Note 1: Apologies to the many Hawk Watch sites which have been quite busy counting many hawks for the last couple of days. You can read about some of them on CTBirds. Note 2: Sorry about the delayed report. Life is like that sometimes. From Patrick Comins Corrie Folsom-O'Keefe, Stewart Hudson, Katie O'Brien, Carole Clarkson and Sandy Nissley: 09/15/14 - Guilford, Leetes island/ Shell Beach -- A juvenile Baird's Sandpiper close to Rt 146 and a flock of 9 Blue-winged Teal! From Paul Cianfaglione: 09/15/14 - Hartford, Riverside Park Pond -- 1 SNOWY EGRET. From Greg Hanisek: 09/15/14 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point hawk watch -- 1 Common Nighthawk, 200 Bobolinks and 2 Purple Finches. These diurnal migrants are seen mostly in the first 2 hours of the hawk watch 7-9 a.m. These are birds visibly migrating over the point; on many days there are also varying numbers nocturnal migrants (warblers etc.) in the park that can be found by walking the trails. From Jim Moore, Paul Carrier: 09/15/14 - Colebrook, Colebrook Reservoir -- Solitary Sandpiper. From John Ogren: 09/15/14 - Old Saybrook, Plum Bank Marsh -- 6 PM; 10 adult LITTLE BLUE HERON, 12 immature LITTLE BLUE HERON, 4 SEASIDE SPARROWS, no salt marsh sparrows. From Nick Bonomo: 09/15/14 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- An hour just after high tide this evening had a juv WESTERN SANDPIPER and an adult WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. Terns were feeding in the harbor, including 4 FORSTER'S TERNS. From Larry Bausher: 09/15/14 - Stratford, Great Meadows Marsh -- 4:30; 7 female/ immature BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES, first seen in marsh behind first Long Beach parking lot, then followed to top of house at end of Oak Bluff Ave, and then on beach; 3 Whimbrel continue, seen from Oak Bluff Ave.; 8 immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. From Mike Widmer: 09/15/14 - Fairfield, yard -- 3 Common Nighthawks flying low over my backyard/pasture/woods near Samp Mortar Lake at dusk tonight; first time I have seen them in several years. From Barbara Pokorny: 09/14/14 - Niantic, Rocky Neck State Park -- From the marsh platform, a Marbled Godwit. First seen 10:45 AM. Flew to west and out of site for 10 minutes. Then returned to view east of platform for 1-2 minutes then flew north to far end of marsh and not relocated. From Gina Nichol: 09/14/14 - Branford, Branford Supply Ponds -- 1 Hooded Warbler. From Chris Loscalzo: 09/14/14 - Orange, Maltby Lakes RWA property (permit required) -- at least 12 Red-breasted Nuthatches. I found a pair here in June on the summer bird count, but the widespread abundance of this species here today suggests that these birds are early arriving migrants. The early arrival of RB Nuthatches usually portends a good winter finch irruption year. From Tom Murray: 09/14/14 - Stratford -- 3 Whimbrel again today feeding on mudflat just before entrance to Long Beach. Seen at 7 PM. From Steve Mayo: 09/14/14 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park -- 2 Common Nighthawks. From Eileen Becker-Dunn: 09/14/14 - East Haven & Short Beach/ Branford, Farm River border between them -- Common 12 Nighthawks quite low over the river heading SW. From Shaun Martin: 09/13/14 - Stratford -- 1:20 PM; two Whimbrel on the exposed mud flat just before the entrance of Long Beach. From Roy Zartarian: 09/13/14 - Newington -- one adult PEREGRINE FALCON perched on the Cedarcrest antenna tower and 2 immature PEREGRINES at the top of a dead tree as the southwest corner of Cedar Hill Cemetery. From Frank Mantlik: 09/13/14 - Stratford, Access Rd Pool -- 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Stratford, Oak Bluff Ave, Great Meadows marsh just before beach entrance -- at least 3 WHIMBREL. From Kevin Finnan: 09/13/14 - Litchfield, Cemetery Pond -- Blue-winged Teal, Solitary Sandpipers. From Paul Carrier & Hartford Audubon club trip: 09/13/14 - West Hartland, Booth Hill -- 1 immature Northern Goshawk, 2 Common Raven, 2 Bobolink.