Note: Passing along this request from Min Huang. "If you folks are seeing any nasal marked ducks, please send along the information as to what species, where, and when to min.huang@ct.gov.  Thank you." From Annie and Mike Perko: 02/07/14 - Colchester yard -- 5 Rusty Blackbirds, Brown Creeper, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. From Jason Rieger: 02/07/14 - Southbury, River Rd area -- two 1st cycle Iceland Gulls, one 1st cycle Glaucous Gull. From Andy Thiede: 02/07/14 - Berlin -- Two Fox Sparrows doing their back and forth rumba, stirring up some good eats on a small patch of ground where the snow has melted From Carol and Jim Zipp: 02/07/14 - Hamden Yard -- Just back from vacation and happy to see our Rusty Blackbird flock still hanging in there. (they were being fed while we were away) Approx 50-60 birds present most all day.  Of note is that they are singing much more now than only a little over a week or so ago when we left. From Sara Zagorski: 02/07/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- NHBC First Wednesday (sort of) walk was led by Greg Hanisek. Fantastic looks at a Rough-legged Hawk soaring over our heads. On the ground we had a Lapland Longspur and Fox Sparrow. From Glenn Williams: 02/07/14 - Mystic yard -- two COMMON RAVENS. From Stefan Martin: 02/07/14 - Stratford, Birdseye Boat ramp -- 1 dark morph Rough-legged Hawk patrolling the northern end of the marsh in between Milford and Stratford. From Arthur Shippee: 02/07/14 - Hamden, North Lake Dr -- Continuing regularly below our feeders, Rusty Blackbirds, mixed sex & plumage, flocks up to about 40.