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Subject: CT Report 01/27/2008 WESTERN TANAGER
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 27 Jan 2008 9:46pm
From Tom and Ryan Sayers and many others:
1/27 - Madison, Hammonassett State Park -- WESTERN TANAGER seen very
well for 20-30 minutes feeding on the ground with a mixed flock under
isolated trees in the center of the Tunxis camping area around noon.
Also, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER in the same mixed flock.
From Phil Henson:
1/27 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach St. Park -- WESTERN TANAGER
continues, seen for at least 20 minutes around 11:00 AM in the same
location as previously reported, together with one ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, at least two PINE WARBLERS and at least two FOX SPARROWS.
Also, the AMERICAN BITTERN was still in the small marsh area near the
blind north of the Meig's Point Nature Center.
1/27 - Southbury, Cassidy Rd., at the intersection with Purchase Brook
Rd. -- NORTHERN SHRIKE continues on the hillside to the east.
From Steve Mayo:
1/27 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- the Western Tanager was seen
well up until about 11 am, and then not seen from approximately 11 am
to 1 pm.
From Glenn Williams:
1/27 - Hammonasset -- WESTERN TANAGER northwest of Mohegan area
3:15-3:30pm
From Patrick Dugan:
1/26 - Stamford, off the end of Stamford Ave -- 1 female King Eider
out by red cone buoy 2.
1/27 - Stanford, Stamford Ave, red cone buoy #2 -- 1 female King
Eider.
Holly Pond -- one adult Greater White-fronted Goose with the Canadas
that roost there overnight, departed 8:11 AM heading north.
From Bill Sweet:
1/27 - Naugatuck, Yard -- Approx. 15 Common Redpolls.
From Mark Szantyr:
1/27 - Ashford yard -- Made much more obvious by today's light snow,
the female "Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco continues at my feeder.
From John Triana:
1/27 - Prospect yard -- 3 Common Redpolls
From Dennis Varza:
1/27 - Westport, Burring Hill Beach -- adult Lesser Black-backed Gull.
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Subject: CT Report 01/28/2008 WESTERN TANAGER
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 28 Jan 2008 9:25pm
From Bev Propen:
1/28 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- WESTERN TANAGER (11:25 to
11:35AM) in bittersweet in the cedars; also 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR in
flock of 24 HORNED LARKS.
From Ray Belding with Jerry Marcellino:
1/28 - Canaan, 45 Allyndale Rd. -- one adult male RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER seen in maples in front.
From Greg Hanisek:
1/28 - Stratford, McKinney NWR -- c. 20 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES.
From Greg Hanisek, Neil Currie, Bill Banks, Randy Domina:
1/28 - Lyme, Elys Ferry Road -- 2 WILSON'S SNIPE at edge of marsh near
end of road.
Old Lyme, Binney Road -- NORTHERN SHRIKE seen very briefly in tree
tops.
Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- tried hard for Orange-crowned
Warbler without success; Western Tanager was seen by a number of
others on and off during the morning and early afternoon
From Patrick Comins:
1/28 - Southbury, Southbury Training School -- 1 SHRIKE, ASSUMED TO BE
NORTHERN, since that is what has been seen in the area.
From Bill Asteriades:
1/28 - South Windsor, Ferry Lane -- VESPER SPARROW. The bird was
feeding with 3 savannah sparrows and several tree sparrows on the
south side of the road, a couple of hundred yards from the base of the
hill. The sparrows feed on corn and seed on the sides and near the
road close to a row of bushes, trees etc..., which runs between two
fields on the north side of the road.
From Tim Hunt:
1/28 - Danbury yard -- 2 Common Redpolls at thistle feeder in the
morning.
From Christopher Lovell:
1/28 - Trumbull yard -- at least 25 COMMON REDPOLLS at 3 nyjer
feeders.
From Carol Parent & Cheryl Hebert:
1/26 - Winchester, Rugg Brook Rd., .25 Mile from Rt. 263 -- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker; 7 Pine Grosbeaks feeding in crabapple trees.
From Dave Rosgen:
1/27 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 1
Common Raven, 1 Common Redpoll
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Subject: CT Report 01/29/2008 WESTERN TANAGER
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 29 Jan 2008 9:43pm
From Steve Mayo:
1/28 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- The Western Tanager was seen
at the Hammonasset Mohegan 1 campground for about 5 minutes. It then
flew to the line of cedars described in yesterday's post, where it was
flushed by a Northern Harrier. Time was about 11:30 am. No other
sightings from 7:45 am till then. The Orange-crowned Warbler was seen
a few yards away at Tunxis and a bit further on, at the Hammo entrance
road median. This morning was very quiet but the usuals (2+Fox
Sparrows, 2+ Pine Warblers, partial albino Robin) were present.
From Renee Baade and many others:
1/29 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- Western Tanager seen around
noon (in Moheghan Camp restroom area). Also Orange-crowned Warbler
found by another group of birders in median strip after you drive into
park.
From Carol Parent, Leona Lejeune, & Sara Emmons:
1/28 - Winchester, back-and-forth between 111 and 114 Laurel Way -- 1
NORTHERN SHRIKE
From Bob Askins:
1/28 - Waterford, Quaker Hill, Smith Cove, between Route 32 and the
Thames River off Richard's Grove Road -- at 9:30 an adult Lesser
Black-backed Gull was in a large flock of gulls. Gulls typically
congregate at this location before 10:00 in the morning.
From Bill Banks and Randy Domina...
1/29 - Derby, Kellogg Environ. Center -- Brown Creeper at 8:15 AM
Bridgeport, Beardsley Park -- Lesser Black-backed Gull on the ice at
9:40 AM.
Milford, from Oronoque Road between Caswell Cove and the Transfer
Station -- Iceland Gull on the Housatonic River
Bridgeport, Captain's Cove -- Lesser Scaup
From Paul Cianfaglione:
1/29 - West Hartford, Reservoir #6 (route 44) -- 1 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE.
From Dave Rosgen:
1/29 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 1
Common Redpoll
Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Activity Field) -- 1
Common Raven
(Ongley Pond Trail) - 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 Fox Sparrow
From Roger Preston:
1/29 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Feeders) --
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
From Frank Mantlik:
1/28 - Stamford, West Ave., Holly Pond (w/ Patrick Dugan) -- adult
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 7:30am
Stamford, foot of Stamford Ave. (Shippan Point) -- 8-8:30am (w/
Patrick Dugan) female KING EIDER, RAZORBILL (flying east).
Fairfield, I-95, exit 21 -- 10:45am 2 BLACK VULTURES low over highway.
New Haven, East Shore Park -- NORTHERN SHOVELER male, SNOW (BLUE)
GOOSE.
Madison, Hammonassett S.P. -- AMERICAN BITTERN, 3 PURPLE SANDPIPERS
Mystic, Ender's Island -- male BLACK SCOTER
From Tim Antanaitis:
1/28 - Farmington, Batterson Park Pond -- 1 male LESSER SCAUP
Winchester, South Road, Winchester Cemetery -- 8-10 PINE GROSBEAKS
Winchester, Laurel Way -- 1 COMMON RAVEN
From Don Morgan:
1/28 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- The Western Tanager was
intermittently present all morning, but was not seen in the afternoon
as far as I know. The only place it appeared was in the dense grove
of young cedars southwest of the Mohegan I restrooms in front of the
small pond. I believe it was sheltering from the strong and cold
north wind, and eating cedar and possibly bittersweet berries. The
Orange-crowned Warbler seen it in the grove of trees to the west? of
the M-I restrooms. (Towards the campground parking area), mostly on
the ground under the cedars with 1 or 2 Pine Warblers and a single
Robin.
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Subject: CT Report 01/30/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 30 Jan 2008 9:15pm
From Carl Ekroth:
1/30 - East Hartford, I-84 -- 4 SNOW GEESE overhead with Canadas.
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Subject: CT Report 01/30/2008 W Tanager, Pine Grosbeaks
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 31 Jan 2008 9:25pm
From Randy Domina:
1/31 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- Western Tanager again this
morning around 10:00 in the usual area.
From Steve & Charla Spector:
1/31 - Madison, Hammonasset SP, usual campground sites -- on ground &
in trees: Western Tanager (11:45 & 2:20), Orange-crowned Warbler, 2
Pine Warblers, 2 Fox Sparrows; also Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2 Lapland
Longspurs (nice chestnut napes); also American Bittern walked crossed
blacktop from pond/blind area & hid 5 feet from side of road
(orange-red tongue).
From Jay Kaplan:
1/31 - Winchester, Winchester Cemetery on South Road -- 8-10 Pine
Grosbeaks feeding in spruces 7:15 AM
From Carol Parent:
1/29 - Winsted, Oak St., between Mountain Ave. & Bank St. -- 19 Pine
Grosbeaks
Winchester, South Rd. Cemetery -- 3 Pine Grosbeaks, 1 Barred Owl
perched in a spruce tree
105 Laurel Way -- 1 Common Redpoll, 1 Barred Owl sitting on the bird
feeders
1/30 - Winchester, 105 Laurel Way -- 1 Common Redpoll
From Phil Asprelli:
1/31 - North Canaan, Moses Meade Rd -- 3 Pine Grosbeaks, 1 male, 2
females; 1 Common Raven.
From Tim Antanaitis:
1/31 - South Windsor, Vibert Road -- 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE on south side
of road and 1 ORIOLE species.
From Andrew Dasinger:
1/31 - East Hartford, around the Pratt & Whitney Customer Training
Center -- 18 Common Redpolls feeding on catkins.
From Dave Rosgen:
1/30 - Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 1
Common Raven, 1 Common Redpoll
1/31 - same address -- 2 Common Redpolls
From Carole Donagher:
1/31 - Farmington back yard -- 1 Brown Creeper eating suet on tree.
And 1 female Red Breasted Nuthatch continues (since at least 10/11)
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