Note: This one is probably going to be incomplete, and rather more error prone than usual. Life is like that some times. From Paul Cianfaglione: 05/16/14 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- 1 probable ARCTIC TERN at Batterson Pond at 7:20 AM, not relocated when I left at 7:40 AM. Could be still in the area with the driving rain. It disappeared once the rain let up. My identification of this mornings tern was based on field marks, structure and flight pattern. The underside of the wings were completely pale with very narrow dark tips, the upper side was uniformly gray. The tail seemed extremely long in relation to the rest of the body, the bird appeared to be headless. The bird flew with continuous deep, fast wing beats. From Kevin Finnan: 05/16/14 - Goshen, Woodridge Lake neighborhood -- Philadelphia Vireo, which exhibited a fairly bright yellow throat & upper breast, dark lore and, in contrast with a resident Red-eyed Vireo, a shorter, stockier appearance. The two Vireos mixed it up briefly with the resident RE prevailing. From Paul Desjardins: 05/16/14 - Windsor Locks -- Finally saw my FOY Tennessee Warbler from my yard but singing in neighbors yard across the street. Good thing the leaves were not fully out! This species is often hard to spot as they tend to sing high up and not move around much. In fact, after I returned home having gone over to the nearby town park to fatted up my list he was still there about an hour later! From Mike Moccio: 05/16/14 - Stamford, Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary -- 11 AM; Swallow-tailed Kite. From Stefan Martin: 05/16/14 - Greenwich -- 1 PM; Just had a westbound flyby CASPIAN TERN at the end of Indian Harbor. From John Marshall: 05/16/14 - Shelton, Leavenworth Road, Nicholdale Farm -- BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. This is a Shelton Land Conservation Trust property and is now an eBird hotspot with the name "Shelton - Nicholdale Farm", the bird was by the lower stream crossing. From John Barriger: 05/16/14 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- 2:00 PM; in spruce tree near start of Giant Steps trail, (1) Cape May Warbler. From Mark Scott with Dori Sosensky and Ed Sadowski: 05/16/14 - Hamden/New Haven, East Rock Park -- one male Cape May warbler at the same spot where the species has been found on previous days (red gate across the street from Rice baseball field); also, Blackburnian Warbler, Tennessee Warbler and Swainson's Thrush. At Trowbridge Drive, a flyover Peregrine Falcon and two vocal Common Ravens. From Mark Scott: 05/16/14 - New Haven, Back yard -- Swainson's thrush (singing); Tennessee warbler. From Patrick Comins: 05/15/14 - Meriden -- 7:15 AM; lots of warblers on my street (Fairfax Ave) again, including a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER!!!! Plus Cape May Warbler and Bay-breasted Warbler. From Tina Green: 05/15/14 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- Least Bittern flushed from the "ditch area" near the bridge (my first for the park and my patch). Also Marsh Wrens, Saltmarsh Sparrow. From Bev Propen: 05/15/14 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- Cape May Warbler; about 3, 2 males & 1 female. From Frank Mantlik: 05/15/14 - Stratford/Bridgeport, Long Beach/Long Beach West/Pleasure Beach: during a Plover and Tern Survey Thursday morning, I had these highlights: ICELAND GULL (continuing 1st-cycle), 720 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS (in two large migrating flocks at 10:10), 2 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES. From Nick Bonomo: 05/15/14 - Hartford/Wethersfield, Cedar Hill Cemetery -- 2 singing CAPE MAY WARBLERS in and around spruces at section 13. From Frank Gallo: 05/15/14 - Milford Point, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center -- 2 male orchard orioles have been singing in the clearing for the last three days. The one I've seen is a second-year male with just a few blotchy chestnut patches under the tail and in the wing. From Kevin Burgio: 05/15/14 - Hamden Yard -- 1 female CAPE MAY WARBLER, 1+ SWAINSON'S THRUSH. Also, probable Black-billed Cuckoo among 30+ total species noted from my office window. From Nick Bonomo: 05/15/14 - Simsbury, Great Pond -- Mississippi Kites, or at least one, have returned to this area. I began watching from the south shore at 1:20 and had a kite appear over the tree line to the northeast at 1:43pm. The bird never came to the pond itself, always staying off to the east before disappearing behind trees. I was never able to confidently age the bird, as it was distant and against a bright gray sky. I would wager money that the bird was in the vicinity of Firetown Rd when I first picked up on it. Further searching of the neighborhood may, in time, reveal a nesting location. These birds successfully bred a handful of years ago at the end of a quiet nearby cul-de-sac, but that nest apparently hasn't been used since then. From Patrick Comins: 05/15/14 - Wethersfield, Wethersfield Meadows -- 13 Solitary Sandpipers. From Sean Murtha: 05/15/14 - Greenwich, Pomeranz Property -- a surprise SOLITARY SANDPIPER in a puddle in the meadow at the south. Also a SWAINSONS THRUSH (maybe two) as well. From Tina Green: 05/15/14 - Easton, Aspetuck Reservoir -- 8 Common Nighthawks observed feeding on the abundant supply of insects and heard them peenting for about 20 minutes at the fountain area. From John Weeks, Jamie Gamble: 05/15/14 - North Granby -- 3 Common Nighthawk, 1 Tennessee Warbler, 1 Bay-breasted Warbler, 4 Blackburnian Warbler. From Ernie Harris: 05/15/14 - Bolton, Backyard -- 7:45 PM; Common Nighthawk. From Peter DeGennaro: 05/15/14 - Naugatuck, Miller Drive, dead end -- Wilson's Warbler continues along with small flock of warblers.