From Tina Green: 10/27/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- Lark Sparrow continues in same spot as yesterday. From Mardi & Townsend Dickinson: 10/27/13 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- LARK SPARROW near the playground. Seen from 9:36 to 10:29 AM. The Lark sparrow was in 3-4 locations Moving around with a flock of other Sparrows. Patience is key & not crowding the group of sparrows w the Lark is highly suggested when viewing. Last seen around 4 PM. From Sara Zagorski: 10/27/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- Lark Sparrow there around 4 pm, feeding with a flock in the center of the campground behind a light blue sign in front of a line of trees. From Keith Mueller: 10/27/13 - Middlefield, Lyman Pond -- Northern Pintail hen continues; very close views (3 feet). Meriden, Bishops pond -- 5 Northern Shovelers. From Robert Dixon: 10/27/13 - Sterling yard -- DICKCISSEL continues at feeders this morning. Making several visits (with House Sparrows). From Fran Zygmont: 10/27/13 - New Hartford, Lower Greenwoods -- 2 Purple Finch. New Hartford, Maple Hollow Rd -- Rusty Blackbird. Barkhamsted, yard -- 2 Fox Sparrow. From Chris Elphick: 10/27/13 - Storrs, UConn Lot W -- Had a quick walk around the fields in the morning. Quite birdy. 2 Vespers Sparrows, a diminished American Pipit flock (but still 27). From Mona Cavallero: 10/27/13 - West Hartford, yard -- 9:30 AM; I had two Common Ravens fly over headed south. And one female Purple Finch at my thistle feeder. From Frank Mantlik, with Sunrise Birding Walk- 10/27/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER flew over us at West Beach towards the West Woods. Not sure if it stopped in woods or continued flying west. We did search the woods for it unsuccessfully; but it may be in there somewhere. Other highlights included Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. From Brendan Murtha: 10/27/13 - Westport, Sherwood Island State Park -- 3-4 Vesper Sparrows continue in the brushy areas adjacent the airplane field. From Paul Desjardins: 10/27/13 - East Windsor, Broad Brook, Mill Pond -- continuing 4 Pectoral Sandpipers. The water level is real low, not good for large concentrations of waterfowl if it continues to recede. From Steve Spector: 10/27/13 - Milford, Silver Sands SP -- 3:15 to 4:15 PM; at least 6 Vesper Sparrows in the sparrow lanes. From Donna Caporaso: 10/27/13 - Stratford, Railroad Track Trail -- 2 Nelson's Sparrows, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. From Maria Stockmal with NHBC bird walk: 10/26/13 - Branford, Branford Supply Ponds -- Black Vulture, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren.