11/29/2013 Snowy Owl, King Eider
From Tina Green:
11/29/13 - Westport, Compo Beach -- Snowy Owl sitting on Seymour's
Rock at 7:30 AM.
From AJ Hand:
11/29/13 - Westport, Compo Beach -- 9:30 AM; still seeing the Snowy
Owl from west end of Compo beach looking west towards Norwalk on
Seymour's Rock. Scope is advisable for good looks but it could be seen
with bins.
From Jan Hollerbach:
11/29/13 - Westport, Compo Beach -- 10:10 AM; Snowy Owl still on the
rock as originally reported.
From Mardi & Townsend Dickinson:
11/29/13 - Westport, Compo Beach -- SNOWY OWL flew 11:15-18 & had not
been seen again as of 11:50. Relocated at 3:00 PM from Compo Beach by
Towny; bird was on Cockenoe Island spit, continued until at least
3:47.
From Andrew Landsman:
11/29/13 - Moodus, backyard -- 7.30 AM; standing on my back porch,
having my morning coffee, when 8 Sandhill Cranes flew overhead,
honking loudly. Appeared to be heading slightly southwest.
From Jacob Musser, Nick Bonomo, and Daniel Field:
11/29/13 - Madison, Hammonassett State Park -- 8:30 AM; 2 Clay-colored
Sparrows (part of large Junco flock in campground area behind Swan
Pond), White-crowned Sparrow (Willard's Island), Lapland Longspur
(grass/gravel next to nature center), Common Eider (end of Moiraine
trail).
Stonington, Stonington Point -- 1:45 PM; 12 Common Eider.
Mystic, Ender's Island -- 2:30 PM; 30 Common Eider.
Waterford, Harkness State Park -- 4 PM; female KING EIDER, walk south
of main parking lot to the water. The bird was actively diving and
feeding on small crabs very close to shore.
From Donna Caporaso:
11/29/13 - Bridgeport, Seaside Park -- Snow Goose near band shell and
then closer to pond.
From Phil Rusch:
11/29/13 - Storrs, Rt 195, in field across from Orchard Drive -- 10
AM; 1 adult Greater White-fronted Goose in with 400 Canada's.
From Paul Desjardins:
11/29/13 - Broad Brook, Mill Pond -- Greater White-fronted Goose.
From Tanner Steves:
11/29/13 - Old Saybrook, Maynard Pond -- 12 PM with Hank Golet;
EURASIAN WIGEON, LESSER SCAUP.
South Cove -- 1 adult male NORTHERN PINTAIL, 7 im/female NORTHERN
PINTAIL.
Baldwin Bridge -- 2 PEREGRINE FALCON continue.
From Joan Hill:
11/29/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 1 immature Purple
Sandpiper, 20 Snow Buntings, 1 Lapland Longspur.
From Phil Asprelli:
11/29/13 - New Haven -- 11:45 AM; the immature Red-headed Woodpecker
continues at the NW corner of Lincoln and Bradley Streets.
From Tina Green via Sara Zagorski, with edits by Christopher Lovell:
11/28/13 - Bridgeport, West end of Seaside Park -- about 9 AM; Snowy
Owl at the Barnum Dyke Rd area of the park. A group of crows were
harassing the owl over by a building, it then flew past and over the
dump area.
From Sara Zagorski:
11/28/13 - Bridgeport, Barnum Dyke Rd, near the entrance to the park
-- Instead of going into the park, turn right on Barnum Dyke and you
will see a locked gate with a road going into the landfill. The Snowy
Owl is sitting on a dump truck.
From Andrew Griswold:
11/28/13 - Old Saybrook -- SNOWY OWL present on north end of the east
breakwater at 1145am. Seen for two minutes and it then went onto the
boulders where it could not be seen.
From John Marshall:
11/28/13 - Woodbury, large field southeast of Rte 6, 3 miles west of
Rte 61 -- SANDHILL CRANE flew northwest out of the field at 4:22 PM as
I was on my way to Thanksgiving.
From Jim Zipp
11/28/13 - Stratford, Long Beach -- 9:00 AM -- one flyby Evening
Grosbeak.
From Fran Zygmont:
11/28/13 - Colebrook, Colebrook Reservoir -- 15 Snow Buntings.
From Keith Mueller:
11/28/13 - Durham, Greenbachers Pond -- Greater White-fronted Goose, 3
hen Red-breasted Mergansers (first ones on the pond).
From Chris Bosak:
11/28/13 - Norwalk, Mill Pond -- Eurasian Wigeon.
From Fran and Tom Holloway:
11/28/13 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- 3:00; one NORTHERN GANNET flying
east to west well out in the Sound; also several seals on the rocks
and in the water off Meigs Point.
From Angela Dimmitt:
11/26/13 - Sherman, Church Road -- flock of Pine Siskins reported.