****** Lighthouse Point Park Migration Festival ****** Celebrating Birds, Butterflies & Dragonflies ****** Sunday, September 27, 2009 ****** 8:00 am to 3:00 pm From John Oshlick: 09/26/09 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 1 juv Lark Sparrow behind the Meig's point nature center, still present at 12:30. From Jerry Connolly and The Audubon Shop Sat. Birdwalk Crew: 09/26/09 - Madison, Hammonasset SP -- TRICOLORED HERON, AMERICAN PIPIT (4), EASTERN MEADOWLARK. From Jim Dugan, Patrick Dugan & the Sat. Morning Cove Island Birding Group: 09/26/09 - Stamford, Cove Island W.S. -- YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT Also: 2 Brown Thrasher, fly over American Pipit, Swainson's Thrush, Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker; 7:30AM. From BK and Peary Stafford with Olaf Soltau: 09/26/09 - ?????, the Macricostas area of Steep Rock Preserve -- 7 LINCOLNS SPARROWS. From Charlie Barnard: 09/26/09 - Stratford, Long Beach -- American Golden-Plover (1), Nelson's Sparrow (2). The Nelson's Sparrows were way down beyond the 2 cedar trees which grow on the dune. The birds were on the marsh side, feeding in the Spartina alterniflora. It required "spishing to bring them up into view. From Paul Desjardins: 09/26/09 - Hartland -- 2 Ruffed Grouse drumming. From Paul Cianfaglione: 09/25/09 - Hartford, Riverside Park Sewage Pond -- 1 STILT SANDPIPER. 09/26/09 - Hartford, Riverside Park Sewage Pond -- 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPER. From Paul Carrier: 09/25/09 - ?????, Johnnycake Mt -- 10:50, SWAINSON'S HAWK, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow. From Dave Provencher, John Philip, Don Morgan, others: 09/25/09 - Groton - Bluff Point Coastal Reserve -- 600 to 700 warblers, DICKCISSEL; Tennessee Warbler (2), Blackburnian Warbler (2), Oporonis species (2) of which one was very likely Connecticut, Wilson's Warbler (1). From Meredith Sampson: 09/25/09 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- MOURNING WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. From Glenn Williams & Env Sci class: 09/25/09 - Stonington, Barn Island -- BLUE-WINGED TEAL. From Charla & Steve Spector: 09/24/09 -- Stratford, Long Beach (Oak Bluff mudflats) -- 4 Whimbrel, 2 Red Knots. From Paul Cianfaglione: 09/23/09 - Hartford, Riverside Park Sewage Pond -- 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPER. From Zellene Sandler: 09/23/09 - West Hartford, Rt.44 Powerlines -- 11 AM, 1 CONNECTICUT WARBLER, 1 COMMON RAVEN. From Beverly Propen: 09/23/09 - Milford, Milford Pt, Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center -- 9:15AM, 2 Immature Yellow crowned night herons in marsh mud. From Brian Webster: 09/23/09 - Stratford, Powerline-cut next to Flood MS field -- 8:00am, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow. From Paul Carrier: 09/23/09 - Harwinton, yard -- A wave of Warblers at 8:00 am for about 20 minutes. 12 species of Warblers seen including 1 Tennessee Warbler, 5 Bay-breasted Warblers, 5 Blackpoll Warblers, 1 Wilson's Warbler, and an Orange-crowned Warbler. From Jim & Patrick Dugan: 09/23/09 - Stamford, Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary -- SORA feeding at the edge of the pond at 6:44AM at 20 feet south of the phrag stand. From Carl Ekroth: 09/23/09 - Ellington, Green Road -- 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW. From Frank Mantlik: 09/23/09 - Stratford, Long Beach (Oak Bluff Ave.) -- 10am - 3 juvenile STILT SANDPIPERS in marsh channel at low tide. Coastal Access site, Main St., behind Deluca ball field, 11:30am -- 6 STILT SANDPIPERS with 3 Lesser Yellowlegs, as tide coming in. From Dave Rosgen: 09/23/09 -- Colebrook, Deer Hill Rd., about 1 mile from Rt. 8 -- 1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (sp.). Rt. 8 (Colebrook Reservoir) - 1 Solitary Sandpiper (& Moose, Bear, & Mink tracks). 9/24/09 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial Foundation's Ongley Pond Trail) -- 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH.