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03/02/2014

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Roy Harvey
Mon, Mar 3, 2014 3:47 AM

From Tina Green:
03/02/14 - Norwalk, 14 Acre Pond at the Stonybrook Rd end --
Blue-winged Teal & Northern Shoveler continue since first being found
on Jan 13th by Patrick Dugan.

From Gina Nichol:
03/02/14 - Stratford, Long Beach -- 8:30 AM; Snowy Owl in the marsh.
Stamford, Czescik Marina -- 10:15 AM; Non-breeding plumage Red-necked
Grebe (breeding plumage bird seen earlier this morning). Also Iceland
Gull on the dock and 3 Redhead flew up river.

From Barb DeRienzo:
03/02/14 - East Haven, near the mouth of the Farm River -- Lesser
Scaup, pair of male White-winged Scoter continue.

From Stefan Martin:
03/02/14 - Greenwich, Grass Island -- 1 Wilson's Snipe feeding on
private beach on south end.  Also 7 Redhead (a new high count for
here).

From Steve Spector:
03/02/14 - Milford, Mondo Pond -- afternoon; drake Redhead, drake
Northern Pintail.

From Paul Cianfaglione:
03/02/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- 1 SNOWY OWL, 1
RED-NECKED GREBE, 7 FOX SPARROW.
Old Lyme, Great Island State Boat Launch -- 17 immature BALD EAGLE,
two of which caught ducks.

From Robert Dixon:
03/02/14 - Central Village, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- Sunday bird
walk; NORTHERN SHOVELER (drake), LESSER SCAUP (3), WINTER WREN.

From James Purcell:
03/02/14 - Fairfield, Sunken Island -- I observed 3 very probable King
Eiders (two females and one first year male) for a half an hour.
Sunken Island is best viewed from the very end (western end) of
Fairfield Beach Road, which is like a small parking lot where you can
park and scan the water.

From Mark Danforth & Brenda Anderson:
03/02/14 - Storrs --  1 Wilson's Snipe at the bottom of the field
between Horse Barn Hill Rd and Gurleyville Rd.  Low wet muddy stream
area.

From Mark Aronson:
03/01/14 - Bridgeport Seaside Park -- Iceland Gull.
Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspur,
Purple Sandpiper, Northern Pintail drake (last two @ Meigs Point
jetty.)

From James Smith:
03/01/14 - Wallingford, I-95 southbound, rest area -- 10:30 AM; Common
Raven.

From Tina Green: 03/02/14 - Norwalk, 14 Acre Pond at the Stonybrook Rd end -- Blue-winged Teal & Northern Shoveler continue since first being found on Jan 13th by Patrick Dugan. From Gina Nichol: 03/02/14 - Stratford, Long Beach -- 8:30 AM; Snowy Owl in the marsh. Stamford, Czescik Marina -- 10:15 AM; Non-breeding plumage Red-necked Grebe (breeding plumage bird seen earlier this morning). Also Iceland Gull on the dock and 3 Redhead flew up river. From Barb DeRienzo: 03/02/14 - East Haven, near the mouth of the Farm River -- Lesser Scaup, pair of male White-winged Scoter continue. From Stefan Martin: 03/02/14 - Greenwich, Grass Island -- 1 Wilson's Snipe feeding on private beach on south end. Also 7 Redhead (a new high count for here). From Steve Spector: 03/02/14 - Milford, Mondo Pond -- afternoon; drake Redhead, drake Northern Pintail. From Paul Cianfaglione: 03/02/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- 1 SNOWY OWL, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE, 7 FOX SPARROW. Old Lyme, Great Island State Boat Launch -- 17 immature BALD EAGLE, two of which caught ducks. From Robert Dixon: 03/02/14 - Central Village, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- Sunday bird walk; NORTHERN SHOVELER (drake), LESSER SCAUP (3), WINTER WREN. From James Purcell: 03/02/14 - Fairfield, Sunken Island -- I observed 3 very probable King Eiders (two females and one first year male) for a half an hour. Sunken Island is best viewed from the very end (western end) of Fairfield Beach Road, which is like a small parking lot where you can park and scan the water. From Mark Danforth & Brenda Anderson: 03/02/14 - Storrs -- 1 Wilson's Snipe at the bottom of the field between Horse Barn Hill Rd and Gurleyville Rd. Low wet muddy stream area. From Mark Aronson: 03/01/14 - Bridgeport Seaside Park -- Iceland Gull. Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspur, Purple Sandpiper, Northern Pintail drake (last two @ Meigs Point jetty.) From James Smith: 03/01/14 - Wallingford, I-95 southbound, rest area -- 10:30 AM; Common Raven.