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CT Report 03/14/2014

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Roy Harvey
Sat, Mar 15, 2014 2:44 AM

From Howie Sternberg:
03/14/14 - Haddam, Haddam Meadows State Park -- 2 Barrow's Goldeneye
(male and female) with 19 Common Goldeneye just upstream of boat
launch.

From Dan Rottino:
03/14/14 - Haddam, Haddam Meadows State Park -- 5 PM; male and female
pair of BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continue with a small flock of COMMON
GOLDENEYE along the exposed sandbar adjacent to the shore near the
boat launch.

From Paul Cianfaglione:
03/14/14 - Hartford, Riverside Park -- 2 RED-NECKED GREBE.

From Corrie Folsom-O'Keefe:
03/14/14 - Southbury, Bent of the River Audubon Center -- 3 Fox
Sparrows at the feeders around 9 AM.  One is really red.  Gorgeous
bird.

From Tina Green:
03/14/14 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- 13 Fox Sparrow, several
singing early this morning.

From Florence McBride:
03/14/14 - Hamden, Spring Glen -- two Fox Sparrows foraging in my back
yard.  I don't remember ever seeing more than one at a time here
before.

From Bill Asteriades:
03/14/14 - Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill Meadows -- RED-NECKED GREBE seen on
the CT river close to shore by the ferry landing.

From Cynthia Ehlinger:
03/14/14 - Greenwich, Greenwich Harbor -- 6 REDHEAD.

From Bill Asteriades:
03/14/14 - Glastonbury, CT river by Glastonbury Meadows -- 4 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE and a SNOW GOOSE (amongst approximately 4,500
Canada Geese). The geese can best be viewed from Elm Street extension
via route 3 in Wethersfield Meadows. The Greater-white fronted Goose
is a new Town of Glastonbury specie.

From Steve Spector:
03/14/14 - Milford, Eisenhower Park -- 2:30 PM; 4 Fox Sparrows.
Milford Point -- 12:30 PM; 60 Snow Bunting, 2 Fox Sparrow.

From Tina Green:
03/14/14 - Westport, Smith Richardson Wildlife Preserve(Tree Farm) --
7 American Woodcocks peenting and displaying beginning at 7:05pm.

From Robert Dixon:
03/14/14 - Sterling yard feeders -- FOX SPARROW (4), YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER (1f).

From Janis LaPointe:
03/14/14 - Enfield, boat ramp -- Red-necked Grebe, Northern Pintail

From Timothy L Thompson:
03/13/14 - New London, Ocean Beach Park -- 5 PM; COMMON EIDER (2m/3f),
PURPLE SANDPIPER(5), FOX SPARROW.

From Howie Sternberg: 03/14/14 - Haddam, Haddam Meadows State Park -- 2 Barrow's Goldeneye (male and female) with 19 Common Goldeneye just upstream of boat launch. From Dan Rottino: 03/14/14 - Haddam, Haddam Meadows State Park -- 5 PM; male and female pair of BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continue with a small flock of COMMON GOLDENEYE along the exposed sandbar adjacent to the shore near the boat launch. From Paul Cianfaglione: 03/14/14 - Hartford, Riverside Park -- 2 RED-NECKED GREBE. From Corrie Folsom-O'Keefe: 03/14/14 - Southbury, Bent of the River Audubon Center -- 3 Fox Sparrows at the feeders around 9 AM. One is really red. Gorgeous bird. From Tina Green: 03/14/14 - Westport, Sherwood Island SP -- 13 Fox Sparrow, several singing early this morning. From Florence McBride: 03/14/14 - Hamden, Spring Glen -- two Fox Sparrows foraging in my back yard. I don't remember ever seeing more than one at a time here before. From Bill Asteriades: 03/14/14 - Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill Meadows -- RED-NECKED GREBE seen on the CT river close to shore by the ferry landing. From Cynthia Ehlinger: 03/14/14 - Greenwich, Greenwich Harbor -- 6 REDHEAD. From Bill Asteriades: 03/14/14 - Glastonbury, CT river by Glastonbury Meadows -- 4 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE and a SNOW GOOSE (amongst approximately 4,500 Canada Geese). The geese can best be viewed from Elm Street extension via route 3 in Wethersfield Meadows. The Greater-white fronted Goose is a new Town of Glastonbury specie. From Steve Spector: 03/14/14 - Milford, Eisenhower Park -- 2:30 PM; 4 Fox Sparrows. Milford Point -- 12:30 PM; 60 Snow Bunting, 2 Fox Sparrow. From Tina Green: 03/14/14 - Westport, Smith Richardson Wildlife Preserve(Tree Farm) -- 7 American Woodcocks peenting and displaying beginning at 7:05pm. From Robert Dixon: 03/14/14 - Sterling yard feeders -- FOX SPARROW (4), YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (1f). From Janis LaPointe: 03/14/14 - Enfield, boat ramp -- Red-necked Grebe, Northern Pintail From Timothy L Thompson: 03/13/14 - New London, Ocean Beach Park -- 5 PM; COMMON EIDER (2m/3f), PURPLE SANDPIPER(5), FOX SPARROW.