From Bill Asteriades:
03/25/14 - Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill Meadows -- EASTERN MEADOWLARK seen
at the intersection of Great Meadow Road and North Meadow Lane.
From John Blackburn:
03/25/14 - Cheshire, Broad Swamp Reservoir, on the ice between
Reservoir Rd and Yalesville Rd (Rt 68) -- TWO (2) GOLDEN EAGLES.
From Stefan Martin with Mike Warner:
03/25/14 - Old Greenwich -- 11:00 AM; EARED GREBE continuing at Tod's
Point.
Greenwich(?), Greenwich Cove -- 3:35 PM; 1 Adult Northern Gannet
flying east, reasonably close. 8-Drake Redhead are now present (7 was
the high until today).
From Greg Hanisek:
03/25/14 - Wallingford, Mackenzie Reservoir loop -- 8 Wilson's Snipe
together in wet but mostly frozen swale on Whirlwind Hill Road near
Pistapaug Pond.
From Tina Green:
03/25/14 - Southport, Southport Beach -- 27 Bonaparte's Gulls,
Eurasian Wigeon continues. Please note that Sasco Creek Road is
closed due to construction of a new bridge at the intersection of
Beachside Ave & Sasco Creek Rd.
Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- Brown Thrasher, Fox Sparrow.
From Frank Mantlik:
03/25/14 - Stratford, Birdseye St boatramp -- A pair of BLUE-WINGED
TEAL.
Long Beach -- wintering 2nd-cycle ICELAND GULL continues.
Raven Pond Park (Rt 110 and Brookside) -- pair of NORTHERN PINTAIL and
continuing male MALLARD X NORTHERN PINTAIL hybrid.
From Hank Golet with Maryann Nazarchyk:
03/25/14 - Portland, Fairgrounds -- 8 WILSON'S SNIPE.
Indian Hill Rd (near Fairgrounds) -- 2 RED-NECKED GREBE.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
03/25/14 - Wethersfield, Wethersfield Cove -- 1 BLACK-HEADED GULL.
From Lynn James and Dana Campbell:
03/25/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- SNOWY OWL seen from the
Cedar Island platform.
From Patrick Comins:
03/25/14 - Wethersfield, Wethersfield Cove -- What I firtst through
was a Black-headed Gull turns out to be, upon more reflection and
review by others, I now think is some sort of hybrid.
Wallingford, Whirlwind Hill Road -- Greater White-fronted Goose,
Wilson's Snipe.
From Steve Mayo:
03/25/14 - Bethany -- American Woodcock "peenting" and "whirrring" and
"dripping" and displaying in the bitter cold, on my street, tonight,
and last night.
From Lynn James and Dana Campbell:
03/25/14 - East Haven, Ora Avenue -- at dusk; more than one American
Woodcock peenting. One seen flying across the road in the headlights
of the police officer who politely threw us out. Ora Avenue is off
limits now. Woodcocks obviously didn't get the memo.
From Craig Minor:
03/25/14 - Vernon, yard -- Had a Red-breasted Nuthatch show up today
at the feeder.
From Joan Tinson:
03/25/14 - Glastonbury, yard -- 2 PM; an adult Northern Goshawk
sitting in my garden eyeing the bird feeders an adult
From SH Johnston:
03/25/14 - Farmington, Farmington Meadows -- 10 SNOW GEESE. 8 adults
and 2 subadults. (Increase from 8 individuals on 3/24.) All white
morph. Feeding with Canada Geese on north side of Meadow road, in the
community garden (which, sad to report, was completely mown bare in
the fall, eradicating formerly productive sparrow habitat).
Avon, Thompson Brook where it crosses Tillotson Farm Road -- 1
possible CACKLING GOOSE.
From Claudia Horwatt:
03/25/14 - Farmington -- 5:30 PM; 10 Snow Geese feeding in the open
corn fields on Meadow Road.
From Chris Bosak:
03/23/14 - Stamford, Holly Pond -- two pair of Northern Shovelers.
03/24/14 - Darien, Spring Grove Cemetery -- Redhead.