Note: 3 days worth here, so it probably will leave out a few items of
lesser interest.
From Hank Golet and Bob MacDonnell:
10/09/13 - Rocky Neck. marsh -- American Golden Plover
From Lynn James:
10/08/13 - New Have, Lighthouse Point Park -- 1 Northern Goshawk, 9
Peregrine Falcons.
We had a total of 331 raptors today. Highlights were:
1 Northern Goshawk 13 Bald Eagles 43 Broad-winged Hawks 9 Peregrine
Falcons
Other birds seen or heard:
5 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers 14 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Common
Loons 800+ Blue Jays 20 Canada Geese
500+ Tree Swallows 67 Red-winged Blackbirds 2 Great Blue Heron 7
Purple Finch 10 American Goldfinch 136 Cedar Waxwing 135 American
Robins 230 House Finch
Robin and I thank everyone who showed up to help. The extra eyes were
appreciated!
From Hank Golet:
10/08/13 - Rocky Neck State Park, In the marsh, from the viewing
platform -- 10 AM; 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER.
From Brian Kleinman:
10/08/13 - East Granby, East Granby Farms -- around 8:45 AM; I had a
great look at an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER that was moving through the
wetlands with 23 PALM WARBLERS.
From Paul Desjardins:
10/08/13 - Windsor, Northwest Park -- 2 White Crowned Sparrows.
From Stephen Spector:
10/08/13 - Milford, Milford Point -- in spartina at beginning of
Francis St spit, 6 Nelson's Sparrows in one binocular view.
From Ernie Harris:
10/08/13 - Bolton backyard -- 7:15 to 8:15 AM; LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
From Bill Banks:
10/08/13 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park -- Snow Goose on ground by
bath house.
From Paul Desjardins:
10/07/13 - Windsor Locks, Spring Park -- 2 Tennessee Warblers.
Broad Brook(?), Mill Pond -- 2 Solitary Sandpipers.
From Keith Mueller:
10/07/13 - Meriden, Bishop's pond -- 1 hen Northern Shoveler.
Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 2 Pectoral Sandpipers in nature
center parking lot hunkered down out of the wind. Close views.
From Paul Desjardins:
10/07/13 - Windsor Locks, Spring Park -- Tennessee Warbler.
From Mike VanValen:
10/07/13 - Norwalk -- Three Common Ravens calling and flying together
above my neighborhood.
From Bill Banks:
10/07/13 - New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park -- Snow Goose on ground by
bath house.
From Meredith Sampson w/ Cynthia Ehlinger, Debby Ethridge & First
Sundays group:
10/06/13 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS,
LINCOLN'S SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.