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Subject: CT Report 03/01/2008 TUNDRA SWAN
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 1 Mar 2008 9:25pm
From Ron Pelletier:
3/01 - Stratford, pond at the end of Long Beach Blvd -- Tundra Swan;
this is part of the McKinney National Wildlife Refuge.
From Paul Cianfaglione w/Roger Preston:
3/01 - Simsbury, Simsbury Farms Park -- 11 PINE GROSBEAK (1 male, 10
female).
3/01 - Canton, Canton feeder -- 6 COMMON REDPOLL.
From Perry Green:
3/01 Winsted, near Highland Lake, at thistle feeder and in trees --
after the snow storm 25-30 COMMON REDPOLLS.
From Luke Tiller:
3/01 - Westport, Compo Beach -- 9 SNOW BUNTINGS.
From Joe Bear
3/01 - Wilton yard -- One male Common Redpoll at feeders, and a few
Pine Siskins singing from treetop perches.
From Bev Propen:
3/01- Orange backyard -- One Common Redpoll (first one since 12/03) at
my sunflower chip feeder.
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Subject: CT Report 03/02/2008 TUNDRA SWAN
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 2 Mar 2008 9:54pm
From Frank Mantlik
3/02 - Stratford, Long Beach Blvd., Lewis Gut/Great Meadows
marsh -- 12:45, TUNDRA SWAN continues.
From Jim Dugan, Patrick Dugan, Mary Ann O'Leary:
3/02 - Stratford -- 10:00AM, Tundra Swan flew from one of the center
estuaries west to the large flats on the north side of the railroad
trail. Stayed there 5 minutes. Flew south west.
From Bill Asteriades and Rick Macsuga:
3/02 Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- 2 BLACK VULTURES
Stratford, water channel on left at end of Long Beach Boulevard --
TUNDRA SWAN
Stratford, McKinney NWR -- 3 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES
From Ken Elkins
3/02 - Essex to Chester, CT Audubon Eagle Viewing Cruise aboard the
RiverQuest -- 1 GOLDEN EAGLE, 18 BALD EAGLES, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 37
GREAT CORMORANTS.
3/02 - Milford, Milford Point -- 1 IPSWICH SAVANNAH SPARROW (at the
feeder's)
From Tim Antanaitis and Carolyn Cimino:
3/02 - Stratford, Long Beach -- TUNDRA SWAN with an immature Mute Swan
only a few feet off shore of the marsh side, 4:30-5:15.
From Chris Loscalzo:
3/02 - Simsbury, at Simsbury Park -- 16 PINE GROSBEAKS, eating from
the fruiting trees behind the ice rink.
From Mike and Wanda Moccio:
3/02 - Stamford Cove Island Park -- Female REDHEAD continues in same
area next to bridges.
From Marty Moore:
3/02 - Wallingford -- One very early Broad-winged Hawk headed north
over Veterans' Park on East Center Street today at about 2 p.m.
From Diane Tucker:
3/02 - Farmington -- 3:00, Broad-winged Hawk at Hill-Stead Museum.
From Bruce Fellman:
3/02 - North Stonington, Denison Hill Rd (approx 1/2 mile north from
Rt 216 -- at least two, possibly three Greater White-fronted Goose.
Also Northern Pintail.
From Marty Swanhall:
03/02 - Woodbury, home feeder -- one RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
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Subject: CT Report 03/03/2008 TUNDRA SWAN
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 10:14pm
From Olaf Soltau:
3/03/08 - Stratford, Long Beach -- at 2:30 p.m., Tundra Swan (with 4
Mute Swans) in Lewis Gut continues. Easy viewing from end of Long
Beach parking area in good lighting conditions.
From Jack Wells:
3/03 - Stratford, Long Beach -- TUNDRA SWAN close to shore, marsh
side, west end, near houses 11:45 am
3/03 - Riverside -- 3 BLACK VULTURES circling over house.
From Meredith Sampson w/ Penny Solum, Charles Barnard, then Greg
Hanisek, Bill Banks, Randy Domina:
3/03 - Stratford, Lewis Gut, by Pleasant Beach cottages -- TUNDRA
SWAN (10:30-11:15).
Long Beach -- 15 SNOW BUNTINGS.
From Steve Ballentine
3/03 - Simsbury -- Pine Grosbeaks continue at Simsbury Farms, north of
ice rink. I saw 10, incl one male, between 11am-11:45am. Also
aNorthern Shrike teed up at top of tree 25 yards southwest of rink.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
3/03 - Wethersfield, Wethersfield Cove -- 1 first winter ICELAND GULL.
From Bill Asteriades:
3/03 - Glastonbury, Glastonbury Meadows -- 4 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (3
Juv.'s)
From Bill Asteriades and Rick Macsuga:
3/02 - Milford, Mondo Pond -- Female NORTHERN PINTAIL
From Meredith Sampson w/ Penny Solum:
3/03 - Southport Beach -- 6 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
From Rollin S. Tebbetts
3/03 - Windsor Locks, Bradley International Airport -- 5 LAPLAND
LONGSPUR.
From John Maynard
3/03 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- NORTHERN GOSHAWK
(imm.) feeding on freshly dead gull on ground near entrance to Nature
Center lot; 75+ BONAPARTE GULLS; LAPLAND LONGSPUR on Nature Center
grass parking lot, 1:30 p.m.
From Donna Lorello:
3/03 - New Haven, Pearl Harboer Memorial ("Q") Bridge -- juvenile
Peregrine Falcon about 7:15 am. Magnificent sight!
From Steve Broker:
3/03 - Woodbridge, West Rock Ridge (4:08 P.M.) -- 7 BLACK VULTURES,
kettling over the southern portion of the ridge (Wintergreen Notch/
West Rock Tunnels).
From Bob Marra:
3/02 - Hamden/New Haven, West Rock Ridge State Park -- Peregrine
Falcon.
3/03 - New Haven, Albertus Magnus College -- three Black Vultures
circling over track.
From Meredith Sampson, w/ First Sundays birding group:
3/02 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- BROWN CREEPER.
From Meredith Sampson with Penny Solum, Henrietta (sorry, don't know
last name) & Mike Warner:
3/02 - Stamford, Holly Pond -- 101 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
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Subject: CT Report 03/04/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 4 Mar 2008 9:26pm
From Phil Asprelli:
3/04 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- 9:45am, As I was approaching the
short 12' wooden foot bridge, a very handsome male Woodcock came up
our of the right side of the path, 10' in front of me "bobbing and
rocking" and "strutting his stuff." I just watched and was amazed by
his display! After about 45 seconds he took flight to higher
elevations, possibly the "Archery Field" at the top of the park
From Jerry & Janet Connolly:
3/04 - Madison yard -- RUSTY BLACKBIRD (55+)
From Fran and Tom Holloway
3/04 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- Immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK
feeding on a gull, east loop of Willard Island Trail, 10:30 am.
From Gina Nichol and Sunrise Birding group:
3/04 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- AMERICAN BITTERN, PEREGRINE
FALCON, BONAPARTE'S GULLS, NORTHERN PINTAIL
From Paul
3/04 - Harwinton yard -- over 160 Common Redpolls hit my feeders today
at 12:00! They must have joined the 60 regulars I have been getting
daily. Checked for Hoarys - no go.
From Ken Elkins
3/04 - Milford, Milford Point -- 6 NORTHERN PINTAIL, 1 NORTHERN
SHOVELER (male), 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD.
From Andy Brand:
3/04 - Hamden -- I just got home to find 8 FOX SPARROWS scratching
away under my feeders!
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Subject: CT Report 03/05/2008 Pine Grosbeaks
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 5 Mar 2008 9:19pm
From Jan Collins:
3/05 - Simsbury Farms -- 1:30 PM, 12-15 PINE GROSBEAKS feeding with
about that many Cedar Waxwings in 2 berry trees north of the ice rink.
From Frank Mantlik:
3/05 - Westport, Compo Beach, outlet from marina -- 12:45, 7 NORTHERN
PINTAILS. They (5 male, 2 female) stayed briefly, then took off and
flew east. Perhaps they are the same birds Ken Elkins saw at Milford
Point.
From Patrick Comins:
3/05 - Southbury, Bent of the River Audubon Sanctuary -- one FOX
SPARROW for the first time in a few months.
From Dennis Varza:
3/05 - Bridgeport, St. Mary's by the Sea -- an Adult Iceland Gull
(Kumliean's)
Black Rock Harbor -- 30 Lesser Scaup.
From Ken Elkins-
3/05 - Milford, Milford Point -- 18 NORTHERN PINTAIL, 1 NORTHERN
SHOVELER, 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD
From Jerry Connolly:
3/04 - Madison yard -- RUSTY BLACKBIRD (65+) Flock (or portions of)
seen most days for more than 2 weeks.
From Ray Belding:
3/03 - Litchfield, White Memorial, Little Pond, at the back side of
the boardwalk -- 2 WOODCOCK.
Chickadee Bridge -- 19 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.
from the observation shed -- 1 FOX SPARROW.
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Subject: CT Report 03/06/2008 Tundra Swan
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 6 Mar 2008 10:32pm
From John Marshall:
3/06 - Stratford, Long Beach -- at 6:30 a.m., TUNDRA SWAN, seen from
end of Long Beach parking area looking perpendicular to the road back
toward the marsh, also visible from Oak Bluff Ave.
From Patrick Dugan:
3/06 - Stamford -- female BARROW's GOLDENEYE off Stamford Ave; male
Eurasian Wigeeon off the end of Hobson St (which is off Shippan Ave);
female Redhead continues at Cove Island Park. (Also 2200 Greater
Scaup as well as large numbers of Brant and Gulls off shore.)
From Paul Cianfaglione:
3/06 - Simsbury, Simsbury Farms Park -- 10 PINE GROSBEAK.
From Greg Hanisek:
3/06 - Watertown, Sand Bank Road -- 1 WILSON'S SNIPE
From Christopher Lovell:
3/06 - Trumbull -- 40-50 Common Redpolls continue at the feeders
despite the other day's rain and today's warm weather.
From Jerry & Janet Connolly:
3/06 - Madison yard -- RUSTY BLACKBIRD (60+) continue...
From Ted Gilman
3/06 - Greenwich, Audubon Center -- AMERICAN WOODCOCK performing
courtship display flight in fields adjacent to hawk watch.
From Ray Belding:
3/06 - Hop Brook St. Park, Naugatuck -- 1 soaring BROAD-WING HAWK
From Melissa Baston:
3/06 - Cheshire yard -- 6:50AM 1 FOX SPARROW
From Brian Kleinman:
3/06 - East Granby -- 4 FOX SPARROWS at feeder.
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Subject: CT Report 03/07/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 7 Mar 2008 10:07pm
From Ron Rozsa:
3/07 - Ashford -- Golden Eagle.
From Ray Belding with Jerry Marcellino:
3/07 - Kent, Lake Waramaug -- 1 male REDHEAD in with 29 Ring-necked
Ducks
From Chris Loscalzo:
3/07 - Woodbridge, Community Gardens - first-year NORTHERN SHRIKE.
From Paul Cianfaglione
3/07 - Canton, feeder -- 61 COMMON REDPOLL sitting just above my
feeders as they patiently waited for me to fill them.
3/07 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- 2 LESSER SCAUP (male/female), 1
first winter ICELAND GULL.
From Joe Wojtanowski:
3/07 - East Granby, East Granby Farms -- 4 AMERICAN WOODCOCK.
From Jennifer Rycenga:
3/07 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- one female LAPLAND LONGSPUR
in the fields near the Nature Center, associating with Horned Larks.
From Carolyn Cimino with Maggie Peretto:
3/07 - Old Lym, DEP headquarters -- dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
hovering over the marshes near North Cove in Old Saybrook.
From Chris Elphick:
3/07 - Eagleville, Storrs -- Common Raven (pair)
From Carl Ekroth:
3/07 - South Windsor, Station 43 -- 2 drake NORTHERN PINTAIL.
From Robert Dixon:
3/06 - Pawcatuck -- BLACK VULTURE (5) soaring over Greenhaven Rd.
From John Ogren:
3/06 - Old Saybrook, North Cove -- 5-6 LESSER SCAUP,
South Cove -- 2 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
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Subject: CT Report 03/08/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 8 Mar 2008 9:28pm
Note: This daily report does not give a clear picture of the state of
the migration, such as the first report of American Oystercatcher
today. That information is available on the CTBirds open discussion
list.
From Jamie Meyers:
3/08 - Simsbury, Simsbury Farms rec. area, Old Farms Road -- 3 PINE
GROSBEAKS feeding in a smallish tree about 20 yards north of the
access drive road. They were about 100 yards up from Old Farms Road.
I have yet to see them up by the ice rink where others have recently
reported them.
3/07 - Canton yard (Meyers Wildlife Sanctuary) -- FOX SPARROW (first
appeared on Tuesday)
From Aaron Barriger:
3/08 - Durham, Durham Meadows -- 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS
Durham, ice skate pond on RT 68 -- pair of NORTHERN PINTAIL
From Donna Lorello:
3/08 - Branford yard -- White-winged Dove #1 has just appeared in the
front yard. It's the same bird with the damaged toes and bill as
first appeared February 2007.
From Glenn Williams:and Phil Rusch:
3/08 - Groton, Eastern Point Beach -- 8+ PURPLE SANDPIPER
From Jan Collins with Roger Preston, Jon Ward and HAS group:
3/08 - South Windsor, Station 43 -- 6-8 NORTHERN PINTAIL
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