From Frank Mantlik, with a variety of others: 01/31/14 - Southbury, River Rd -- MEW GULL first located on the river at 12:20. Relocated at 12:55. Note from Patrick Comins: mid-day seems to be the best time. The gulls start arriving around 8 AM, but build through noon. It seem that after 3 PM there are no gulls to be found! Note, repeating what Patrick said yesterday: The flock moves around quite a bit. At times the gulls have been feeding or roosting in the fields on either side of Purchase Brook Road at Mitchell Farm. Please do not trespass on Mitchell Farm, or get out of cars on River Road west of intersection with Purchase Brook (signs posted to remain in vehicle). Traffic on River Road can travel fast. Bring a scope and some eye drops, and maybe some Tylenol; it doesn't exactly stand out like a sore thumb. From Keith Mueller: 01/31/14 - Southbury, just south of the Shepaug Dam -- 12:30 pm to 1:30 PM; MEW GULL continues seen by many. Seen in the fields in the morning and then in the river shortly after. Distant views, scope is necessary searching through 1,000 Gulls mostly Ring-billed. Also 3 ICELAND GULLS (2- 1st cycle) one very pale bird with pure white primaries, one darker, and a 2nd cycle flying up the river that never landed with the Gull flock. Also light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK at Cassidy Road (over the hill from the river), also a quick look at the very pale Redtail Hawk that Patrick found the other day. From John Oshlick: 01/31/14 - Windsor, Windsor Landfill -- Gull numbers seemed low but I had 2 First cycle Glaucous Gulls. From Paul Cianfaglione: 01/31/14 - Farmington, Riverside Cemetery -- 1 drake REDHEAD continues as does 1 CACKLING GOOSE. From Gil Salk: 01/31/14 - Hebron, yard -- FOY Brown Creeper. From Charlie Barnard Jr: 01/31/14 - Stratford, Birdseye Boat ramp -- drake Northern Shoveler in the morning. Also Eurasian Wigeon, and a Wilson' Snipe flew into the little marsh where the sewage outflow stream is located. From Sean Murtha: 01/31/14 - Greenwich, Byram Shore Park -- at lunchtime one RED-NECKED GREBE, over towards Belle Haven. From Judy Richardson: 01/31/14 - Fairfield(?) -- 1:30; the Barnacle Goose was posing with the Canadas today across from the Yacht Club on the CCofF fairways. First good weather to watch him. Handsome bird. From Mike Whittlesey: 01/31/14 - Windsor -- Three BLACK VULTURES in flight together near the Windsor Land Fill. From Steve Broker: 01/31/14 - Woodbridge, Konold's Pond & West Rock Ridge from the ridge top -- 1:20 PM to 2:50 PM -- The Trumpeter Swan has returned. Also Common Raven (1 pair). From Barb DeRienzo: 01/31/14 - East Haven -- Seen in LIS near the Farm River, raft of approx 20 Lesser Scaup; close-up view of lone White-winged Scoter feasting on a crab. From Charlotte Matthews: 01/31/14 - Stratford, Housatonic Avenue -- FOX SPARROWS at feeder in back yard.