For anyone interested, there were nearly 300 Brant feeding on the lawns of Veterans Park in Norwalk today before high tide. One of the birds, an adult, showed darker-than-normal underparts that extended just beyond its legs. It had an incomplete white necklace. Though not a "Black" Brant, I don't think it is within the range of our typical "Pale-bellied" Brant. I'll have to refresh my memory with some reading, and when I get some time I'll post images to my blog. Also spent 45 minutes at Sandy Pt and had some nice birds including a Red Knot and many Nelson's Sparrows. I got some pics of those too and will post them in the near future. >From Nick Bonomo 10/21 - West Haven, Sandy Pt -- RED KNOT, juv WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 9 NELSON'S SPARROWS Nick Bonomo Wallingford, CT