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Feeders) --
8 Common Redpolls
1/16 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 1
Common Redpoll at feeders all day
1/17 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Feeders) --
3 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 27 Common Redpolls all morning
From Carol Parent & Cheryl Hebert:
1/13 -- Winchester, 101 Laurel Way -- 1 adult NORTHERN SHRIKE
105 Laurel Way -- 80 Common Redpolls
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Subject: CT Report 01/18/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 18 Jan 2008 9:26pm
From Don Morgan
1/18 - Coventry, yard -- the Redpolls are back in my yard in force
since the weather turned colder and snowier again. Today I finally
counted over 100 - 103 - in my yard at 1 time, and I'm sure there
are more than that, as they are in and out constantly when the flock
is here . More often I have between 12 and 30, and sometimes none at
all for quite a while. Unfortunately, I have not seen any of the
pale Hoary candidates recently
From Lynn James, Dori Sosensky:
1/18 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- 4:15pm, Snow Goose; Intergrade,
almost fully dark adult Snow Goose, head completely white. Seen at the
south end of the park with flock of 20+ Canada
From Tom Fiore, Pat Pollock, Malcolm Morris, & K. Wada:
1/17 - Madison, Hammonassett St. Pk. -- 9-10 am, 5 Red Crossbills in
western pines at W. Beach parking area, also several Red-breasted
Nuthatches in same pines, 1 Lapland Longspur, with 60+ Horned Larks in
adjacent west field & parking area.
1/17 - Old Lyme -- 1 Yellow Breasted Chat, 12:30 & 1:30 pm, across
from # 17 Lieutenant River Lane in berry bushes next to mailbox.
From Joe Bear
1/17 - Wilton yard -- Up to 8 Common Redpolls continue at our feeders.
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Subject: CT Report 01/19/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 19 Jan 2008 10:00pm
From Greg Hanisek:
1/19 - Litchfield, White Memorial hdqts, Chickadee Bridge -- c 15
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, c. 40 COMMON REDPOLLS
From Paul Cianfaglione:
1/19 - Enfield, South River Street Boat Launch -- 1 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE in among 500 (probably more) Canada's.
From Charla & Steve Spector
1/18 - Milford, Silver Sands SP -- watched from boardwalk a Wilson's
Snipe flushed by coursing N. Harrier; Snipe flew high & fast, then
circled around and landed on ground within ten feet of us but could
not be seen: camouflage)
1/19 - Milford, Bic Drive & West Ave (near Mondo Ponds) -- mature
Red-shouldered Hawk
From Chris Loscalzo:
1/19 - Woodbridge -- at community gardens BLACK VULTURE, NORTHERN
HARRIER (rare at this location); at Massero Farm two BROWN THRASHERS;
in yard adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK.
From Jamie Meyers:
1/19 - Plainfield, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- PURPLE FINCH, BROWN
CREEPER.
Old Lyme, 17 Lieutenant River Road -- YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT appeared
briefly around 9:50 AM. I also spotted a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER fly
into a tall pine a couple houses down.
Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS with lark flock
near the nature center. Also a PINE WARBLER feeding with sparrows on
the east side of the main access road, about halfway between the
entrance gates and the rotary. This is a different bird than was
recently with the crossbills on the west end, a much more colorful
one. I am told that the crossbills were there today but I didn't
check.
Ansonia, Ansonia Nature Center -- WINTER WREN, flyover BLACK VULTURE.
From Bob Bitondi:
1/18 - Pomfret Center, yard -- 17 Common Redpolls at the nyjer feeders
today, another yard record.
From Olaf Soltau and Steve Paggioli:
1/18 - Old Lyme -- 1 Yellow-breasted Chat continues, feeding on rose
hips next to 17 Lieutenant River Road mailbox, 1:35 - 1:45 pm.
From Marty Swanhall
01/19 - Woodbury, home suet feeder -- one RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
From Arthur Shippee
1/18 - Hamden, North Lake Dr. -- 1 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH at suet
feeder
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