Hi all, It was one year ago today (10 Nov) that Greg Hanisek discovered a Pacific Loon on Lake Quassapaug. To the delight of many, it stayed till Thanksgiving. Greg, what's your next find on large inland lakes? Yellow-billed Loon, Tufted Duck, Long-billed Murrelet? Frank M.

Always pays to think big Frank. Let's substitute Clark's Grebe for Tufted Duck. Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Mantlik" <mantlik@sbcglobal.net> To: "Birds CT" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 8:59 PM Subject: [CT Birds] 1 year since PacLoon > Hi all, > It was one year ago today (10 Nov) that Greg Hanisek discovered a Pacific > Loon > on Lake Quassapaug. To the delight of many, it stayed till Thanksgiving. > Greg, > what's your next find on large inland lakes? Yellow-billed Loon, Tufted > Duck, > Long-billed Murrelet? > > Frank M. > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >

and you know, there are two records of Ancient Murrelet from November off the coast of Massachusetts... Mark Mark S. Szantyr 80 Bicknell Road #9 Ashford, Connecticut 06278 USA 1-860-487-9766 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Hanisek" <ghanisek@rep-am.com> To: "Frank Mantlik" <mantlik@sbcglobal.net>; "Birds CT" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [CT Birds] 1 year since PacLoon > Always pays to think big Frank. Let's substitute Clark's Grebe for Tufted > Duck. > > Greg > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Mantlik" <mantlik@sbcglobal.net> > To: "Birds CT" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 8:59 PM > Subject: [CT Birds] 1 year since PacLoon > > >> Hi all, >> It was one year ago today (10 Nov) that Greg Hanisek discovered a Pacific >> Loon >> on Lake Quassapaug. To the delight of many, it stayed till Thanksgiving. >> Greg, >> what's your next find on large inland lakes? Yellow-billed Loon, Tufted >> Duck, >> Long-billed Murrelet? >> >> Frank M. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >

And a Yellow-billed Loon in Maine recently, and NY has at least one Ancient Murrelet. Actually New York has a lot of birds that would be pretty nice to find in CT, like Smew, Western Reef Heron, Pacific Golden-Plover, Common Ringed-Plover, Northern Lapwing, Wood Sandpiper, Fieldfare, Redwing, Baird's Sparrow, Eurasian Curlew and of course their Broad-billed Sandpiper. I'll put in a special vote for California, Ivory and Black-tailed Gull. We've had Ross' Gull, but I'll take another, as long as I get to see it! Patrick Comins ________________________________________ From: ctbirds-bounces@lists.ctbirding.org [ctbirds-bounces@lists.ctbirding.org] On Behalf Of Mark S. Szantyr [Birddog55@charter.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:42 PM To: Greg Hanisek; Frank Mantlik; Birds CT Subject: Re: [CT Birds] 1 year since PacLoon and you know, there are two records of Ancient Murrelet from November off the coast of Massachusetts... Mark Mark S. Szantyr 80 Bicknell Road #9 Ashford, Connecticut 06278 USA 1-860-487-9766 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Hanisek" <ghanisek@rep-am.com> To: "Frank Mantlik" <mantlik@sbcglobal.net>; "Birds CT" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [CT Birds] 1 year since PacLoon > Always pays to think big Frank. Let's substitute Clark's Grebe for Tufted > Duck. > > Greg > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Mantlik" <mantlik@sbcglobal.net> > To: "Birds CT" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 8:59 PM > Subject: [CT Birds] 1 year since PacLoon > > >> Hi all, >> It was one year ago today (10 Nov) that Greg Hanisek discovered a Pacific >> Loon >> on Lake Quassapaug. To the delight of many, it stayed till Thanksgiving. >> Greg, >> what's your next find on large inland lakes? Yellow-billed Loon, Tufted >> Duck, >> Long-billed Murrelet? >> >> Frank M. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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

We are SO overdue for Boreal Chickadee.   I recall North Haven's Ed Shove telling me about coming home from a long November day at the Lighthouse Point Hawk Watch.  It was perhaps 30 years ago. His wife had taken a phone message from a birder who was out in the Quinnipiac Forest, as I recall.  The note simply said, "Boiled Chickadee".   Ed used to say he had seen every bird in the State of CT.  He may not have ID'd them all, but he'd seen 'em.  I believe him!   Steve Mayo Bethany --- On Thu, 11/11/10, COMINS, Patrick <PCOMINS@audubon.org> wrote: From: COMINS, Patrick <PCOMINS@audubon.org> Subject: Re: [CT Birds] 1 year since PacLoon To: "Mark S. Szantyr" <Birddog55@charter.net>, "Greg Hanisek" <ghanisek@rep-am.com>, "Frank Mantlik" <mantlik@sbcglobal.net>, "Birds CT" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 6:37 AM And a Yellow-billed Loon in Maine recently, and NY has at least one Ancient Murrelet.    Actually New York has a lot of birds that would be pretty nice to find in CT, like Smew, Western Reef Heron, Pacific Golden-Plover, Common Ringed-Plover, Northern Lapwing, Wood Sandpiper, Fieldfare, Redwing, Baird's Sparrow, Eurasian Curlew and of course their Broad-billed Sandpiper.   I'll put in a special vote for California, Ivory and Black-tailed Gull.   We've had Ross' Gull, but I'll take another, as long as I get to see it! Patrick Comins ________________________________________ From: ctbirds-bounces@lists.ctbirding.org [ctbirds-bounces@lists.ctbirding.org] On Behalf Of Mark S. Szantyr [Birddog55@charter.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:42 PM To: Greg Hanisek; Frank Mantlik; Birds CT Subject: Re: [CT Birds] 1 year since PacLoon and you know, there are two records of Ancient Murrelet  from November off the coast of Massachusetts... Mark Mark S. Szantyr 80 Bicknell Road #9 Ashford, Connecticut 06278 USA 1-860-487-9766 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Hanisek" <ghanisek@rep-am.com> To: "Frank Mantlik" <mantlik@sbcglobal.net>; "Birds CT" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [CT Birds] 1 year since PacLoon > Always pays to think big Frank. Let's substitute Clark's Grebe for Tufted > Duck. > > Greg > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Mantlik" <mantlik@sbcglobal.net> > To: "Birds CT" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 8:59 PM > Subject: [CT Birds] 1 year since PacLoon > > >> Hi all, >> It was one year ago today (10 Nov) that Greg Hanisek discovered a Pacific >> Loon >> on Lake Quassapaug.  To the delight of many, it stayed till Thanksgiving. >> Greg, >> what's your next find on large inland lakes?  Yellow-billed Loon, Tufted >> Duck, >> Long-billed Murrelet? >> >> Frank M. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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