From Frank Mantlik: 10/26/10 - Stratford, foot of Cove Place -- 1 female BLACK SCOTER with flock of 15 White-winged Scoters. Long Beach -- No sign of any bird resembling a Curlew Sandpiper. From Twan Leenders: 10/26/10 - Stratford -- A Common Eider (possibly the same one Frank Mantlik reported yesterday) was sleeping in the middle of the cove off Stratford Point/Short Beach at sunrise. From Vicky Daly: 10/26/10 - Sherman, 7 Pepper Pond Rd -- 24 PINE SISKINS, 6 PURPLE FINCHEs at seed feeders in front yard. From SH Johnston: 10/26/10 - Farmington Meadows -- 2 SNOW GEESE (white morph) continue with about 200 Canada Geese, on the north side of Red Oak Hill Rd at the west end of Farmington Meadows; 2 separate flocks (28 and 16) of AMERICAN PIPITS; 1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (juv); 1 PEREGRINE FALCON (juv) chasing Rock Doves. From Jerry Connolly: 10/26/10 - Madison, Hammonasset SP, "Middle Beach" near new pavillion -- VESPER SPARROW, (6+) White Crowned Sparrows (2 adult). 10/26/10 - Madison, The Audubon Shop, feeders -- RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, PINE SISKINS, PURPLE FINCH. From Carolyn Cimino with Hank Golet: 10/26/10 - Wallingford, McKenzie Reservoir -- BARNACLE GOOSE, 1 Northern Shoveler f. Meriden, Bishop's Pond -- 3 Northern Shoveler (imm.). From Paul Desjardins: 10/26/10 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- 2 Northern Shovelers continue. Milford, Milford Point -- 2 Red Knots. From Tammy Eustis: 10/26/10 - Chester, yard -- WINTER WREN. From Mardi Dickinson: 10/26 - Norwalk Yard -- 3 Pine Siskins. From Frank Mantlik: 10/25/10 - Stratford, Long Beach (Oak Bluff Ave) - 1 COMMON EIDER (1st winter male, close in, swimming SE), 1 EURASIAN WIGEON (female with small flock Am. Wigeon on marsh side / Lewis Gut), 2 NORTHERN GANNETS (adults). But the best bird was a possible Curlew Sandpiper. I had a brief (2 second) but close look at a shorebird on the beach at high tide with Sanderlings (1:40), but which vanished as I attempted to digiscope it. I spent the next 2.5 hours walking the beach in both directions but could not relocate it. It was the size of a Dunlin, with long decurved bill, but was very pale gray above. The scapulars were pale gray but with darker feather shafts. It simply got away before I could confirm the ID. And I would have definitely called people had I been able to relocate it. I will try to search Tuesday. Stratford Point (Prospect Drive) -- 1 COMMON EIDER (adult male coming out of eclipse plumage, swimming south), which I showed to Milan Bull; 1 Great Cormorant, 1 White-winged Scoter, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow. Stratford Community Garden (Connors Lane) -- 2 White-crowned Sparrows. Selby's Pond (Elm St. at old Shakespeare Theater) -- female Northern Pintail. Wooster Park Pond (Freeman Ave) -- 1 Blue-winged Teal.