>From John Marshall & James Randall (in part): 4/5/09 - Litchfield, S. Lake St. (White Memorial's Little Pond Boardwalk) - 2 Virginia Rails, 2 American Woodcock, 35 Rusty Blackbirds, 5 Purple Finches, 2 Pine Siskins; Also, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, 3 Great Blue Herons, 10 Wood Ducks, 4 Green-winged Teal, 2 Ring-necked Ducks, 1 Osprey, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Northern Harrier, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet >From Dave Rosgen: 4/5/09 - Winchester, 121-126 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) - 1 Common Raven, 3 Purple Finches, 15 Pine Siskins; Also, 1 Great Blue Heron overhead, 1 very territorial adult Red-shouldered Hawk 4/6/09 - same address - 2 Purple Finches, 6 Pine Siskins Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Feeders) - 1 Fox Sparrow, 4 Chipping Sparrows, 8 Pine Siskins (White Memorial's Activity Field) - 1 Northern Flicker White's Woods Rd. (White Memorial's Cemetery Pond) - 1 Green-winged Teal, 5 American Black Ducks, 1 American Coot (White Memorial's Moulthrop Brook Marsh) -- 1 Great Blue Heron >From Roger Johnson: 4/6/09 - Litchfield, Webster Rd. (White Memorial's Cranberry Pond) - 1 Osprey >From Bill Moorhead: 4/6/09 - Litchfield, S. Lake St. (White Memorial's Little Pond Boardwalk) - 3 Great Egrets >From Gerri Griswold: 4/6/09 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Area) - 1 Pileated Woodpecker >From Dave Rosgen, w/ Jeff Greenwood, Gerri Griswold, & James Fischer: 4/7/09 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Area) - 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker drumming on the Museum's gutters, 2 Purple Finches & 5 Pine Siskins at the feeders David Rosgen Wildlife Biologist White Memorial Conservation Center P.O. Box 368 Litchfield, CT 06759 860-567-0857 dave@whitememorialcc.org www.whitememorialcc.org

Joe Zeranski suggested that the Connecticut Ornithological Association set up a calendar that can serve as a clearing house for bird-related events across the state. This is something that I think is a great idea and something I had thought would be good for Audubon Chapter events, but is even more exciting if all clubs and nature centers can participate. I set up a public Google calendar last night to do just that. Please consider putting any bird related public events you may have on this service. I can add people as administrators so that they can add their own events. Please let me know if you would like to participate in this. To view this calendar: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=0jucn569k272kbs65rok710kno%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York or to embed it in your website: Embed This Calendar Embed this calendar in your website or blog by pasting this code into your web page. To embed multiple calendars, click on the Customize Link <iframe src="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=0jucn569k272kbs65rok710kno%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York" style="border: 0" width="800" height="600" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> Links coming soon to a website on your favorites list. There isn't all that much there yet, but I am hoping this can become the clearing house for all bird related activities in the state. I hope you can take part in this project. Sincerely, Patrick Patrick M. Comins Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Connecticut pcomins@audubon.org http://iba.audubon.org/iba/viewState.do?state=US-CT Audubon Center at Bent of the River 185 East Flat Hill Road Southbury, CT 06488 Phone: (203)264-5098 x305 or 203-267-6732 x305 Fax: (203)264-6332