From Stefan Martin: 02/18/14 - Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- 3:20 PM; EARED GREBE re-found and viewed at the entrance to the park on the sound side. From Frank Gallo: 02/18/14 - Milford, Mondo Pond -- late afternoon; there was still a small area of open water on the northwest side of the main lake. I was pleasantly surprised to see a drake Redhead. From Paul Wolter: 02/17/14 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- morning; two Snowy Owls at end of the Moraine trail. One flew off to Clinton, second moved further into the marsh after close encounter with a male Northern Harrier. From George Stephens: 02/17/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- Short-eared Owl hunting at beginning of Moraine trail around 1:00 PM. From Tina Green: 02/17/14 - Bridgeport, Beacon St Cove -- 8 drake Redhead originally found by Charlie Barnard. Birds are very close to shore and were only 20 feet offshore sitting on the mud when I arrived. From Mark Aronson: 02/16/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park, West Beach, around the base of the pines at the parking area -- Ipswich type Savannah Sparrow. From Patrick Comins: 02/16/14 - Westbrook, Menunketesuck Island -- adult Lesser Black-backed Gull viewed from the access way at the junction of Pilot's Point Drive and Captains Drive. From James Sherwonit: 02/16/14 - Old Saybrook -- Both Peregrine Falcons were perched on the south side of the mid-river piers of the Baldwin bridge over the Connecticut River around 1:40 PM. From Shai Mitra: 02/16/14 - Orient Point ferry, Long Island Sound -- breeding plumaged COMMON MURRE and RED-NECKED GREBE. From Tina Green: 02/16/14 - Westport, Burying Hill Beach -- Lesser Black-backed Gull continues. augatuck River, I-95 Bridge/Riverside Ave -- Peregrine Falcon continues. Beachside Ave/Greens Farms Rd intersection -- Black Vulture sitting on telephone pole. Sherwood Island State Parl -- Fox Sparrow at the feeders in the pine grove. CT Audubon/Lower Smith-Richardson Property -- Common Raven. From Joe Bear: 02/16/14 - Norwalk -- while waiting in traffic on the off ramp of I95 at Exit 14, amidst a huge red dumpster, 2 large CAT backhoes, and a couple of broken wooden pallets (an obvious prime birding spot) I noticed a few birds milling around. 5 Snow Buntings feeding on the barriers of hay put down during construction. Go figure. From Paul Wolter: 02/15-16/14 - Branford -- Birds at my feeders this weekend include a Brown Thrasher, 2 Fox Sparrows. From Angela Dimmitt: 02/15/14 - New Milford yard -- 2 female Purple Finches at the feeders, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker nearby.