2/10/13 4:15pm - Harkness MSP, Waterford,  Park gated and snowed in. Auxiliary parking spaces outside of gates in front are fronted by a four to five foot snow wall, unplowed and inaccessable.  Access road into park unplowed.  Waterford policeman let me park in front of entrance to bird the park.  Walked on top of snow as it stiffend up enough to slowly make my way out to point.  19 - AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, usual GULLS, 6 - COMMON EIDERS ( 5-F, 1-M), 4 - COMMON GOLDENEYE (2-F,2-M), 50 + BRANTS, 9 - CANADA GEESE, RED BREASTED MERGANSERS, lone PURPLE FINCH singing at top of tree at entrance.  No ALCIDS off point after storm and no sign of PURPLE SANDPIPERS that had been present here recently. Timothy L. Thompson Norwich,CT