Hi all, I just got flagged by ebird when putting in a Grasshopper Sparrow datum so... perhaps it's noteworthy? Based on glancing at some ebird checklists and this being my first-ever visit to this site, I was prepared to detect perhaps 4-6. I had many more--15. And they were all visuals. Tons of Savannahs too. I was there for 3 hours, it's quite the site! I had at least one, and I believe 2, Uppies. Unfortunately, they are still mowing. good birding, Tom

Thank you Tom! We are actively working on trying to get the mowing to stop ASAP. It does not appear to be an easy task, but I have some fairly persuasive folks talking to them. Patrick Patrick Patrick M. Comins Director of Bird Conservation President, Friends of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Audubon Connecticut 185 East Flat Hill Road Southbury, CT 06488 Phone: (203)264-5098 x308 Fax: (203)264-6332 pcomins@audubon.org http://ct.audubon.org/conservation-efforts Audubon Connecticut is on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AudubonCT The Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds is on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Audubon-Alliance-for-Coastal-Waterbirds/168520783251234 Our blog: http://ctwaterbirds.blogspot.com/ Friends of Conte is on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-the-Silvio-O-Conte-National-Fish-and-Wildlife-Refuge/121976791147545?v=wall -----Original Message----- From: CTBirds [mailto:ctbirds-bounces@lists.ctbirding.org] On Behalf Of Tom McNamara via CTBirds Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 12:26 PM To: CT birding Subject: [CT Birds] Sparrows at Cabela's Hi all, I just got flagged by ebird when putting in a Grasshopper Sparrow datum so... perhaps it's noteworthy? Based on glancing at some ebird checklists and this being my first-ever visit to this site, I was prepared to detect perhaps 4-6. I had many more--15. And they were all visuals. Tons of Savannahs too. I was there for 3 hours, it's quite the site! I had at least one, and I believe 2, Uppies. Unfortunately, they are still mowing. good birding, Tom _______________________________________________ This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org