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04/26/2007 SUMMER TANAGER

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Roy Harvey
Fri, Apr 27, 2007 1:27 AM

From Hank Golet, with Noble Proctor, Linda Vegliante and John
Peiffer:
4/26 - Old Lyme, Griswold Pt -- male SUMMER TANAGER.  Bird was seen
feeding on beach flies from start of beach to half way from end, on
top and back side of dune, which is now mostly sand due to recent
Nor'easter

From Dave Rosgen:
4/25 - Winchester, 121-126 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 2
EVENING GROSBEAKS that only stayed for 10 minutes, 9 Purple Finches, 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 1 Common Raven

From Frank Gallo
4/24 - Stratford, new railroad trail -- 3 male Boat-tailed Grackles, 2
displaying to one another; 7 Pectoral Sandpipers

From Steve & Charla Spector:
4/24 -- Milford Point -- LEAST TERN

From Meredith Sampson:
4/25 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- 2 WINTER WRENS

From Blair Wlochowski
4/26 - Simsbury, Corner Of Route 10 & 202 and Iron Horse Blvd --
Ruffed Grouse

From Lorraine Gunderse:
4/26 - Guilford, Mill Pond (back section near small dam) -- Wilson's
Snipe

From Jan Collins:
4/25 - South Windsor, Ferry Lane -- 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS and 1
Spotted Sandpiper

From Frank Errico:
4/25 - Morris, E. Shore Rd. (White Memorial's Laurel Hill Trail) -- 1
Ruffed Grouse

From Roger Johnson:
4/26 - Goshen, East St. North near Hageman-Shean Rd -- 1 Ruffed Grouse

From Bill Banks:
4/26 - Derby, Kellog Environmental Center -- BROWN THRASHER

From Luke Tiller:
4/26 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- 2 singing Brown Thrashers
this evening as well as a good number of Wilson's Snipe

Migration Notes:

First (more or less) reports:
American Redstart -- Guilford Salt Meadow Sanctuary; Cheshire Audubon
Sanctuary
Yellow-throated Vireo -- Middlebury, Long Meadow Pond

Others:
Black-throated Green Warbler -- Barkhamsted
Blue-headed Vireo -- Barkhamsted
Blue-winged Warbler -- Canton
HOUSE WREN -- Brookfield
Chimney Swifts -- Hartford/ West Hartford; Milford

From Hank Golet, with Noble Proctor, Linda Vegliante and John Peiffer: 4/26 - Old Lyme, Griswold Pt -- male SUMMER TANAGER. Bird was seen feeding on beach flies from start of beach to half way from end, on top and back side of dune, which is now mostly sand due to recent Nor'easter From Dave Rosgen: 4/25 - Winchester, 121-126 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS that only stayed for 10 minutes, 9 Purple Finches, 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 1 Common Raven From Frank Gallo 4/24 - Stratford, new railroad trail -- 3 male Boat-tailed Grackles, 2 displaying to one another; 7 Pectoral Sandpipers From Steve & Charla Spector: 4/24 -- Milford Point -- LEAST TERN From Meredith Sampson: 4/25 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- 2 WINTER WRENS From Blair Wlochowski 4/26 - Simsbury, Corner Of Route 10 & 202 and Iron Horse Blvd -- Ruffed Grouse From Lorraine Gunderse: 4/26 - Guilford, Mill Pond (back section near small dam) -- Wilson's Snipe From Jan Collins: 4/25 - South Windsor, Ferry Lane -- 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS and 1 Spotted Sandpiper From Frank Errico: 4/25 - Morris, E. Shore Rd. (White Memorial's Laurel Hill Trail) -- 1 Ruffed Grouse From Roger Johnson: 4/26 - Goshen, East St. North near Hageman-Shean Rd -- 1 Ruffed Grouse From Bill Banks: 4/26 - Derby, Kellog Environmental Center -- BROWN THRASHER From Luke Tiller: 4/26 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- 2 singing Brown Thrashers this evening as well as a good number of Wilson's Snipe Migration Notes: First (more or less) reports: American Redstart -- Guilford Salt Meadow Sanctuary; Cheshire Audubon Sanctuary Yellow-throated Vireo -- Middlebury, Long Meadow Pond Others: Black-throated Green Warbler -- Barkhamsted Blue-headed Vireo -- Barkhamsted Blue-winged Warbler -- Canton HOUSE WREN -- Brookfield Chimney Swifts -- Hartford/ West Hartford; Milford