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12/18/2013 Snowy Owls

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Roy Harvey
Thu, Dec 19, 2013 4:26 AM

From Keith Mueller:
12/18/13 - Madison, Circle Beach -- Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull,
Lesser Black-backed Gull.

From Mike Berzenski via Mona Cavallero:
12/18/13 - Old Saybrook,  Rt 154 -- Snowy Owl on new seawall, then
flew up on roof of house along 154.  It is a  Mature bird.  Still
later, White house corner Woodland and 154.

From Russ Smiley:
12/18/13 - Woodmont, Merwin Point -- Harlequin Duck continued in cove
to east of point with bench.

From Tina Green:
12/18/13 - Milford, just west of Merwin Point -- female Harlequin Duck
feeding alone near a rock outcropping offshore as of 11:20 AM.

From Bill Wallace via Tina Green:
12/18/13 - Stratford- on the causeway near the airport- dark morph
Rough-legged Hawk seen and photographed around 1:15.

From Tina Green:
12/18/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- flushed 2 American
Woodcocks near the south edge of the pine grove.

From Frank Mantlik:
12/18/13 - Stratford, Birdseye Boat Ramp -- 1st winter ICELAND GULL
eating remains of a fish at 2:20.
Milford, viewed from Stratford -- SNOWY OWL sitting in salt marsh on
Milford side of river, easily viewed now from Kaeser fishing on the
west side.

From Sara Zagorski with John Oshlick:
12/18/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 2 Rough-legged Hawks by
Willard's Island, and one is a dark morph.

From Sara Zagorski:
12/18/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- heavily barred Snowy Owl
on the breakwater at Meig's Pt, sitting on mound right at the
beginning near the recycling sign. There at 3:15 PM.

From John Oshlick:
12/18/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- In addition to the Snowy
Owl and the 2 Rough-legs I had a Brown Thrasher in the campground.

From Linda Clancy:
12/18/13 - Bloomfield yard -- 1 juvenile YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER.

From Keith Mueller: 12/18/13 - Madison, Circle Beach -- Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull. From Mike Berzenski via Mona Cavallero: 12/18/13 - Old Saybrook, Rt 154 -- Snowy Owl on new seawall, then flew up on roof of house along 154. It is a Mature bird. Still later, White house corner Woodland and 154. From Russ Smiley: 12/18/13 - Woodmont, Merwin Point -- Harlequin Duck continued in cove to east of point with bench. From Tina Green: 12/18/13 - Milford, just west of Merwin Point -- female Harlequin Duck feeding alone near a rock outcropping offshore as of 11:20 AM. From Bill Wallace via Tina Green: 12/18/13 - Stratford- on the causeway near the airport- dark morph Rough-legged Hawk seen and photographed around 1:15. From Tina Green: 12/18/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- flushed 2 American Woodcocks near the south edge of the pine grove. From Frank Mantlik: 12/18/13 - Stratford, Birdseye Boat Ramp -- 1st winter ICELAND GULL eating remains of a fish at 2:20. Milford, viewed from Stratford -- SNOWY OWL sitting in salt marsh on Milford side of river, easily viewed now from Kaeser fishing on the west side. From Sara Zagorski with John Oshlick: 12/18/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 2 Rough-legged Hawks by Willard's Island, and one is a dark morph. From Sara Zagorski: 12/18/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- heavily barred Snowy Owl on the breakwater at Meig's Pt, sitting on mound right at the beginning near the recycling sign. There at 3:15 PM. From John Oshlick: 12/18/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- In addition to the Snowy Owl and the 2 Rough-legs I had a Brown Thrasher in the campground. From Linda Clancy: 12/18/13 - Bloomfield yard -- 1 juvenile YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER.