03/16/2014
From Dan Rottino:
03/16/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- 8:00 AM; 1 LAPLAND
LONGSPUR (with the Horned Lark flock) in the nature center parking
lot, 1 SNOWY OWL on a picnic table by the second pavilion at the west
end.
From Dan Rottino with Gina Nichol and Mark Danforth:
03/16/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- 1 BLACK-HEADED GULL at
Meig's Pt jetty with a flock about 35 BONAPARTE'S GULL.
From Gina Nichol:
03/16/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- 7:55 to 9:55 AM; Snowy Owl
on a picnic table near pavilion 2 at the west end, Black-headed Gull
in good light and close to shore with several Bonaparte's Gulls near
the Meig's Point jetty. Also 1 flyover Peregrine Falcon, 1 Lapland
Longspur.
From Roy Harvey:
03/16/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- at 2 PM, Snowy Owl from
the platform at the end of the Cedar Island trail, in with some
driftwood on the north side of the marsh. Also, over the course of
the day, 180 Bonaparte's Gull, 2 Lapland Longspur, several Snowy
Plover.
From Cathy Parent:
03/16/14 - Cheshire, Rt 70 -- 8 Black Vulture soaring and landing on
chimney.
From Dan Rottino:
03/16/14 - Southport, Southport Beach -- 1 PM; 1 EURASIAN WIGEON (with
7 American Wigeon).
From Stefan Martin:
03/16/14 - Old Greenwich -- 1:30 PM; drake Blue-winged Teal in a
protected cove.
From Lisa Wahle:
03/16/14 - Chester, Chester Creek -- Pair of Northern Pintailupstream
of Rte 154 bridge.
From Tim Wininger:
03/16/14 - Clinton -- A pair of Black Vultures flew over the Job Lot
parking lot.
From Jan Collins:
03/16/14 - Somers, farm pond area on 9th District and Hutton Rd -- 1
SNOW GOOSE (with about a 1000 Canada Geese).
From Mark Aronson:
03/16/14 - Stratford, Long Beach/Pleasure Beach -- 50+ Snow Buntings,
one Snowy Owl seen in the marsh across Lewis's Gut.
From Paul Desjardins:
03/16/14 - Enfield, Barnes boat launch -- 2 close in Red-necked
Grebes.
From Bill Yule:
03/16/14 - Essex, Connecticut River -- 2 Red-necked Grebes.
From Robert Dixon:
03/16/14 - Sterling yard -- FOX SPARROW (4) continue at feeders.
Sterling Pond - SNOW GOOSE.
Plainfield, Central Village, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- LESSER SCAUP
(3).
From Russ Smiley:
03/16/14 - South Windsor, Vibert Road -- 6:20 PM; to the north in the
Newberry Brook, 4 Northern Pintails (drakes).
From Robert Hutton:
03/16/14 - Southbury, Bent of the River Sanctuary -- 2 Fox Sparrows
under the feeders.
From Annie and Mike Perko:
03/16/14 - Moodus, Johnsville Section -- Tundra Swan continues on Cove
Rd at 11:15.
From Jan Hollerbach:
03/16/14 - Fairfield, Black Rock Turnpike -- Black Vulture flying low
over the road.
From Arthur Shippee:
03/16/14 - Hamden, North Lake Dr -- Rusty Blackbirds (2 or 3) & Fox
Sparrow (both Saturday and Sunday).
From Bill Asteriades:
03/16/14 - Glastonbury, Connecticut River, as seen from Elm Street
Extension in Wethersfield -- 5 NORTHERN PINTAILS (3 drakes).
South Glastonbury, Connecticut River by Water Street -- RED-NECKED
GREBE.
Rocky Hill, Ferry Landing -- with Sara Zagorski; RED-NECKED GREBE.
From Cathy Rado:
03/16/14 - Fairfield, St Mary's Ash Creek Open Space -- 1 American
Woodcock running around.
Snowy plover was a typo. Snow Bunting!
Sorry about that.
Roy
Begin forwarded message:
From: Roy Harvey rmharvey@snet.net
Date: March 16, 2014 at 11:46:33 PM EDT
To: ctdailyreport@lists.ctbirding.org
Subject: [CT Daily] 03/16/2014
Reply-To: CTBirdReport@ftml.net
From Dan Rottino:
03/16/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- 8:00 AM; 1 LAPLAND
LONGSPUR (with the Horned Lark flock) in the nature center parking
lot, 1 SNOWY OWL on a picnic table by the second pavilion at the west
end.
From Dan Rottino with Gina Nichol and Mark Danforth:
03/16/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- 1 BLACK-HEADED GULL at
Meig's Pt jetty with a flock about 35 BONAPARTE'S GULL.
From Gina Nichol:
03/16/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- 7:55 to 9:55 AM; Snowy Owl
on a picnic table near pavilion 2 at the west end, Black-headed Gull
in good light and close to shore with several Bonaparte's Gulls near
the Meig's Point jetty. Also 1 flyover Peregrine Falcon, 1 Lapland
Longspur.
From Roy Harvey:
03/16/14 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach SP -- at 2 PM, Snowy Owl from
the platform at the end of the Cedar Island trail, in with some
driftwood on the north side of the marsh. Also, over the course of
the day, 180 Bonaparte's Gull, 2 Lapland Longspur, several Snowy
Plover.
From Cathy Parent:
03/16/14 - Cheshire, Rt 70 -- 8 Black Vulture soaring and landing on
chimney.
From Dan Rottino:
03/16/14 - Southport, Southport Beach -- 1 PM; 1 EURASIAN WIGEON (with
7 American Wigeon).
From Stefan Martin:
03/16/14 - Old Greenwich -- 1:30 PM; drake Blue-winged Teal in a
protected cove.
From Lisa Wahle:
03/16/14 - Chester, Chester Creek -- Pair of Northern Pintailupstream
of Rte 154 bridge.
From Tim Wininger:
03/16/14 - Clinton -- A pair of Black Vultures flew over the Job Lot
parking lot.
From Jan Collins:
03/16/14 - Somers, farm pond area on 9th District and Hutton Rd -- 1
SNOW GOOSE (with about a 1000 Canada Geese).
From Mark Aronson:
03/16/14 - Stratford, Long Beach/Pleasure Beach -- 50+ Snow Buntings,
one Snowy Owl seen in the marsh across Lewis's Gut.
From Paul Desjardins:
03/16/14 - Enfield, Barnes boat launch -- 2 close in Red-necked
Grebes.
From Bill Yule:
03/16/14 - Essex, Connecticut River -- 2 Red-necked Grebes.
From Robert Dixon:
03/16/14 - Sterling yard -- FOX SPARROW (4) continue at feeders.
Sterling Pond - SNOW GOOSE.
Plainfield, Central Village, Quinebaug Fish Hatchery -- LESSER SCAUP
(3).
From Russ Smiley:
03/16/14 - South Windsor, Vibert Road -- 6:20 PM; to the north in the
Newberry Brook, 4 Northern Pintails (drakes).
From Robert Hutton:
03/16/14 - Southbury, Bent of the River Sanctuary -- 2 Fox Sparrows
under the feeders.
From Annie and Mike Perko:
03/16/14 - Moodus, Johnsville Section -- Tundra Swan continues on Cove
Rd at 11:15.
From Jan Hollerbach:
03/16/14 - Fairfield, Black Rock Turnpike -- Black Vulture flying low
over the road.
From Arthur Shippee:
03/16/14 - Hamden, North Lake Dr -- Rusty Blackbirds (2 or 3) & Fox
Sparrow (both Saturday and Sunday).
From Bill Asteriades:
03/16/14 - Glastonbury, Connecticut River, as seen from Elm Street
Extension in Wethersfield -- 5 NORTHERN PINTAILS (3 drakes).
South Glastonbury, Connecticut River by Water Street -- RED-NECKED
GREBE.
Rocky Hill, Ferry Landing -- with Sara Zagorski; RED-NECKED GREBE.
From Cathy Rado:
03/16/14 - Fairfield, St Mary's Ash Creek Open Space -- 1 American
Woodcock running around.
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