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12/10/2013 FT Fly, Snowy Owls

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Roy Harvey
Wed, Dec 11, 2013 5:28 AM

From Trudy and Danny Rottino:
12/10/13 - Lyme, Hadlyme Ferry Slip -- 7:45 to 7:57 AM; 1 FORK-TAILED
FLYCATCHER.  Found by Danny sitting in tree to right side of boat
launch.  Then it flew to a tree at the parking lot entrance.  Trudy
made the trip especially to find it this morning for people coming in
from Canada to see it.

From David Lawton:
12/10/13 - Lyme, Hadlyme Ferry Slip -- 9:20 AM; Shivering Fork-tailed
Flycatcher still there in small ornamental tree in front of ferry
building.

From Dan Rottino & family with Paul Lagasi and Rick Paulin from
Canada:
12/10/13 - Lyme, Hadlyme Ferry Slip -- 1:45 PM and snowing lightly; 1
FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER showing well in a small tree by the ferry
parking lot entrance, and also on the wooden crossbar at the opposite
end of the parking lot.

From Nick Bonomo:
12/10/13 - Wallingford, Route 5, Stop & Shop Plaza -- This gull mecca
had two first-cycle ICELAND GULLS around the parking lot in the
afternoon. I also had one here back on Nov 25th, which was my first
for the town.

From Frank Mantlik:
12/10/13 - Stratford, Short Beach -- SNOWY OWL on north end of
offshore breakwater (scope advised) 3:00. Also 40 Snow Buntings near
concession building.
Motil Pond -- 4 Northern Pintail.

From Annie and Mike Perko:
12/10/13 - Colchester yard -- Eight Rusty Blackbirds feeding under
platform ground feeder in Colchester yard on and off again Tuesday.

From Trudy and Danny Rottino: 12/10/13 - Lyme, Hadlyme Ferry Slip -- 7:45 to 7:57 AM; 1 FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER. Found by Danny sitting in tree to right side of boat launch. Then it flew to a tree at the parking lot entrance. Trudy made the trip especially to find it this morning for people coming in from Canada to see it. From David Lawton: 12/10/13 - Lyme, Hadlyme Ferry Slip -- 9:20 AM; Shivering Fork-tailed Flycatcher still there in small ornamental tree in front of ferry building. From Dan Rottino & family with Paul Lagasi and Rick Paulin from Canada: 12/10/13 - Lyme, Hadlyme Ferry Slip -- 1:45 PM and snowing lightly; 1 FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER showing well in a small tree by the ferry parking lot entrance, and also on the wooden crossbar at the opposite end of the parking lot. From Nick Bonomo: 12/10/13 - Wallingford, Route 5, Stop & Shop Plaza -- This gull mecca had two first-cycle ICELAND GULLS around the parking lot in the afternoon. I also had one here back on Nov 25th, which was my first for the town. From Frank Mantlik: 12/10/13 - Stratford, Short Beach -- SNOWY OWL on north end of offshore breakwater (scope advised) 3:00. Also 40 Snow Buntings near concession building. Motil Pond -- 4 Northern Pintail. From Annie and Mike Perko: 12/10/13 - Colchester yard -- Eight Rusty Blackbirds feeding under platform ground feeder in Colchester yard on and off again Tuesday.