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03/20/2014

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Roy Harvey
Fri, Mar 21, 2014 4:03 AM

From Keith Mueller:
03/20/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park, Meigs Point -- 3:30
to 5:00 PM; potential adult THAYER's GULL!!
Rather than try to condense Keith's report I am going to send you to
it.
http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20140317/047189.html

From John Shepard:
03/20/14 - Portland -- A Rough-legged Hawk has been actively hunting
for the last five days in the Rose Hill area of Portland.  Also Fox
Sparrow at our back yard feeders.

From Edward Sadowski:
03/20/14 - Enfield -- 9:30 to 10:00 AM; Red-necked Grebe by the old
bridge supports.
Wallingford -- 11:30 AM; Greater White-fronted Goose in a field at the
end of Whirlwind Rd.

From Phil Asprelli:
03/20/14 - Hamden, Sleeping Giant State Park -- Cackling Goose
(flyover) with two canadas.

From Mike Warner:
03/20/14 - Wallingford, Whirlwind Hill -- Greater White-Fronted Goose.
12:30 to 12:45 -- Spotted by Jason Rieger. Traveling East on Whirlwind
Hill, the Greater White-Fronted Goose continued in the last field on
the right at the Pistapaug Water Treatment Plant intersection.

From Sue Lavallee:
03/20/14 - Brooklyn, Quinebaug River Canoe Park off of Route 6 -- 4:00
PM; Greater White-fronted Goose (in a flock of about 80 Canada Geese).

From Arthur Shippee:
03/20/14 - Hamden, North Lake Dr -- Fox Sparrow, mid-afternoon.

From Bill Banks with Roy Harvey:
03/20/14 - Beacon Falls, Industrial park north of Rt 42/Pines Bridge
Rd -- 7:19 to 7:40; at least 2 and probably 3 American Woodcock
peenting and making dispay flights.

From Lauren DeGennaro:
03/20/14 - Naugatuck, Naugatuck Industrial Park -- 3 or 4 American
Woodcock displaying in field on Raytkwich Road. Two more flew over the
car as I headed out.

From Robert Dixon:
03/20/14 - Sterling yard -- FOX SPARROW (3) continue at feeders. Also
had my first of the year Wood Frogs calling in Pawcatuck.

From Daisy Echevarria
03/20/14 - Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- 1 SNOW GOOSE.
Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- LINCOLN'S SPARROW, LAPLAND
LONGSPUR.
Milford, Milford Point -- 4:00-5:45 PM; PEREGRINE FALCON less than 30
yards from me on the ground (kind of funny- here I am birding and I am
blissfully unaware as he is just yards behind me. Staring. ?. He
wouldn't budge either!)

From Bill Asteriades:
03/20/14 - Rocky Hill, Connecticut River by Rocky Hill Meadows --
RED-NECKED GREBE continues, drake RED-BREASTED MERGANSER and drake and
hen NORTHERN PINTAIL.

From Keith Mueller: 03/20/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park, Meigs Point -- 3:30 to 5:00 PM; potential adult THAYER's GULL!! Rather than try to condense Keith's report I am going to send you to it. http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20140317/047189.html From John Shepard: 03/20/14 - Portland -- A Rough-legged Hawk has been actively hunting for the last five days in the Rose Hill area of Portland.  Also Fox Sparrow at our back yard feeders. From Edward Sadowski: 03/20/14 - Enfield -- 9:30 to 10:00 AM; Red-necked Grebe by the old bridge supports. Wallingford -- 11:30 AM; Greater White-fronted Goose in a field at the end of Whirlwind Rd. From Phil Asprelli: 03/20/14 - Hamden, Sleeping Giant State Park -- Cackling Goose (flyover) with two canadas. From Mike Warner: 03/20/14 - Wallingford, Whirlwind Hill -- Greater White-Fronted Goose. 12:30 to 12:45 -- Spotted by Jason Rieger. Traveling East on Whirlwind Hill, the Greater White-Fronted Goose continued in the last field on the right at the Pistapaug Water Treatment Plant intersection. From Sue Lavallee: 03/20/14 - Brooklyn, Quinebaug River Canoe Park off of Route 6 -- 4:00 PM; Greater White-fronted Goose (in a flock of about 80 Canada Geese). From Arthur Shippee: 03/20/14 - Hamden, North Lake Dr -- Fox Sparrow, mid-afternoon. From Bill Banks with Roy Harvey: 03/20/14 - Beacon Falls, Industrial park north of Rt 42/Pines Bridge Rd -- 7:19 to 7:40; at least 2 and probably 3 American Woodcock peenting and making dispay flights. From Lauren DeGennaro: 03/20/14 - Naugatuck, Naugatuck Industrial Park -- 3 or 4 American Woodcock displaying in field on Raytkwich Road. Two more flew over the car as I headed out. From Robert Dixon: 03/20/14 - Sterling yard -- FOX SPARROW (3) continue at feeders. Also had my first of the year Wood Frogs calling in Pawcatuck. From Daisy Echevarria 03/20/14 - Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- 1 SNOW GOOSE. Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- LINCOLN'S SPARROW, LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Milford, Milford Point -- 4:00-5:45 PM; PEREGRINE FALCON less than 30 yards from me on the ground (kind of funny- here I am birding and I am blissfully unaware as he is just yards behind me. Staring. ?. He wouldn't budge either!) From Bill Asteriades: 03/20/14 - Rocky Hill, Connecticut River by Rocky Hill Meadows -- RED-NECKED GREBE continues, drake RED-BREASTED MERGANSER and drake and hen NORTHERN PINTAIL.