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12/13/2013 Snowy Owls

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Roy Harvey
Sat, Dec 14, 2013 4:20 AM

Note: No reports of the Fork-tailed Flycatcher since Wednesday.

Extralimital Note: Julian Hough reported that the NY listserve had a
report of a Gyrfalcon on the south shore of Long Island at Cedar Beach
Marina (Suffolk County).

From Robert Marra:
12/13/13 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- 6:30 AM; two Snowy Owls.

From David Lawton:
12/13/13 - Avon, Thompson Rd -- Rusty Blackbirds.

From Tina Green:
12/13/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- American Woodcock flushed
by AJ Hand.

From Keith and Jen Mueller:
12/13/13 - Clinton -- 3 Black Vultures roosting in a tree at Ocean
State Joblot.

From Sara Zagorski:
12/13/13 - West Haven, West haven Boat Launch -- I stopped to scope
Sandy Pt from the boat launch down the street and located one of the
Snowy Owls previously reported in the morning. It was sitting down in
the dunes, surrounded by crows. If you go to look for it, look for the
crows.

From Nick Bonomo:
12/13/13 - Wallingford, Stop and Shop on Rte 5 -- first winter Iceland
Gull.

From John Triana:
12/13/13 - Hamden, Mountain Rd -- 2 Common Raven at a deer carcass.
West Rock Nature Center -- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

From Frank Mantlik:
12/13/13 - East Haven, Brazos Road -- Male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
continues with flocks of Commons (140).

From Larry Bausher:
12/13/13 - New Haven, Corner of Lincoln & Bradley Sts -- The Red-
headed Woodpecker at Bradley & Lincoln showed briefly at 3:26 PM.

From Steve Broker:
12/13/13 - East Haven, Ora Avenue/Proto Drive/Morris Creek Marshes --
10:15 to 11:45 AM; most observations being made at four feeding
stations set up in anticipation of the New Haven Christmas Bird Count.
5 Common Raven, 2 Fox Sparrow.

From Mary Regan-Yttre via Mark Aronson:
12/12/13 - New Haven -- possible female YELLOW HEADED BLACKBIRD at
feeder in a back yard close to the intersection of Parker Place
and Concord Streets, near the Tweed-New Haven Airport, 1:30 PM.

From Milan Bull:
12/12/13 - Stratford, Stratford Point, aka Lordship Point Coastal
Grasslands Management Area -- 9:00 AM; Snowy Owl sitting on roof of
office building.  Also Eurasian Wigeon.

From Anders and John Ogren:
12/12/13 - Old Saybrook, South Cove -- SNOWY OWL.

From Frank Mantlik:
12/12/13 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER in
pines just west of red gate at north end (9:30).
Milford, Lansdale Rd. or Lawman Rd., Beaver Brook Pond (Jonathon Law
HS Pond) -- male EURASIAN WIGEON continues with quite a lot of
waterfowl, despite only eastern third of pond unfrozen.
Stratford, East Main St (Rt 110) at Brookside Drive, Raven Pond Park
-- 4 Northern Pintails, male MALLARD X NORTHERN PINTAIL hybrid.

From Tina Green:
12/12/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- 13 American Pipits, 3 Snow
Buntings, in the rotary and model airplane field.

From  Larry Bausher:
12/12/13 - New Haven, Edgewood Park -- 10:30 to 11:30 AM; huge flock
of about 80 Rusty Blackbirds seen at various locations between
Edgewood Ave and Whalley Ave. Did not see any grackles, Redwing
Blackbirds, Starlings, or Brown-headed Cowbirds. All identified birds,
about 30-40 altogether, were clearly Rusty Blackbirds, with their
rusty winter plumage showing nicely in bright sun. On the basis of not
seeing any other blackbirds in the flock, particularly redwings, which
are frequently seen here, I estimate a total of 80 altogether.

From Dennis Kocyla:
12/12/13 - Oxford/Monroe, Housatonic River, Stevenson Dam -- Bald
Eagle.

Note: No reports of the Fork-tailed Flycatcher since Wednesday. Extralimital Note: Julian Hough reported that the NY listserve had a report of a Gyrfalcon on the south shore of Long Island at Cedar Beach Marina (Suffolk County). From Robert Marra: 12/13/13 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- 6:30 AM; two Snowy Owls. From David Lawton: 12/13/13 - Avon, Thompson Rd -- Rusty Blackbirds. From Tina Green: 12/13/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- American Woodcock flushed by AJ Hand. From Keith and Jen Mueller: 12/13/13 - Clinton -- 3 Black Vultures roosting in a tree at Ocean State Joblot. From Sara Zagorski: 12/13/13 - West Haven, West haven Boat Launch -- I stopped to scope Sandy Pt from the boat launch down the street and located one of the Snowy Owls previously reported in the morning. It was sitting down in the dunes, surrounded by crows. If you go to look for it, look for the crows. From Nick Bonomo: 12/13/13 - Wallingford, Stop and Shop on Rte 5 -- first winter Iceland Gull. From John Triana: 12/13/13 - Hamden, Mountain Rd -- 2 Common Raven at a deer carcass. West Rock Nature Center -- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. From Frank Mantlik: 12/13/13 - East Haven, Brazos Road -- Male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continues with flocks of Commons (140). From Larry Bausher: 12/13/13 - New Haven, Corner of Lincoln & Bradley Sts -- The Red- headed Woodpecker at Bradley & Lincoln showed briefly at 3:26 PM. From Steve Broker: 12/13/13 - East Haven, Ora Avenue/Proto Drive/Morris Creek Marshes -- 10:15 to 11:45 AM; most observations being made at four feeding stations set up in anticipation of the New Haven Christmas Bird Count. 5 Common Raven, 2 Fox Sparrow. From Mary Regan-Yttre via Mark Aronson: 12/12/13 - New Haven -- possible female YELLOW HEADED BLACKBIRD at feeder in a back yard close to the intersection of Parker Place and Concord Streets, near the Tweed-New Haven Airport, 1:30 PM. From Milan Bull: 12/12/13 - Stratford, Stratford Point, aka Lordship Point Coastal Grasslands Management Area -- 9:00 AM; Snowy Owl sitting on roof of office building. Also Eurasian Wigeon. From Anders and John Ogren: 12/12/13 - Old Saybrook, South Cove -- SNOWY OWL. From Frank Mantlik: 12/12/13 - New Haven, East Shore Park -- ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER in pines just west of red gate at north end (9:30). Milford, Lansdale Rd. or Lawman Rd., Beaver Brook Pond (Jonathon Law HS Pond) -- male EURASIAN WIGEON continues with quite a lot of waterfowl, despite only eastern third of pond unfrozen. Stratford, East Main St (Rt 110) at Brookside Drive, Raven Pond Park -- 4 Northern Pintails, male MALLARD X NORTHERN PINTAIL hybrid. From Tina Green: 12/12/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- 13 American Pipits, 3 Snow Buntings, in the rotary and model airplane field. From Larry Bausher: 12/12/13 - New Haven, Edgewood Park -- 10:30 to 11:30 AM; huge flock of about 80 Rusty Blackbirds seen at various locations between Edgewood Ave and Whalley Ave. Did not see any grackles, Redwing Blackbirds, Starlings, or Brown-headed Cowbirds. All identified birds, about 30-40 altogether, were clearly Rusty Blackbirds, with their rusty winter plumage showing nicely in bright sun. On the basis of not seeing any other blackbirds in the flock, particularly redwings, which are frequently seen here, I estimate a total of 80 altogether. From Dennis Kocyla: 12/12/13 - Oxford/Monroe, Housatonic River, Stevenson Dam -- Bald Eagle.